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Dean Southern

VP, Academic & Student Affairs & Dean, Institute at Cleveland Institute of Music

Dean Southern has a diverse musical background as a singer, pianist and stage director. He has performed in opera, oratorio and recital throughout the US and Europe, including Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall, Kennedy Center and the Festival dei Due Mondi in Spoleto, Italy. He regularly gives master classes at universities and conservatories in the US and abroad. Dr. Southern's students have been accepted to prestigious young artist programs and graduate schools and awarded the Fulbright grant, and they have gone on to successful careers as performers and voice teachers.

In March 2019, Dr. Southern was featured on the Classical Singer website, sharing the qualities he looks for in prospective students, his teaching principles and practices, the challenges singers face today, and more.