Rosalyn Paul Schenbeck (Lyn)
EDUCATION
D.M.A., 1993 Conducting (double major: choral, instrumental), minor: Voice.
University of Colorado-Boulder, Boulder, Colorado
During residency had Teaching Assistantship: conducted Collegiate Chorale [mixed choir of 60 voices] and Silver and Gold [20-mixed-voice vocal jazz singers] Elected to Graduate School Student Council ‘91-92.
M.S., 1971 Music Education/Voice Performance:
State University College, Potsdam, New York
B.S., 1969 Music Education: (Major: Voice. Minor: Violin)
State University College, Potsdam, New York
Other Educational Experience:
Music Therapy coursework, 1978-79, State University College, Fredonia, NY; Constance Willeford, Advisor
Supervised all undergraduate music therapy majors’ fieldwork during this period; I had previously worked full-time as a music therapist in Pennsylvania—see “Employment Experience” below.
Honors: Pi Kappa Lambda, National Honor Society for Music
Sigma Alpha Iota, Music Fraternity for Women
Secured Federal Grants: 2004-2007:
National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Stipend—$5000
National Endowment for the Humanities Scholarly Editions—$80,000
EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE
Director of the Arts, Central Educational Center, Newnan, GA (2009-present) Developing Arts
programs for a charter career academy. Teach “String Techniques” and “Music in Film and Video.” In the process of developing other courses, such as “Introduction to Music Technology,” and “Introduction to Business of the Arts.”
Middle School Strings Teacher, Coweta County Schools, Newnan, GA (2006-present)
Teach violin, viola, cello, bass, guitar, and banjo to grade. Develop strings curriculum for Coweta County in cooperation with the Director of Performing Arts. Build orchestra program using Centre Strings as foundation ensemble.
Music Director/Conductor, The Centre Strings, Centre for Performing and Visual Arts, Newnan, GA (2004-present). Founder and conductor of this Student/Community String Orchestra, the first such ensemble in Newnan, GA.
Director of Career Development, LaGrange College, LaGrange, GA (2004-2006)
Administrate the Career Center: supervise and evaluate staff, control of budget, oversee assessment testing, procure new internships and supervise current internships, maintain accountability records, assist students in choice of graduate school and help them with application process, assist students in deciding where they will search for employment opportunities, work with faculty, staff, and administration to provide graduate school, career opportunities, and services for the entire college community. Teach Cornerstone (academically rigorous first-year seminar for incoming students. Excellent teaching evaluations.
Associate Professor of Music:
Director of Choral and Orchestral Activities, Agnes Scott College, Decatur, GA (1998-2004).
Direct the Agnes Scott College Community Orchestra, Collegiate Chorale (65-voice women’s choir), Chamber Choir (12-voice women’s ensemble), teach applied voice, music director and conductor for musical theatre, teach musical theatre history and performance classes, and produce interdisciplinary programs for various events during the year; create and supervise music internships; student advising. Teach FYI ( first year seminar for entering students). Excellent teaching evaluations in all areas.
Director, Collegiate Chorale, and Artist Affiliate, Agnes Scott College, Decatur, GA (1997-98). Teach private voice, voice class, opera/musical theatre, Chorale.
Elementary Music Teacher, K-5, (half-time) Brown Elementary School, Smyrna, GA (1997-98) Teach general vocal music to grades K-5 and Special Education classes; conduct Brown Elementary School Chorus.
Assistant Professor of Music: Coordinator, Music Industry Program, and Internship Program for School of Music, Georgia State University (1989-1997). Founder, Music Director, and Conductor of Atlanta Women’s Choir; Assistant Conductor for Choral Arts Society, a university/community choir; Produced full-scale Madrigal Dinner at downtown hotel with GSU Madrigal Singers; Advisor to ACDA student chapter and GSU Music Industry Association; Responsible for directing Georgians on My Mind Showchoir (which involved administering a large budget); Responsible for teaching several undergraduate courses; responsible for personally advising over 250 students; Created and coordinated International Internship program; Handle all Music Industry administrative responsibilities, including such items as curriculum development, long-range planning, course scheduling, and student advising for Music Industry program; liaison between GSU School of Music and Atlanta Music Industry; wrote and implemented three degree programs: Bachelor of Music in Recording Production. Bachelor of Music in Music Management, Bachelor of Science in Music Management. Excellent teaching evaluations in all courses.
