Helping artists restore agency and unlock expressive freedom through integrated performance.
About
Integrated artistry, coaching, and pedagogy
Dr. Lester Green is a collaborative pianist, vocal coach, and educator whose work centers on integrated performance. As a performer and teacher, he helps artists restore agency in their technique and remove barriers to expressive freedom.
His coaching focuses on reconnecting performers with the natural coordination of body, breath, imagination, and intention so that artistic ability can emerge with clarity and confidence. Lessons and coachings are designed to locate and remove barriers to artistic expression while building musicianship, communication, and embodied freedom.
Dr. Green serves on the faculty of Morgan State University and the University of Maryland, and his work spans collaborative piano, vocal coaching, musical theatre, performance pedagogy, and artist development.
Pedagogy
Research and practical frameworks in integrated performance, musician agency, and expressive freedom in teaching and training.
Teaching
Voice, coaching, and integrated performance work that restores agency and helps artists unlock expressive ability.
Performance
Collaborative piano, recital work, coaching, conducting, and interdisciplinary performance across academic and professional settings.
Selected Appointments
Academic and artistic leadership
Instructor of Voice — Morgan State University
Collaborative Piano & Vocal Coaching Faculty — University of Maryland School of Music
Vocal Coach, Conservatory Faculty — Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University
Artistic Director — Coalition for African Americans in the Performing Arts (CAAPA)
Professional homes and representative pages
University of Maryland
Morgan State University
The Coalition for African Americans in the Performing Arts
The Children’s Chorus of Washington
Recent Performance Highlights
Kenneth Kellogg, bass
Recital — Alcorn State University | September 29, 2025
Davóne Tines, bass-baritone
DACAMERA Recital Series — Zilkha Hall
Houston, TX | January 25, 2022
J’Nai Bridges, mezzo-soprano
Washington Performing Arts — Home Delivery Plus Series
Historic Sixth & I Synagogue, Washington, DC | 2021
Roderick Dixon, tenor
Colour of Music Festival Vocal Recital Series
Charleston, SC | October 18, 2017
Laquita Mitchell, soprano
Colour of Music Festival Vocal Recital Series
Charleston, SC | October 19, 2017
Carmen Balthrop, soprano
Songs of Color — Opera North 40th Anniversary Gala
Arcadia University | November 26, 2016