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Stephen Morscheck, A.Mus.D. Associate Professor of Voice Division of Vocal Studies UNT College of Music 1155 Union Circle #311367 Denton, TX 76203-5017 USA (940) 565-3759

Curriculum Vitae

Table of Contents

Biography p. 2-3

Professional Activities

Teaching pp. 4-6

Leadership and Service pp. 7-11

Creative Activity pp. 12-22

2 of 22 Stephen Morscheck, Bass-baritone Represented by: Uzan International Artists, 250 West 57th Street, Suite 1932, New York, NY 10107 T 212.969.1797 www.uzanartists.com http://www.uzanartists.com/portfolio/stephen-morscheck/

Biography Bass-baritone Stephen Morscheck is widely respected for the dignity he brings in both concert and operatic performances. “Stephen Morscheck’s Leporello was genuinely funny, as well as solidly sung. His catalogue aria was almost too effective, drawing applause before its conclusion,” says News of his performance in . This season’s engagements include two concerts with Duke University Chapel for their Bach Cantata Series and the role of Commendatore in Don Giovanni with South Dakota Symphony, and the role of Sarastro in Die Zauberflöte at the Amadeus Festival in Whitefish, MT.

Known for his stunning interpretations of oratorio repertoire, Mr. Morscheck is highly sought after on concert and recital stages. Recent concert appearances include J.S. Bach’s Weinachts Oratorium with the St. Louis Bach Festival, Verdi’s Requiem with the Knoxville Symphony Society; Dvořák’s Requiem with the UNC Summer Music Festival; Haydn’s Lord Nelson Mass with the Music of the Baroque; Elijah with Opera Naples; Brahms’ Requiem and Mozart’s Requiem with the Sheboygan Symphony; Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with the Glacier Symphony and Chorale, Roanoke Symphony, Alabama Symphony, the Sheboygan Symphony Orchestra, and Wichita Falls Symphony Orchestra; Jesus in Bach’s St. Matthew Passion with Festival de Saint-Denis, Laudate Deum Chamber Choir in Switzerland, Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra, and Soli Deo Gloria under John Nelson; Bach’s B-minor Mass with Alabama Symphony Orchestra; St. John Passion at the St. Vincent de Paul Church in Chicago, Costa Rica Philharmonic, and Bach Society of St Louis; and Händel’s Messiah with Pacific Symphony, Santa Fe Symphony, Rochester Chamber Philharmonic, Dallas Bach Society, Duke University Chapel, and Orchestra Kentucky.

Recent opera engagements include Count Capulet in Roméo et Juliette at Opera Colorado, Dallas Opera, and Florida Grand Opera; Capellio in I Capuleti e i Montecchi with Lyric Opera of Kansas City; Basilio in Il barbiere di Siviglia with the Orlando Philharmonic; Bartolo in Le nozze di Figaro at Lyric Opera Baltimore; and Father Trulove in The Rake’s Progress at the Princeton Festival, where he previously performed Il Ré in Ariodante.

Previous operatic engagements include Palemon in Thaïs with the Lyric Opera of Chicago; Colline in La bohème with Los Angeles, Dallas Opera and Opéra de Montréal; Raimondo in Lucia di Lammermoor with Washington National Opera and Arizona Opera; Bartolo in Le nozze di Figaro with Dallas Opera; Rocco in Fidelio at Opera Company of Philadelphia and the Florentine Opera of Milwaukee; Basilio in Il barbiere di Siviglia with Opéra de Montréal,

3 of 22 Kentucky Opera, and Atlanta Opera; Alidoro in La Cenerentola with the Lyric Opera of Kansas City, Orlando Opera, and Florentine Opera; Leporello in Don Giovanni with Opera Carolina; Sparafucile in Rigoletto with the Florentine Opera; Don Alphonso in Così fan tutte with Arizona Opera and Kentucky Opera; and Nourabad in Les pêcheurs de perles with Kentucky Opera. With the Spoleto Festival USA, appearances include Le Chiffonnier in Louise and John Adams in Amistad; and with the Santa Fe Opera, Publius in La clemenza di Tito.

Notable engagements from earlier in his illustrious concert career include several appearances with the Ensemble Orchestral de Paris in repeat performances of both St. John Passion and St. Matthew Passion; with the Music of the Baroque in Chicago he has performed Mozart’s Requiem, Simon in Judas Maccabeus, King Arthur, and the title role in Hercules; Händel’s Messiah with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Dallas Bach Society, and Duke Chapel Choir; Dvořák’s Stabat Mater with the Berkshire Choral Festival; Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with the National Symphony Orchestra in Santo Domingo; Mozart’s Coronation Mass at the Spoleto Festival; Verdi’s Requiem with the Anchorage Symphony and University of North Texas; Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis with the National Symphony of Costa Rica, Milwaukee Symphony and the Choral Society of Durham; Bach’s B-minor Mass with the National Symphony Orchestra of Costa Rica; Mozart’s Requiem with the Eastern Connecticut Symphony; and soloist in the Atlanta Opera’s La Belle Soirée.

Mr. Morscheck graduated from Wheaton College and completed advanced degrees from the University of Michigan. In 1995, he was awarded the “Richard Tucker Career Grant.” He currently serves as an Associate Professor of Voice at the University of North Texas, Denton.