Assistant Professor of Music and Director of Performance Studies for Commercial Music, Millikin University, 1985-1989 Responsible for creation, development, and teaching courses: Introduction to the Music Industry; Commercial Vocal Styles; Studio Ensembles Program; Jingle Writing; Senior Project. Coordinated curricular planning and implementation. Supervised student internships. Taught studio voice. Conducted several musical theatre productions. Heavy involvement in academic computing, both within School of Music and campus-wide. Taught every year in Orientation Program and developed course curricula for several orientation classes; developed and implemented degree program in Bachelor of Music in Commercial Music Performance for singers. Advised many students. Excellent teaching evaluations in all areas.
Director of Music, United Methodist Church, Blue Mound, Illinois, 1987-89. Responsible for 3 children’s choirs, Adult Chancel Choir and annual budget as well as all other music events at church.
Adjunct Instructor. Middle Tennessee State University music department, 1984-85. Responsible for studio voice teaching (including classical, popular, and jazz vocal techniques); voice classes for music majors and non-majors; conducted University Chorale (all-college choir of 60 voices.
Director of Music, Advent Lutheran Church, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, 1983-85. Responsible for adult and children’s choirs and other musical events at church.
Adjunct Instructor, Belmont College Music Department, Nashville, Tennessee, 1983-84. Responsible for large voice studio and voice classes for keyboard, music education majors and non-music majors. Directed full-length production of Cosi fan tutte for Opera Theatre. [Teaching load was full-time; however, officially, I was part-time faculty since no “full-time line” with benefits existed.]
Associate Conductor and Business Manager, Columbia Choral Ensembles, Columbia, Missouri, 1981-83. Responsible for directing a fifty-voice mixed chorus and a twelve-voice show choir/jazz ensemble; Assisted in conducting twenty-voice chamber choir; Responsible for public relations, all financial and fund-raising activities for all organizations (including grant writing).
Musical Director, Department of Theatre Arts, Stephens College, Columbia, Missouri 1981-83. Responsible for music direction and orchestral conducting for all musical theatre; Coached many students for school and professional auditions; Music Director for Stephens Theatre Institute.
Assistant Director and Business Manager, Stephens Showcase, Stephens College, Columbia, Missouri, 1981-83. Stephens Showcase is the traveling show choir. Responsibilities included all budgetary and financial matters including fund raising and tour planning and management as well as supervising choreographer; took charge of and accompanied rehearsals in absence of director; arranged choral music for group.
Director of Children’s Choirs and Bell Choirs, First Baptist Church, Columbia, Missouri. 1981-83. Responsible for conducting 2 children’s choirs and adult bell choir; supervised conductor of children’s bell choir. Put on musical each year with all young people.
Associate Instructor, Music and Theatre Arts Departments, State University College, Fredonia, New York, 1978-80. Originated, developed and implemented two courses, “Introduction to Creative Arts Therapies,” and “Voice and Movement for Theatre Majors;” Directed Gilbert and Sullivan’s Trial by Jury for Opera Theatre; Musical advisor, vocal coach and chorus master for other campus theatre productions; Taught “Acting for Non-majors,” and did college workshops in Drama Therapy; Supervised clinical interns in public schools and health-care institutions for Music Therapy program; was heavily involved in curricular planning and implementation of BFA in Musical Theatre acting as liaison between two departments.
Music Therapist, Selinsgrove State School and Hospital, Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania, 1974-77. Created, developed and implemented a music therapy program for 88 blind, deaf-blind, multi-handicapped, retarded residents; supervised staff of 15 child-care workers within my program. Program attracted statewide attention. Developed and implemented programs for many of the other 1100 residents working successfully with other staff members as part of a unit-team.
Associate Instructor of Music, St. Lawrence University, Canton, New York, 1971-72. Taught studio voice.
Teacher of Vocal Music and Strings in public schools, Canton Central School and Hermon-Dekalb Central School, 1970-72. Taught kindergarten through grade 12 plus Special Education classes; Created, developed and implemented high school music theory course. Original operettas for elementary school children were videotaped and shown to schools throughout the northern New York area.
