Derrick Goff, vocal coach and pianist, is an alumnus of the Metropolitan Opera’s Lindemann Young Artist Development Program and returned to the MET music staff in subsequent seasons. He has enjoyed many years of collaboration at Teatro Nuovo, a continuation of the young artist program of Bel Canto at Caramoor, where he is resident as coach, chorus master, and Italian teacher.  As co-founder of Bel Canto Boot Camp, Derrick has offered masterclasses and residencies at universities across the United States and in South Africa, and co-authored The Vaccai Project, a training manual for Italian style using the lens of the fifteen lessons of Nicola Vaccai. In addition to his work as a pianist, coach, and conductor, Derrick holds degrees in organ and voice from Westminster Choir College and is on the faculty of the Manhattan School of Music.

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