4 of 22 PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

TEACHING

9/2009 - Present Associate Professor, Division of Vocal Studies University of North Texas College of Music, Denton, TX Dr. John Richmond, Dean Professor Molly Fillmore, Vocal Division Chairman

Teach Applied Voice for Undergraduate through DMA degree students in Vocal Performance and Concentration (Music Education and Graduate Related Field) majors. • Prepare undergraduate Performance majors for juries following each semester of study, the Upper Division Exam jury at the end of the sophomore year, and Junior and Senior recitals. • Prepare undergraduate Concentration majors for juries following each semester of study, the Upper Division Exam jury at the end of the sophomore year, and their Voice Proficiency exam at the end of their junior year. • Advise Masters students through the degree plan; prepare them for juries after each semester of study, and their degree recital. • Advise and direct DMA students through degree plan including three recitals and final dissertation project. • Serve, as requested, as one of three faculty members on the Advisory Committee for students enrolled in: DMA in Vocal Performance DMA with Voice as the Related Field MM final oral exams

1/2014 - Present Teach Undergraduate Italian Diction to students in Vocal Performance and Concentration (i.e., Music Education). • The course covers the correct pronunciation, enunciation, and utilization of the International Phonetic Alphabet in phonetic transcription of the Italian language, for the purpose of equipping the student to present an idiomatic and expressive vocal performance of any repertoire in that language.

Teach MUAG – Oratorio Repertoire and Practicum. • The course covers the history, development and central repertoire of the genre with an emphasis on the learning and in-class performance of appropriate repertoire.

5 of 22 I proposed this course in 2014 and it was officially added to the catalog in the fall of 2014. I taught the course for the first time in the fall of 2015 and the response from the students based upon their evaluations was favorable.

9/2005 - 5/2009 Adjunct Instructor of Voice, Wheaton College, Wheaton IL Dr. Tony Payne, Director of Conservatory of Music Dr. Carolyn Hart, Chair of Vocal Studies

• Taught Applied Voice for Undergraduate Music Education, BA, and non-Music majors.

9/2002 - 5/2009 Artist in Residence, Wheaton College, Wheaton IL

• Conducted two Master Classes per year, gave individual coaching sessions to all Junior and Senior Voice Majors preparing a required recital, and presented various solo recitals.

8/1990 - 12/1992 Assistant Professor of Voice, West Texas State University, Canyon TX Dr. Harry Haines, Department Head Dr. Robert Hansen, Area Chair

• Taught Applied Voice, Diction for Singers, and Class Voice for Non-Voice Music Majors.

7/1992

• Participant in the first year of the NATS Intern Program, University of North Texas, Denton

8/1988 - 6/1990 Assistant Professor of Voice, Appalachian State University, Boone NC Dr. Arthur Unsworth, Dean Dr. Julia Pedigo, Area Chair

• Taught Applied Voice and Diction for Singers.

6 of 22 8/1985 - 5/1988 Teaching Assistant of Voice, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor MI

• Taught Applied Voice

7 of 22 LEADERSHIP and SERVICE

TO THE UNIVERSITY Fall 2012 – Spring 2015, University Undergraduate Curriculum Committee. This campus wide committee, meeting monthly, gives final approval to all course changes to the University Undergraduate Curriculum. In the third year of the three- year appointment, 2014-2015, I was elected to serve as Faculty Representative Co- Chair.

TO THE COLLEGE OF MUSIC Fall 2014 – May 2017, Faculty Advisory Committee. Spring 2012 (one semester replacement for colleague on sabbatical) This six member committee meets as needed to advise the Dean on behalf of the College of Music faculty.

I served as Chair of the committee for the 2016-2017 academic year. During this academic year the committee met almost every week and accomplished many tasks at the Dean’s request including the following: • Created and implemented a multi-question Qualtrics survey of the College of Music faculty, staff, and students regarding the College of Music website. Our findings were submitted to the Dean. • Organized the afternoon Breakout Sessions (three rounds of six groups each round to brainstorm about various aspects of the College: Internal focus, External focus, Miscellaneous) for over 100 faculty and staff at the first annual College of Music Faculty and Staff Retreat, held just prior to the beginning of the Spring semester. The results of these sessions were synthesized by the 6- member committee and presented to the Dean for further action. • Assisted the Dean and his office with other aspects of the Retreat including program planning and preparation, site set up, and audio-visual materials. • Completed a two-year review and edit of the College of Music Charter and By-laws which were approved by the full College of Music faculty in the beginning of the fall 2017-2018 academic year.

Fall 2016 – Spring 2017, Faculty Search Committee - Margot and Bill Winspear Chair in Opera Studies. As a member of this committee I attended all meetings, except when I was traveling, and video-taped all essential elements of the on-campus visits of four candidates for the position. I then uploaded the video for committee colleagues to review.

8 of 22 Fall 2015, Scholarly and Creative Activity Grant Committee. This committee of met once in the fall semester to distribute the funds from this grant among the seven applicants.