Teacher of Vocal Music, Ogdensburg Central School, 1968-69. Taught kindergarten through fourth grade plus Special Education Classes.
Teacher of studio voice, 1968-present.
ACCEPTED FOR PUBLICATION:
Critical Edition of Shuffle Along, the 1921 African-American Broadway musical by Noble Sissle and Eubie Blake, in series Music in the United States of America, American Musicological Society, A-R Editions. (Expected publication, fall 2010).
PUBLICATIONS:
Guest Editor for November 2006 issue of Choral Journal for the American Choral Directors Association. The issue focused on the middle-school choral organization and middle-school singers.
Articles:
“The Image of Women in the American Musical Theatre: the 1920s,” Journal of American Drama and Theatre 15/2 (Spring 2003):43-60.
“A Study of Student-Community Orchestras in the United States and Canada” The Journal of the Conductors Guild 22/1-2 (Summer/Fall 2001):51-65.
“Finding the Poet’s Voice: Strategies for Collective Interpretation of Choral Text,” Choral Journal 41/8 (March 2000):9-17.
“Arvo Pärt,” in Reader’s Guide to Music: History, Theory, Criticism. Murray Steib, editor. New York: Fitzroy Dearborn, 1999.
“Musique Mesurée: Sixteenth-Century Music of Elegance and Simplicity,” Choral Journal 37/3 (October 1996):17-20.
“A Guide to the Pronunciation of Old French in Singing” (with Dr. John Austin), Choral Journal 37/3 (October 1996):33-35.
“A Theoretical Model for the Four-Stage Music Industry Internship Program,” Journal of Experiential Education (Bellingham, WA: Association of Experiential Education) 19/2 (August/September 1996):98-106.
“World Music for Treble Choirs” (Annotated bibliography of music for children’s and women’s voices), in American Choral Foundation Research Memorandum Series, Dr. Walter Collins, editor. No. 168 (January 1996), 8 pp.
“Industry Classroom Skills Need Honing,” Billboard Magazine (November 11, 1995):10.
Music Business Handbook and Career Guide, by David Baskerville. Sage Publications, 1995. (I updated and rewrote chapters 21-25 at invitation of Janet Nepkie, Senior Editor, Sherwood Publishing (Sage Publications). This book is considered the standard text for introductory courses in music-industry studies.)
“Learning from the Internship Experience: Perceiving yourself as others do,” MEIEA Newsletter, spring 1994.
“Learning from the Internship Experience: Improve Yourself While on the Job,” MEIEA Newsletter, Fall 1994.
“Georgia State University School of Music Interns in Tune with the Olympics,” NambiNews (publication of the National Association of Music Business Institutions), December 1993:5-6.
“Discovering the Choral Music of Estonian Composer Arvo Pärt,” Choral Journal 34/1 (August 1993):23-30.
“Start Now: Music Careers Begin in School,” Your Future in Music, SMS Publications, September 1989.
“Theatre Games for Embryonic Conductors” (with Lawrence Schenbeck), Choral Journal 21/4 (December 1980):14-17.
Choral Music Reviews:
Hatch, Winnagene, “Carol of the Brightest Star,” Choral Journal 43/1 (August 2002):76.
Childs, David, “She Walks in Beauty,” Choral Journal 43/1 (August 2002):76.
Book Reviews:
Seelig, Timothy. The Perfect Rehearsal. In The Choral Journal. Expected publication (November 2009).
Case, Nelly Maude. Worry Early: the Life of Brock McElheran. In The Choral Journal 47/1 (July 2006), 61-62.
Brooks, Jeanice. Courtly Song in Late Sixteenth-Century France. Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press, 2000. In Journal of the Renaissance Society of America (Fall 2002):
Choral Therapy by Dr. Robert Sataloff. In Choral Journal 41/7 (February 2000), 72-74.
