Pima

The Native American Pima-Maricopa High School Project

Opera appreciation will be introduced to Salt River High School as a new music outreach program targeting Native American adolescents.

Dr. Robert Mills and associate professor Anne Elgar Kopta from the voice faculty of the ASU Herberger College School of Music have teamed with Chris Wakley, music director of the Salt River High School, to create an innovative program aimed at introducing 8- through 12-grade students to the world of opera.

Highlights of the program include interactive workshops on various aspects of opera production such as singing and staging as well as lighting, scenery and costumes. The project culminates with a student production in the fall of 2008.