Fall 2015, Search Committee - Director of Career Development and Entrepreneurship in Music. This committee reviewed all applicants for this position and invited two applicants for on- sight interviews, delivering our recommendation to then, Dean James Scott in December. As a member of this committee I attended all meetings, except when I was traveling, and video-taped all essential elements of the on-campus visits of the candidates for the position. I then uploaded the video for committee colleagues to review.

Fall 2010 – Spring 2015, Graduate Performance Degree Committee. This committee meets monthly to read all dissertation proposals submitted by students in the Graduate Performing degrees and must be approved by the committee before proceeding to the writing and presentation of the dissertation.

Fall 2009 - Spring 2013, College of Music Undergraduate Curriculum Committee (MusUGCC). This committee, meeting bi-weekly, manages all matters related to the College of Music Undergraduate Curriculum.

Fall 2010 (only) , Theory Task Force. This Sub-Committee of the MusUGCC, examined the Theory Core in detail and made recommendations for improvement to the MusUGCC.

TO THE DIVISION January 2017 – May 2017, Interim Co-Chair of the Division (during the sabbatical of Chair, Stephen F. Austin). • Chaired the weekly meetings of the Division. • Attended the weekly meeting of all Division and Area Chairs with the Dean. • Handled all matters related to Teaching Fellows. • Worked closely with the other Co-Chair, Dr. Jeffrey Snider, in charge of New Student Auditions.

August 2017 Italian Diction Review and Placement Exam Committee member In 2017, I coordinated the room assignments for the Graduate Diction Placement exams and Review sessions, and sent out notices of the Review sessions and exams to all incoming Graduate students.

9 of 22 I presented two 90' review session of Italian diction to all new Grads, and was present to help hear the oral portion of the exam, help grade the Italian written exams, and oral exams.

August 2016 Italian Diction Review and Placement Exam Committee member In 2016, I prepared and presented a 90' review session of Italian diction to all new Grads, and was present to help hear the oral portion of the exam, help grade the Italian written exams and oral exams.

January 2015 - present Serve as a member of the Division PAC committee.

Fall 2011 – present, Vocal Division Concerto Competition Coordinator Responsibilities include: • Pursue leads for possible judges as suggested by colleagues. • Prepare the Request for Professional Services Form and collect all honorariums from Business Office in time for the event unless handled by another party. • Prepare program for printing by the Program Office including performers, selections, and bios of judges. • Handle any and all correspondence with Judges regarding travel, directions, parking, etc.

Fall 2010 – Spring 2015, Master Class Coordinator Responsibilities include: • Pursue suggestions/leads for possible Master Class clinicians received from colleagues. • Reserve venue if Class is to be given at a time other than the Tuesday Departmental Recital. • Collect entries of participants from Voice Faculty for all classes. • Prepare the Request for Professional Services Form and collect all honorariums from Business Office in time for the event unless handled by another party. • Prepare program for printing by the Program Office including performers, selections, and bios of clinician. • Ensure that the venue for the class is prepared. • Coordinate with any other faculty also involved with a given Class.

Various Master Classes: • Brian Jauhiainen, agent and owner of Bel Canto Artists International. (April 2015) • Anne Balz of OperaWorks. (February 2015) • Renowned operatic baritone, Dwayne Croft. (November 2013)

10 of 22 • Composer in Residence, Jake Heggie. (Spring 2011) • Russell Miller, Professor of Vocal Coaching and Repertoire, Eastman School of Music. (October 2013) • Master Class and Q & A with Barbara Hocher, soprano, teacher, and Arts Administrator. (April 2013) • Kevin Jones, Senior Artist Teacher at The Hartt School. “Finding and Preparing for Concert Work” (April, 2012) • Joint Master Class with the Collaborative Piano Area on the Songs and Arias of with Dr. Alan Smith - Director of Keyboard Collaborative Arts, USC and on the faculty at Tanglewood Music Center. (March, 2012) • Andrea Huber, Artistic Director of the AIMS Festival, Graz, Austria. (February, 2012) • Jonathan Retzlaff, baritone and Professor of Voice, Vanderbilt University. (Fall 2011) • Randall Terry, Conductor and Coach, Lyric Opera of Chicago. (Spring 2011) • Dr. Stephen King, Rice University. (Spring 2011)

Fall 2010 - Spring 2013, Departmental Recital Coordinator Responsibilities include: • Collect weekly program submissions and prepare them for printing by the Program Office for the weekly Voice Departmental Recital. • Manage set-up and back stage duties during the Recital. • Prepare and disseminate the Departmental Schedule and Studio Class Schedule in Voertman Hall for each semester. • When directed by the Division Chairman, inform the Voice Faculty of any recital hearings that are routinely scheduled to follow the Departmental Recital.

Additional Departmental Recital Coordinator Initiatives: • Simplified the way students sign up for weekly Departmental Recitals by instituting an on-line form found on the Voice Area Home Page or Voice Handbook. http://music.unt.edu/voice/form. • Coordinated an informative Departmental Recital for the beginning of the Fall Semester 2011, including a Power Point presentation of Vocal Health by Dr. Fang Ling Lu of the UNT Department of Speech and Hearing. • Produced with UNTTV a nine-minute video entitled Practice, which included interviews with faculty and students discussing practicing. This was presented at the Fall 2011 Departmental mentioned above and can be found on You Tube at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TV_Nswb_9eI

11 of 22 • Organized a Departmental in January 2012, highlighting the summer programs at which Vocal Division faculty teach to make students aware of these training/performing opportunities. Presenters were Dr. Stephen Austin, Dr. Lynne Eustis, Prof. Jennifer Lane, Dr. Linda Di Fiore, and Dr. Tom Sovik.