Upbeat Downbeat by Sandra Willetts. In Choral Journal 38/7 (February 1997)
Compact Disc Reviews:
Choral Journal (December 2001)
Joseph Haydn: Te Deum (Hob. XXIIIc:1); Paukenmesse; Chor der Dänen; Incidental Music to Alfred, König des Angelsachsen, Aria des Schutzgeistes; Te Deum (Hob. XXIIIc:2). Collegium Musicum 90, Richard Hickox, conductor. Chandos Records, Ltd.; CD 0633.
Choral Journal (December, 2001)
Joseph Haydn: Schöpfungsmesse; Missa ‘rorate coeli desuper’; Collegium Musicum 90, Richard Hickox, conductor. Chandos Records, Ltd.; CD 0599.
Choral Journal (May 1999)
Johann Sebastian Bach, Messe en si mineur. Choir and Orchestra of the Collegium Vocale, Philippe Herreweghe, Conductor. Harmonia Mundi HMC 901614.15.
Choral Journal (May 1999)
Johann Sebastian Bach, Mass in B Minor. The Choir of the King’s Consort and Tölzer Knabenchor, Robert King, Conductor. Hyperion CDA67201/2.
Choral Journal (May 1997)
Litany, Arvo Pärt. Hilliard Ensemble; Tallinn Chamber Orchestra, Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir; ECM New Music Series 1592 78118-21592-2.
Celestial Litanies: The Ultimate Journey to Mystical Russian Soundscapes;
a collection of Russian choral music by various ensembles; Melodiya 74321-18540-2.
Louis Vierne: Messe solennelle, op. 16; VQR Digital (Vogt Quality Recordings) 2011.
Choral Journal (November 1996)
Masters of English Church Music 2-disc set from Collegium Records COLCD 301.
Choral Journal (November 1996)
Treasures of English Church Music 2-disc set from Collegium Records COLCD 302.
Choral Journal (August, 1995):
Henry Purcell: The Complete Anthems 11-disc set from Hyperion Records, A66585+.
Choral Journal (August, 1994):
“Prince of Music” G. P. Palestrina, Gloria Dei Cantores 013, Paraclete Press.
“Palestrina Masses,” The Tallis Scholars, Gimmell Records, CDGIM 020.
“Christmas in Rome, “ Gabrieli Consort, Deutsche Grammophon Archiv 437/833 2AH.
Compact Disc Liner Notes and Interactive Copy:
Lee Johnson Publishing, GA
Dead Symphony: based on songs of Grateful Dead, (Spring 2008).
Every Matter Under Heaven: an oratorio [CD 37101 11331 1 (March 2006}.
CC’nC Records, Munich, Germany:
Sand Floor Cathedral (B00018D42C May 2003).
Classical Heritage Company:
Mozart for Toddlers (June 2000)
Familytime Classics (3762DDD November 1999)
Handel and Babies (3763DDD November 1999)
Brainpower for Babies (3764DDD October 1999)
Beethoven for Babies (3743DDD October 1999)
Bach and Babies (3761DDD October 1999)
Classics in the Park (CH1222DDD August 1999)
Music for Reading (CH1223DDD April 1999)
Platinum Entertainment/Intersound:
Jazz for Toddlers I (May 2000)
Jazz for Toddlers II (May 2000)
Classical Lullabies (1739DDDMarch 1999)
L’Chaim: Music of the Jewish People, Volume 3(3714DDDSeptember 1998)
Grieg Piano Concerto in A Minor (2534DDD November 1997)
Rimsky-Korsakoff Scheherazade (2532DDD November 1997)
Intersound International Corp.: Intimate Broadway
Volume IV: Singin’ in the Rain (#8312 November 1997)
A Little Night Music; Pal Joey; Guys and Dolls; Ain’t Misbehavin’; Let’s Face It; On a Clear Day You Can See Forever; Do I Hear a Waltz?; West Side Story; Singing in the Rain; Oliver!
