Schedule:
Wednesday, 9/17/2025, 7pm - Masterclass with Moody Bible Institute Students
Dryer Auditorium at Moody Bible Institute, 820 N LaSalle Dr., Chicago, IL 60610. Admission is free.
Thursday, 9/18/25, 7pm - Recital featuring Dr. Jeffrey Peterson and Dr. Rebecca Hays
Dryer Auditorium at Moody Bible Institute, 820 N LaSalle Dr., Chicago, IL 60610. Admission is free.
Dr. Jeffrey Peterson, pianist and coach, has appeared in recitals and master classes on five continents, with such important operatic artists as Martina Arroyo, James King, and Teresa Kubiak, in venues as far-reaching as Hoam Hall in Seoul, the Marian Anderson Festival and Competition, and Manaus, Brazil. He has performed throughout the United States with flutists Francesca Arnone, Valerie Potter, and Tadeu Coelho. Dr. Peterson has taught at Indiana University, the University of Illinois, the University of Akron, and served on the Opera Studies Faculty at Northwestern University for five years. He earned the doctorate in Vocal Coaching and Accompanying at the University of Illinois, where he was the assistant to renowned pianist and coach John Wustman, the pianist for many of the world’s greatest singers. Dr. Peterson has taught at several summer programs in the United States and Italy. He is the founder and artistic director of Music in the Marche, a summer study program for young opera singers, in Mondavio, Italy.
Dr. Rebecca Hays is an award-winning soprano and native Texan. Hays has performed throughout the United States and Europe as a concert artist, in operatic performances, guest lecturer and as a master class technician. As an avid promoter of underrepresented composers in the art song repertoire, Rebecca has sought to commission, perform and record music by composers such as Libby Larsen, Len D. Bobo, Susan Brumfield and Charles Marie Widor. Her music may be heard on all major streaming platforms. Hays serves as the Artistic Director for Music in the Marche in Mondavio, Italy, and is an Associate Professor at Texas A&M University.