Fall 2012 , Texoma NATS Regional Conference Co-coordinator • Coordinated with Dana Lodge of the Denton Convention Bureau to secure local lodging for 600 Conference attendees, Texoma NATS Officers and Singer of the Year, (SOTY) judges. • Served as the On-Site Coordinator of Conference Packets for NATS teachers in attendance. • Served as the On-Site Coordinator of the Artist Series performances in the Recital Hall providing sound, stage set up, and rehearsal time for 10 presenters over two days. • Coordinated with Dr. Linda Di Fiore to provide transportation to and from DFW Airport to Denton and the UNT campus for the SOTY judges. • Served as On-Site Facilitator during the conference coordinating with Rebeca Galindo, College of Music Facilities Operations Manager/External Events and Texoma NATS Officers.

Fall 2012 Served on the Search Committee to fill the Tenure Track position in Voice-soprano.

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2017 – UNT College of Music Related Activities • Performed the role of Sarastro in the UNT Opera Theatre fully staged production of Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte under the direction of Jonathan Eaton, director, and Stephen Dubberly, conductor. • Performed the role of Timur in the concert version of Puccini’s Turandot with the UNT Grand Chorus and Orchestra under the direction of David Itkin. Other faculty involved included soprano Molly Fillmore, baritone Jeffrey Snider, and tenor Stephen Austin. • Performed the role of Jesus in J. S. Bach’s St. John Passion at the Church of the Incarnation in Dallas TX, with the UNT Collegium Singers and Baroque Orchestra, conducted by Richard Sparks

OTHER Composer Work Role Venue Cond./Dir. Holst Savitri Death Opera in Concert E. Crafts Dallas Public Library Bach Weinachts Oratorium Bass arias St. Louis Bach Society D. Sparger Bach St. John Passion Bass arias/Pilate Bach Choir B. Schmidt Duke Chapel Mozart Die Zauberflöte Sarastro Amadeus Festival John Zoltek Glacier Symphony Mozart Don Giovanni Commendatore S. Dakota Symph. Geier/Todaro Various Solo Recital Soloist Trinity West. U. Vancouver, BC Various Arias and songs Soloist Pohang City Festival Pohang, S. Korea Various Various selections Soloist Wheaton College Christmas Festival

Master Classes Trinity Western University, October Yeungnam University College of Music, September

2016 - UNT College of Music Related Activities • Performed the role of Raphael in Franz Josef Haydn’s The Creation with the University Orchestra and Grand Chorus, along with Carol Wilson, soprano, and William Joyner, tenor, conducted by Dr. Richard Sparks, April 27.

13 of 22 • Sang the soprano/bass duet “Herr, dein Mittleid” from J. S. Bach’s Weihnachts- Oratorium and the final chorale “Jesu, deine Passion” from J. S. Bach’s Cantata 159 on the faculty recital of Prof. Molly Fillmore. Other faculty included soprano Carol Wilson, tenor William Joyner, Brad Bennight, and James Ryon.

OTHER Composer Work Role Venue Cond./Dir. Bach/Schelle Various Bass soloist Bach Choir. B. Schmidt Buxtehude Duke Chapel J. S. Bach St. Matthew Passion Christus Macky Auditorium M. Butterman Boulder and Denver Rossini La Cambiale Sir Toby Latin Cultural Center Edward Crafts di Matrimonio

Beethoven Missa Solemnis Bass soloist National Theater John Nelson Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de Costa Rica

MASTER CLASSES Highland Park High School Vocal Master Class – January

2015- UNT College of Music Related Activities • Performed as the bass soloist with the University Orchestra and Grand Chorus in a presentation of L. v. Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 along with Carol Wilson, soprano, Molly Fillmore, mezzo soprano, and William Joyner, tenor, conducted by David Itkin, April 29. • Sang the role of Hunding in a semi-staged performance of ’s Act 1 of Die Walküre with Carol Wilson, soprano, Williams Joyner, tenor, and David Itkin conducting the University Orchestra. This was a part of the Liszt Festival. • Sang various selections as part of the “19th Century Czech Song Recital” performing with Elvia Puccinelli, piano, William Joyner, tenor, and William Scharnberg, horn.