Volume III: My Favorite Things: (#8311 November 1997)
West Side Story; A Chorus Line; The Sound of Music; Kiss Me Kate; Fiddler on the Roof; Pal Joey; Revenge With Music; Do I Hear a Waltz; Anyone Can Whistle; Sunset Boulevard
Volume II: Night and Day (#8310 November 1997)
The Sound of Music; Cats; Fiddler on the Roof; Ain’t Misbehavin’; South Pacific; Funny Girl; The International Review; The Gay Divorce; Oliver;Closer than Ever;
Volume I: With One Look (#8309 November 1996):
Annie; Phantom of the Opera; Finian’s Rainbow; Chorus Line; Porgy and Bess; Sophisticated Ladies; Guys and Dolls; Sunset Boulevard; Five Guys Named Moe; Anyone Can Whistle
Interactive copy for Intersound/ Audio Plus
Gentle Storms (#6012 February 1996)
Celestial Shores (#6015 February 1996)
Intersound’s Enhanced CD sets:
The Man and His Music: A Musical Odyssey ( #1250 September 1995)
Bach (#1251 September 1995)
Beethoven (#1252 September 1995)
Best of the Baroque (#1253 September 1995)
Chopin (#1254 September 1995)
Classics for Lovers (#1255 September 1995)
Tchaikovsky (#1256 September 1995)
Mozart (#1257 September 1995)]
Piano Masterpieces (#1258 September 1995)
Puccini (#1259 September 1995)
Strauss (#1260 September 1995)
Fanfare Records:
Gospel Christmas (December 1996)
Rachmaninov Piano Concerto #3 (#3540 February 1996)
Rachmaninov Sonata #1
Grieg Piano Concerto in A minor Opus 16 (#3539 February 1996 )
Liszt Piano Sonata in B minor
ProArte Records:
The World of Gregorian Chant: Gregorian Chants (CDS 3497 April 1994)
God Bless America musicby Gershwin, Sousa, Bernstein, Ives (CDS 3500March 1994)
Mozart Piano Concertos Volume 5 (Nos. 5, 6, 21) (CDS 3508 March 1994)
Requiem Mass by Mozart(CDS 3462 November 1993)
Lord Nelson Mass by Haydn, (CDS 3461 December, 1993)
PAPERS AND PRESENTATIONS
January 11, 2008: The Music of Lee Johnson. Presentation at the conductors Guild Conference, New York, New York.
April 3, 2006: Shuffle Along: the Dawn of the Harlem Renaissance. Invited guest: classroom and public lecture presentation at the College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA.
July 18-22, 2005: Teacher’s Institute of the Chicago Humanities Festival: Over the Rainbow: the Worlds of Harold Arlen, Moderator and curricula designer for entire week. Moderated panel discussions and presentations. Prepared study guides and worked with Chicago public school teachers to design class curricula.
November 8, 2004: Wrote 5-day curriculum about Eubie Blake’s Tan Manhattan for the Chicago Public Schools. Taught first day of curriculum in the schools.
July 26-30, 2004: Teacher’s Institute of the Chicago Humanities Festival: We the People: Songs that Shaped America, Moderator and curricula designer for entire week. Moderated panel discussions and presentations. Prepared study guides and worked with Chicago public school teachers to design class curricula.
January 10, 2004: “The Music of Jonathan Green: Shards of Beauty.” Conductors Guild conference, Seattle, Washington.
July 21, 2003: Invited presentation: “The Music of Shuffle Along, by Eubie Blake and Noble Sissle, in Historical, Racial, and Social Context.” Chicago Humanities Festival, Chicago, Illinois.
March 1, 2003: Session chair: “Musical Theatre,” Society of American Music conference, Phoenix, Arizona.
January 24, 2003: Invited presentation: “The Image of Women in Female Roles in the American Musical Theatre: the 1920s,” Southern Division Music Educators National Conference, Savannah, GA.
August 2, 2001: Session chair: Hollywood Musicals: Music in Hollywood “Cues and Tunes” American Music Research Center, Boulder, Colorado.
March 15, 2002: “The Image of Women in Female Roles in the American Musical Theatre,” Southeastern Women’s Studies Association conference, Valdosta, Georgia.
January 26, 2001: “A Study of Student-Community Orchestras in the United States and Canada,” Georgia Music Educators Association State Convention, Savannah, GA
March 18, 2000: “Voice Recognition Software,” (national) Women in Technology Conference, College Music Society, Agnes Scott College, Decatur, GA.
July 10, 1999: “The Relationship Between Conductor and Pianist” (with David D’Ambrosio, pianist). American Choral Directors Association State Conference, Clayton State College, Morrow, GA.
