An active teacher, performer, composer, clinician, and director with more than ten years' experience in music education in the field of classical voice specializing in black music research. Successful university experience developing curriculum, recruiting, coordinating courses, and directing ensembles. Substantial research efforts in African American Classical Repertoire and Gospel Vocal Techniques.
DMA, Doctorate of Musical Arts 2007, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
Vocal Performance Concentration. Vocal studies with tenor George Shirley
MM, Master of Music 2004, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH.
Vocal Performance Concentration. Vocal studies with soprano Myra Merritt.
BME, Bachelors of Music Education, Kentucky State University, Frankfort, KY.
Voice Concentration. Vocal studies with baritone Andrew W. Smith.
Full time, tenured professor, primary voice instructor, and coordinator for the vocal area. Responsible for teaching Applied Voice, Vocal Pedagogy, Vocal Diction, and Opera Workshop to undergraduate students. Additional responsibilities include coordinating applied voice studios, recruiting, advising, committee work, and experiential learning activities. Masterclasses facilitated – Denyce Graves, George Shirley, Louise Toppin, Leona Mitchell, Peter Lightfoot, Daniel Washington, Dr. Min Soo Park, and Dr. Carl Dupont,
Plan, direct, arrange, and produce yearly operatic staged productions for Arranged, directed, staged, conducted, and coordinated yearly full operatic/staged productions for student experience.
2017 – Carmen Jones (Musical Director and Conductor) CALABash Ensemble
2016 – Menotti’s Old Maid and the Thief (Director and Conductor), Claflin Lyric Theater
2015 – Mozart’s Die Zauberflote (in German) (Director and Conductor), Claflin Lyric Theater
2013 – The Color Purple (Musical Director, Conductor), CALABash Ensemble
2012 – Gershwin’s Blue Monday, Menotti’s Amahl and the Night Visitors; Claflin Lyric Theater (arranged orchestral reduction for student wind ensemble)
2012 – Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi, Claflin Lyric Theater (arranged orchestral reduction for student wind earns
2011 – Menotti’s Amahl and the Night Visitors. Claflin Lyric Theatre (arranged orchestral reduction for student wind ensemble)
2011 – Mozart’s The Magic Flute (Sung in English), Claflin Lyric Theater
2010 – Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess. Scenes, Claflin Lyric Theater
Adjunct Professor of Voice
University of Dayton, Dayton, OH 2008-2009a
age 217 of 532