OTHER Composer Work Role Venue Cond./Dir. J. S. Bach St. John Passion Christus Laudate Deum Chor John Nelson Geneva and Lausanne Switzerland J. S. Bach St. John Passion Christus Soli Deo Gloria John Nelson Harris Theater Chicago

14 of 22 J. Brahms Vier ernste Gesänge Soloist Voces Intimae Christian Bester Zion Lutheran Dallas L. Beethoven Symphony No. 9 Bass Soloist Abilene Phil David Itkin Abilene Civic Center L. Beethoven Symphony No. 9 Bass Soloist SW Florida Symph. Nir Kabaretti Barbara Mann PAH Ft. Myers FL L. Beethoven Symphony No. 9 Bass Soloist Richardson Symphony Clay Couturiaux Eisemann Center Richardson TX Various Various Bass Soloist Americana Concert J. Marty Cope Park Cities Presbyterian Dallas TX

2014 - UNT College of Music Related Activities • Presented a Solo Recital, assisted by Elvia Puccinelli, piano, Nikola Ruzevic, cello, Jeffrey Snider, baritone in Voertman Hall, UNT College of Music, Denton. (January 26th) • Performed the narration in Allan Bevan’s Nou Goth Sonne under Wode with the UNT University Singers conducted by Richard Sparks, at the Murchison Performance Arts Center, Denton. (March 3rd) • Performed the narration in Joseph Klein’s Cornell Set in Voertman Hall, College of Music, Denton. (March 18th) • Performed the role of Mephistopheles in excerpts from Berlioz’s La Damnation de Faust with the UNT Concert Orchestra conducted by Clay Couturiaux, at the Murchison Performance Arts Center, Denton (April 16th)

OTHER Composer Work Role Venue Cond./Dir. Sargon Saul (Public Read.) Samuel Private Residence, Simon Sargon Dallas TX J. S. Bach St. John Passion Christus St. Louis Bach Soc. Dennis Sparger J. S. Bach St. John Passion Christus Soli Deo Gloria John Nelson Bach Project Beethoven Symphony No. 9 Bass soloist Sheboygan Symph. Kevin McMahon J. S. Bach St. John Passion Christus National Symph. John Nelson of Costa Rica, San Jose Sargon Saul Samuel Aaron Family Simon Sargon (2nd Public Reading) Jewish Center

15 of 22 F. Martin Ach Gott Cresc. Sum. Music Inst. from Sechs Monologues Opening Ceremonies Various Various Bass soloist Lexington Bach Fest. Don Th. Jaeger Various Various Solo Recital Sigma Alpha Iota Denton Chapter Childs Festival Te Deum Bass soloist U. Park United Meth. David Childs Handel Messiah Bass soloist Roch. Cham. Symph. David Feltner FUMC of Denton John Priddy

MASTER CLASSES Wheaton College Conservatory of Music, Voice Area. “Audition Preparation and Success”, Crescendo Summer Music Institute, Tokay, Hungary

2013 - UNT College of Music Related Activities • Participated in the UNT College of Music Vocal Division Performance of A Historical Liederabend in Voertman Hall at the College of Music. (March 2)

OTHER Composer Work Role Venue Cond./Dir. Brahms Requiem Bass soloist Sheboygan Symph. Kevin McMahon Verdi Requiem Bass soloist Knoxville Symph. Lucas Richman Mendelssohn Elijah Elijah Naples Opera William Waters Gounod Romèo et Juliette Capulet Opera Colorado Wood/Murray Dvořák Requiem Bass soloist Summer Choralfest H. Skinner Bellini I Capuleti e Capellio KC Lyric Opera Holmquist/Newbury i Montecchi Rossini Il Barbiere di Siviglia Don Basilio Orlando Symph. Revsen/Buchman Handel Messiah Bass soloist Roch. Cham. Symph. Fetler

DVDs J. S.Bach St. Matthew Passion Jesus Festival St. Denis, John Nelson Paris, France

2012- UNT College of Music Related Activities • Participated in the UNT College of Music Vocal Division Performance of A Historical Liederabend: an Artist Series presentation at the Texoma NATS Regional Conference held at UNT. (November 9)

16 of 22 • Sang the role of Il Commendatore in the final scene from Mozart’s Don Giovanni as part of the “Halloween Spooktacular” performance by the UNT Concert Orchestra, conducted by Clay Couturiaux in the Murchison PAC. (October 31) • Performed as the bass soloist in the Highland Park United Methodist Church Choir’s Tower Arts Series Concert performance of David Childs’ A Festival Te Deum. (October 14) • Served as a faculty member and performed the aria “La calunnia” from Rossini’s Il Barbiere di Siviglia on the Faculty concert for the two week Crescendo Summer Institute in Sàrospatak, Hungary. (August 1-15) • Participated in the UNT Opera Theater Performance at the Center for Contemporary Opera in New York City in selections by Jake Heggie, William Mayer, and Anthony Davis. (March 15)

OTHER Composer Work Role Venue Cond./Dir. Handel Messiah Bass soloist Duke Chapel Chorus Rodney Wynkoop Bass soloist Pacific Symphony John Anderson Bass soloist Dallas Bach Society James Richman Beethoven Symphony No. 9 Bass soloist Glacier Symphony John Zoltek Haydn Lord Nelson Mass Bass soloist Music of the Baroque Jane Glover Martin Sechs Monologues Bass soloist Phil. Orchestra Delta David Geier aus Jedermann Masterworks Festival Gounod Romèo et Juliette Capulet Florida Grand Opera Mechavich/Lefkowich J. S. Bach St. John Passion Jesus Soli Deo Gloria John Nelson Bach Project, Chicago J. S. Bach St. Matthew Passion Jesus St. Louis Bach Soc. A. Dennis Sparger Mozart Le Nozze di Figaro Don Bartolo Baltimore Lyric Opera J. Rescigno/B. Uzan