March 20, 1996: Panelist: “Thinking Ahead: Courses for the 21st Century,” Music and Entertainment Industry Educators Association national meeting, New York.
March 14-15, 1996:Adjudicator for GMEA choral groups, South Atlanta High School, Atlanta GA.
January 19, 1995: Panelist: “Jobs and Internships,” National Association of Music Merchants conference, Anaheim, CA.
March 14, 1995: Invited workshop presenter: “Building a Career in Performance, ” for performing arts majors, University of North Carolina-Greensboro.
March 17, 1995: “Survival skills for the human being: the process of self-actualization and finding a job” (session which utilized role playing to help teach “people skills”), Music and Entertainment Industry Educator’s Association, Austin, TX.
April 1, 1995: “The Arts, with Emphasis on the Music, of the 1579 Wedding of Francesco di Medici and Bianca Cappello,” Renaissance Society of America, New York.
August 10, 1995: Choral Clinician: “Traditional and Commercial Vocal Techniques for a healthy Voice,” for Chattahoochie High School, Chattahoochie, GA.
November 18, 1994: Panelist and session chair: “Bridging the Gap from Student to Music Industry employee,” Women in the Music Business Global Conference, Nashville, TN.
April 25-26, 1994: Invited lectures at Northeastern University (Boston, MA) for Dr. Bruce Ronkin. Lectured for Intro class on “Perceiving Yourself as Others Do,” and Internship Seminar on “The Job Interview.”
February 24, 1994: “The Use and Abuse of the Graduate Teaching Assistant,” College Music Society, Southern Chapter meeting, Atlanta.
January 20, 1994: “Obtaining an Internship and Getting a Job.” National Association of Music Merchants, Anaheim, CA.
January 17-20, 1994: Organized three days of workshops on computers and music and presented two sessions myself, “Learning Music Printer Plus,” and “Computers for Beginners,” at Georgia Music Educators Association Conference, Savannah.
GRANTS AND AWARDS
2004-2007: National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Stipend—$5000
National Endowment for the Humanities Scholarly Editions—$80,000
2006: Nominated and accepted for Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers
2005: Nominated and accepted for Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers
Nominated and accepted for Who’s Who Among Professional Women in Academia
2004: Nominated and accepted for Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
American Theatre and Drama Society (ATDS), National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences (NARAS), American Choral Directors Association (ACDA), Society of American Music (SAM), Music Educators National Conference (MENC), National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS), College Music Society (CMS), Conductor’s Guild (CG), Georgia Association of Colleges and Employers (GACE).
Jan. 2003-2005; 2009-present: Elected member, Board of Directors, Conductors Guild
Jan. 2005-present: Appointed to the Board of Directors of Friendship Ambassadors Foundation.
June 2002-present: Editor, Choral Music Reviews; member, Editorial Board, ACDA Choral Journal.
1999-2004: Southeast Regional Chair, Conductors Guild
2003-2005: Chair, Regional Meetings Committee, Conductors Guild
1996-2001: Editor, Newsletter for the Atlanta Chapter of NARAS, elected by Publications Committee
2001-2002: Editor, Newsletter, Georgia ACDA
1999-2001: Chair, Committee on Music Advocacy, Georgia ACDA
1996-2000: Elected member, Board of Governors, Atlanta Chapter, NARAS
1997-1999: Chairman, Repertoire and Standards Committee for Colleges and Universities, Georgia ACDA
1995-1999: Director, Public Relations and newsletter editor, Music and Entertainment Industry Educators Association
1996-1998: Chair, Education Committee, Atlanta Chapter, NARAS
1996: Creative Arts Workshop, Jeanne Holder, director: Paid adjudicator for New-Jersey-based firm
1990-1996: Citizens Advisory Board, State of Georgia Senate Music Industry Committee
1993-1995: Editor, Newsletter, Director of Atlanta Chapter, and invited member of Executive Board, Women in Music Business Association
1986-1991: Director of Student Affairs, Music and Entertainment Industry Educators Association, National Board of Directors.
1992-1994: Elected Board member of college division of GA Music Educators Association.