MASTER CLASSES Glacier High School – Kalispell, MT (November 16) Crescendo Music Festival - Sàrospatak, Hungary (August 9) Masterworks Festival - Winona Lake, Indiana (July 12)

2011 - UNT College of Music Related Activities • Performed the role of Raimondo in the Sextet from G. Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor with Vocal Division faculty and the UNT Symphony Orchestra conducted by David Itkin in special acknowledgement of Prof. David Sundquist’s 70th Birthday at the Murchison PAC. (Nov. 9)

17 of 22 • Presented a solo recital with Stephen Dubberly at the Central Region NATS 2011 Conference/Auditions at Gano Chapel, William Jewel College in Liberty, MO. (Nov. 5) • OPERA’S GREATEST HITS 2011 Gala Benefit Dinner. Provided music after the dinner in collaboration with Dr. Stephen Dubberly and Masters student, Laura Krumm, in the Murchison PAC, Lyric Theater. (Oct. 16) • Performed two songs in Czech and one in English for the Award Dinner at the Rudofinum for the Dedication Ceremonies of the Woodrow Wilson Monument in Prague, Czechoslovakia. Dignitaries such as former Secretary of State, Madaleine Alrbright were in attendance. This contact was made and coordinated by Dr. Tom Sovik of the UNT Theory Department. (October 4) • Performed the bass solos in excerpts from Mozart’s Coronation Mass at the UNT All State Choir Camp at the Murchison PAC, and provided individual voice lessons to potential recruitment contacts. (July 14) • Performed the bass solos in Mozart’s Requiem with the UNT Grand Chorus and Orchestra directed by Dr. Jerry McCoy in the Murchison PAC. (April 27)

OTHER Composer Work Role Venue Cond./Dir. Handel Messiah Bass soloist Orchestra Kentucky Jeffrey Reed J. S. Bach B Minor Mass Bass soloist Alabama Symphony Justin Brown Mozart Requiem Bass soloist Plano Civic Chorus Ralph Stannard Beethoven Symphony No. 9 Bass soloist Wichita Falls Symph. Chandler Shaffer J. S. Bach St. Matthew Jesus **St. Denis Festival, John Nelson Paris, France** Beethoven Symphony No. 9 Bass soloist Roanoke Symphony David S. Wiley Alabama Symphony Justin Brown Stravinsky The Rake’s Progress Truelove Princeton Festival Tangyuk/LaCosse Mozart Requiem Bass soloist Sheboygan Symphony Kevin McMahon J. S. Bach St. Matthew Passion Jesus Soli Deo Gloria John Nelson Bach Project, Chicago Gounod Romèo et Juliette Capulet Dallas Opera Zambelli/Kahn

**DVD released in the spring of 2013

2010 - UNT College of Music Related Activities • Performed a Solo Recital of songs and arias for the bass/bass-baritone voice with Dr. Stephen Dubberly in the College of Music Recital Hall. (November 4)

18 of 22 • Participated in a concert of operatic ensembles and arias presented by faculty and students from the Vocal Division for the Puccini Society of Dallas, organized by the College of Music’s Office of Development. (September 25) • Performed as the Bass soloist in performances of the Verdi Requiem with the UNT Symphony Orchestra and Grand Chorus conducted by David Itkin, in the Murchison PAC and Bass Hall in Forth Worth. (April 18 & 19) • Performed the role of Keçal in the UNT College of Music Opera Theater’s production of Smetana’s Prodaná nevêsta, in the Lyric Theater, Murchison PAC, (Feb. 26, 28, and March 5, and 7), and four touring performances to Temple, College Station, Houston, and Austin, TX in conjunction with the Czech Educational Foundation of Texas. (March 24-28)

OTHER Composer Work Role Venue Cond./Dir. Handel Messiah Bass soloist Santa Fe Symphony Tom Hall Highland Park UMC David Childs Handel Ariodante Il Re Princeton Festival Tangyuk/LaCosse Mozart Coronation Mass Bass soloist Spoleto Festival, SC Joseph Flummerfelt Verdi Rigoletto Sparafucile Florentine Opera Rescigno/Florescu Beethoven Missa Solemnis Bass soloist Choral Society Rodney Wynkoop of Durham Various Festival of Voices Bass soloist Wheaton College Tony Payne Artist Series Mozart Requiem Bass soloist Music of the Baroque Jane Glover Chicago Monteverdi Madrigals Bk. VII Bass soloist Dallas Bach Society James Richman

2009 - UNT College of Music Related Activities • Presented a debut Solo Recital with Elvia Puccinelli, piano, Christoph Hammer, forte-piano, Lyle Nordstrom, theorbo, and Gyongi Erodi, cello at the College of Music Recital Hall. (November 22)

OTHER Composer Work Role Venue Cond./Dir. Handel Messiah Bass soloist Dallas Bach Society James Richman Mozart Così fan tutte Don Alfonso Arizona Opera Robertson/Daniels

CREATIVE ACTIVITY prior to appointment to UNT

19 of 22 2009 Composer Work Role Venue Cond./Dir. Pergolesi La Serva Padrona Uberto Mt. Gretna Festival Self Directed Charpentier Louise Le Chiffonier Spoleto Festival, SC E. Villaume/S. Helfrich Rossini La Cenerentola Alidoro Orlando Opera L. Vordoni/G. Bruce Bach B Minor Mass Bass soloist National Symphony John Nelson San Jose, Costa Rica Mozart Requiem Bass soloist Spoleto Festival, SC Joseph Flummerfelt

2008 Mozart Le Nozze di Figaro Bartolo Dallas Opera G. Jenkins/J. Copley Beethoven Fidelio Rocco Opera Co. of Phil. C. Rovaris/R. Driver Rossini Il Barbiere Don Basilio L’Opera Montreal J. Lacombe/A. Gautier Mozart Don Giovanni Leporello Opera Carolina R. Lyle/C. Calvert Mozart Le Nozze di Figaro Figaro Atlanta Opera K. Mont./T. Ross Davis Amistad J. Q. Adams Spoleto Festival, SC E. Villaume/S. Helfrich J. S. Bach St. Matthew Passion Jesus Ens. Orch. de Paris John Nelson Beethoven Mass in C Minor Bass soloist Spoleto Festival, SC Joseph Flummerfeldt Handel Hercules Hercules Music of the Baroque Nicholas Kraemer

2007 Donizetti Lucia di Lammermoor Raimondo Arizona Opera Kellog/McIntyre Bizet Les Pêcheurs Nourabad Kentucky Opera J. Machevich/J. Major Gala Concert Atlanta Opera P. Nadler J. S. Bach St. John Passion Jesus Ens. Orch. de Paris John Nelson Beethoven Missa Solemnis Bass soloist Milwaukee Symphony Andreas Delfs Handel Messiah Bass soloist Toronto Symphony Nicholas Kraemer Purcell King Arthur Cold Genius Music of the Baroque Jane Glover Verdi Requiem Bass soloist Anchorage Symphony Randall Craig Fleischer Rome and Pisa, Italy Jonathan Griffith 2006 Rossini Il Barbiere Don Basilio Atlanta Opera S. Bedford/L. Major Kentucky Opera D. Peterson/S. Helfrich Beethoven Symphony No. 9 Bass soloist Elgin Symphony Robert Hansen Handel Judas Maccabeus Simon Music of the Baroque Nicholas Kraemer Mozart Requiem Bass soloist Berkshire Choral Fest. Jane Glover

2005 Puccini Tosca Angelotti (c) Metropolitan Opera J. Conlon/S. Thomas Rossini La Cenerentola Alidoro Florentine Opera J. Rescigno/D. Gately Beethoven Fidelio Rocco Florentine Opera A. Delfs/Miladinovic Gala Concert Montreal Opera J. Meena J. S. Bach St. Matthew Passion Jesus Ens. Orch. de Paris John Nelson

20 of 22 Beethoven Missa Solemnis Bass soloist Nat. Choral Society Riley Lewis Haydn The Creation Bass soloist U of M Choral Union Jerry Blackstone Mozart Requiem Bass soloist Music of the Baroque Jane Glover Verdi Requiem Bass soloist Boston Youth Symph. Frederico Cortese

2004 Puccini La Bohème Colline Los Angeles Opera L. Foster/S. Garner Rossini La Cenerentola Alidoro KC Lyric Opera Holmquist/G. Bruce Mozart Così fan tutte Alphonso Kentucky Opera S. Bergeson/D. Gately Puccini La Bohème Colline Montreal Opera Y. Seguin/B. Deedrick Haydn The Seasons Bass soloist SUNY Purchase Jane Glover Monteverdi Madrigals Bass soloist Music of the Baroque Jane Glover

2003 Puccini La Bohème Colline Dallas Opera G. Bruce/C. P. Flor Thomas Hamlet Claudius Gran Teatro Liceo B. de Billy/J. M. Criqui Albeniz Merlin Archbishop Teatro Real, Madrid J. Eusebios/J. Dew Rossini Il viaggio a Rheims Don Prudenzio Gran Teatro Liceo J. Cobos/S. Belbel Massenet Thais Palemon Lyric Opera of Chicago A. Davis/J. Cox Berlioz La Dam. de Faust Mephist. Utah Symphony Keith Lockhart J. S. Bach St. John Passion Jesus Alabama Symphony Richard Westergren J. S. Bach St. Matt. Passion Jesus Ens. Orch. de Paris John Nelson Mozart Requiem Bass soloist Seattle Symphony John Nelson

2002 Donizetti Lucia di Lammermoor Raimondo Washington Opera E. Villaume/M. Keller Mozart La clemenza di Tito Publius Santa Fe Opera Schrieber/Mont. Bizet Carmen Escamillo Washington Opera Domingo/Peterson Verdi Don Carlo Forester Metropolitan Opera P. Nadler/P. Mills Rossini Il Barbiere Don Basilio (c) Metropolitan Opera Y. Abel/Z. Pappas J. S. Bach St. John Passion Jesus Ens. Orch. de Paris John Nelson J. S. Bach Magnificat Bass soloist SUNY Purchase Jane Glover Handel Messiah Bass soloist La Salle Bank/ Stanley Sperber Do it Yourself 2001 Mozart Idomeneo Creton Metropolitan Opera J. Levine/D. Kneuss Donizetti Lucia di Lamm. Raimondo Minnesota Opera Peterson/Robinson Verdi Nabucco Sac. di Belo Metropolitan Opera J. Levine/E. Moshinsky Verdi Aida King Metropolitan Opera Nadler/Bachmann Busoni Dr. Faust Theologian Metropolitan Opera Auguin/Mussbach J. S. Bach St. Matt. Passion Jesus Ens. Orch. de Paris John Nelson Handel Messiah Bass soloist Detroit Symphony David Lockington Mahler Eighth Symphony Bass soloist Pacific Symphony Carl St. Clair