1986-1989: Elected At-Large Board Member Central Illinois National Association of Teachers of Singing
MUSICAL THEATRE CONDUCTING and DIRECTING EXPERIENCE
Musical Director/Conductor: Shows and Operas
Gypsy, My Fair Lady, Promises Promises, A Little Night Music, Carousel, A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum, Music Man, West Side Story, Camelot, Joseph and His Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Cabaret, The Tender Land, The King and I, Trial by Jury, Patience, The Sound of Music, The Mikado, The Elephant Man, Amadeus, Dido and Aeneas, Vinegar Tom, The Fantasticks, Little Women.
Stage Director:
Opera: The Marriage of Figaro, Help Help the Globolinks, Rigoletto, Madame Butterfly, The Magic Flute, Cosi fan Tutte, The Telephone, Amahl and the Night Visitors, The Tender Land, La Canterina (also Music Director.)
Musical Theatre: South Pacific, Carousel, Irma La Douce, Oklahoma, The King and I, Promises Promises, A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum, My Fair Lady, HMS Pinafore, The Mikado, Pirates of Penzance, Trial By Jury.
Legitimate Theatre: Three Sisters, Sailor Beware, The Man Who Came To Dinner, Three Drunken Sisters, You Can’t Take It With You, others.
Assistant Director
Camelot, The Music Man, Carousel, Annie Get Your Gun.
Children’s Theatre
Cinderella, Snow White, Pinocchio, Peter Pan, Hansel and Gretel, Peter and the Wolf.
(Various productions at Centre for Performing and Visual Arts, Newnan, GA, Agnes Scott College, Millikin University, Belmont College, Stephens College, SUNY Fredonia, Brookside Theatre Company (Harrisburg, PA), Georgia State University, SUNY Potsdam, New York Musical Workshop, New York City)
SOLO, STAGE, and ENSEMBLE VOCAL PERFORMANCES
Voice Recitals
1993 Faculty Recital, Georgia State University (Winter)
1988 Faculty recital, Millikin University (Fall)
1988 Faculty recital, Millikin University (Spring)
1986 Faculty recital, Millikin University
1984 Faculty recital, Belmont College
1979 Joint recital with Frank Pullano, SUNY Fredonia and Chautauqua Inst., NY
1971 Faculty recital, St. Lawrence University
1971 Master of Science recital, SUNY, Potsdam
Opera
The Marriage of Figaro (Susanna), The Magic Flute (Pamina), Help, Help, The Globolinks (Emily): State University College, Potsdam. Rigoletto (Gilda): Temple University Festival Institute. Madame Butterfly (Butterfly), The Magic Flute (Queen of the Night), The Telephone: New York Musical Workshop.
Operetta
Pirates of Penzance (Mabel, Edith, chorus), HMS Pinafore (Josephine, chorus), Patience (Patience, Lady Angela, chorus), The Mikado (Yum-Yum, Peep-Bo, chorus), Trial by Jury (Angelina, chorus): various productions by Long Island Gilbert and Sullivan Company, New York Musical Workshop, Syracuse University Opera Theatre, and State University College Potsdam.
Musical Theatre
The Boys from Syracuse (Adriana), My Fair Lady (Eliza, Mrs. Higgins), Carousel (Julie Jordan, Carrie Pippridge), The King and I (Anna, Tuptim), The Music Man (Marion, chorus), Gigi (Gigi), Camelot (Nimue, Guinevere), Mame (Mrs. Upson, chorus), George M! (Ma Templeton, Fay Templeton), Finian’s Rainbow (Susan): various productions by Brookside Theatre Company (Harrisburg, PA), New York Musical Workshop, State University College Potsdam.
Oratorio
Soprano soloist in: Bach: St. John Passion, Magnificat, B-Minor Mass; Beethoven: Mass in C, Ninth Symphony, Choral Fantasy; Fauré Requiem; Handel Messiah, Solomon; Haydn Mass in Time of War, Little Organ Mass, Nelson Mass; Mozart Regina Coeli, Litany K. 195, C-Minor Mass K. 427; Orff Carmina Burana; Pfleger Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross; Vivaldi Chamber Mass; others. Performances with St. Lawrence University, State University College Potsdam, New York Musical Workshop, others.