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1993-2000 Highlights Puccini Turandot Timur Florentine Opera Rescigno/Miladinovic Donizetti Anna Bolena Rochefort Pittsburgh Opera J. Mauceri/F. Melano Mozart Così fan tutte Alphonso Lake George Opera D. Beckwith/Verzat Mozart Le Nozze di Figaro Figaro Minnesota Opera A. Walker/S. Terrell Puccini Tosca Angelotti Washington Opera H. Fricke/F. Corsaro Janacek Little Vixen Parson Dallas Opera G. Jenkins/F. Corsaro Handel Alcina Melisso Chicago Lyric Opera J. Nelson/R. Carson Bellini I Cap. e i Mont. Capulet Wash. Concert Opera S. Crout Mozart Don Giovanni Don Giovanni Pacific Opera Victoria T. Jensen/G. Leyshon Wagner Die Meistersinger Nachtwächter Lyric Opera of Chicago C. Thielmann/Horres Gounod Roméo et Juliet Frere Laurent Lyric Opera of Chicago J. Johnson/N. Joël Verdi Un ballo in Maschera Tom Dallas Opera G. Jenkins/M. Hampe Gounod Roméo et Juliette Capulet Pittsburgh Opera Johnson/Capobianco Gounod Roméo et Juliette Capulet Washington Opera B. deBilly/Del Monaco Donizetti Lucia Raimondo Florida Grand Opera M. Graf/M. Lata Mozart Don Giovanni Leporello Colorado Opera B. Aprea/M. Hendel Puccini La Bohème Colline NYCO R. Duerr/Sciutti Rossini Il Barbiere Don Basilio Pittsburgh Opera K. Keltner/Capobianco Rossini Il Barbiere Don Basilio Bonn Opera R. Palumbo/Decker Handel Tamerlano Leone Glimmerglass Opera J. Glover/J. Miller Rossini La Cenerentola Alidoro Florida Grand Opera S. Barlow/B. Uzan Wagner Die Meistersinger Schwarz Chicago Symphony Sir George Solti Giordano Fedora Cirillo Lyric Opera of Chicago B. Bartoletti/L. Puggelli Stravinsky Rake’s Progress Keeper Lyric Opera of Chicago D. Davies/J. Cox J. S. Bach B Minor Mass Bass soloist Boulder Bach Festival Robert Spillman J. S. Bach Christ. Oratorio Bass soloist Boulder Bach Festival Robert Spillman Beethoven Symphony No. 9 Bass soloist Kalamazoo Symphony Yoshimi Takeda Handel Messiah Bass soloist Handel/Haydn Soc. Jane Glover Handel Judas Maccabeaus Simon Choral Soc. of Durham Rodney Wynkoop Haydn The Seasons Bass soloist Ens. Orch. de Paris John Nelson Mahler 8th Symphony Bass soloist Bilbao Symphony Theo Alcantara Rossini Stabat Mater Bass soloist Wash. Choral Arts Soc. Norman Scribner

DVDs Rossini Il viaggio a Rheims Don Prudenzio Gran Teatro Liceo Jesus Lopez Cobos Albeniz Merlin Archbishop Teatro Real, Madrid Jose Eusebios Verdi Nabucco Sac. di Belo Metropolitan Opera James Levine

22 of 22 RECORDINGS Glass Civil Wars Lincoln American Comp. Orch. Dennis Russel Davies Wagner **Die Meistersinger Schwarz Chicago Symphony Sir George Solti

**1997 Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording

RECITALS Faculty Solo Recitals, Wheaton College 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 Vocal Journeys Concert Series, Chicago Cultural Center 2005

DIRECTORIAL EXPERIENCE Pergolesi La Serva Padrona Mt. Gretna Music Festival August 2009 Mt. Gretna Music Festival February 2007 Wheaton College December 2006

EDUCATION l993-l995 Chicago Lyric Opera Center for American Artists l988 Tanglewood Music Festival l982, 84, 85, 87 Aspen School of Music 1986-l989 University of Michigan, A. Mus. D. (Vocal Performance) 1982-l985 University of Michigan, M. M. (Vocal Performance) 1977-1981 Wheaton College, B. M. (Vocal Performance)

AWARDS and HONORS Sir Georg Solti and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra recording of “Die Meistersinger von Nüremberg. (Schwarz) **1997 Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording l995 Richard Tucker Career Grant l990 First Place, National Association of Teachers of Singing Artist Award l986, 87 U of M Music Alumni Scholarship l987 Metropolitan Opera Regional Finalist l987 Elizabeth Schwarzkopf-Walter Legge Scholarship l985 Aspen Music Festival Voice Concerto Competition Finalist l984 U of M Friends of Opera Scholarship