TONI PASSMORE ANDERSON 209 Lincoln Lane LaGrange, GA 30240 (706) 880-8264 [email protected] EDUCATION: Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia Ph.D. in Higher Education, 1997 Dissertation Title: “The Fisk Jubilee Singers: Performing Ambassadors for the Survival of an American Treasure, 1871-1878" Courses in Music: Aesthetics of Music, Music Technology, Multicultural Music Education, Reference Materials and Research Methodology in Music New England Conservatory of Music, Boston, Massachusetts M.M. in Vocal Performance, May 1982 Voice with Susan Fisher Clickner; Opera with John Moriarty Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas B.M. in Music Education, May 1979 K-12 Certificate in State of Texas Other: Voice study with Susan Fisher Clickner, Irene Harrower, and Herald Stark; Coaching with Terry Decima, Maestro Rudolf Fellner, John Moriarty, James Gardner, Boris Goldovsky, Douglas Hines, John Douglas, Walter Huff. Vocal Master Classes with Eleanor Steber, Janice Harsanyi, Beverly Wolff. Four years of dance training (ballet, folk, movement for singers, jazz); eight years of private piano study. TEACHING AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE: LaGrange College, LaGrange, Georgia Fall 1999 - Present, Tenured Professor Chair, Music Program Co-Chair, Musical Theatre Program Musical Director/Conductor Courses Taught: Applied Voice; Diction for Singers; Opera Experience; Opera Survey; Music Survey; Interim Term travel experiences Morris Brown College, Atlanta, Georgia 1985-1999, Assistant Professor of Music Program Coordinator/Chair 1991; 1993-96 Tenured & Promoted to Associate Professor, 1999 Courses Taught: Applied Voice, Diction, Vocal Pedagogy, Opera Workshop, Elementary School Music, Music Seminar, Music Humanities, Piano Class Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 1995-96, Graduate Research Assistant St. Mary's University, San Antonio, Texas January 1985 - May 1985, Adjunct Faculty Co-Director of the Opera Workshop Gordon College, Wenham, Massachusetts September 1983 - May 1984, Part-Time Instructor Courses: Applied Voice, Opera Workshop, Musical Theater Northshore Community College, Beverly, Massachusetts September 1983 - May 1984, Part-Time Instructor Courses: Applied Voice, Voice Class PUBLICATIONS: Book: Anderson, T. “Tell Them We Are Singing for Jesus”: The Original Fisk Jubilee Singers and Christian Reconstruction, 1871-1878. Macon: Mercer University Press, 2010. Winner of 47th Georgia Author of the Year Award (2011) http://authoroftheyear.org/winners.html Sampling of Reviews: * Fall 2011 edition of American Music * Journal of American History, vol. 97, issue 4, pp. 1131-1132 * History of Education Quarterly (Jan 2011), vol. 51, issue 1 * http://www.chapter16.org/content/high-ideals-and-practical-necessities * http://jah.oxfordjournals.org/content/97/4/1131.extract Book Chapter: Anderson, T. and Lancaster, J. (1999). Building Conversations of Respect: The Voice of White Faculty at Black Colleges. In L. Foster, J. A. Guyden, and A. L. Miller, Eds. Affirmed Action: Essays on the Academic and Social Lives of White Faculty Members at Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Book Reviews: Anderson, T. (2017). Book Review of “Invisible Hawkeyes: African Americans at the University of Iowa during the Long Civil Rights Era” by L. Hill and M. Hill. Journal of American History. Anderson, T. (2013). Book Review of “To Do This, You Must Know How” by Abbott and Seroff. Journal of American History. Articles/Essays: Anderson, T. (1995). Jazz: Toward Gaining a Place in Higher Education (1920-1960). The Southeastern Journal of Music Education, 7, pp. 172-179. Anderson, T. (2014). “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot” 1909 Recording Essay written for the National Recording Preservation Board of the Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/rr/record/nrpb/registry/essays/Swing%20Low%20article.pdf RECORDINGS/ & MEDIA: PBS Documentary Series: Reconstruction: America After the Civil War. Narrated by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. McGee Media Interviewed as talking head on the Fisk Jubilee Singers, 2018 Documentary: Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Historically Black Colleges and Universities, by Firelight Films. Interviewed as talking head, 2017. Segment was cut during editing process. “Nelson Mass” in d minor, Joseph Haydn The University of Georgia School of Music UGA live recording, CD Zabette, by Cutis Bryant CD and Video box set Broadcast: 9/30/2000 on WABE FM 90.1 on the Saturday Opera with Arnold Rosenberg The Fisk Jubilee Singers: Sacrifice and Glory PBS Home Video; aired on the PBS American Experience Series Talking head on documentary video, 2000 RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS: “I’m Just A Broadway Baby: Choosing Age Appropriate MT Rep for Young Singers.” August 2017, International Congress of Voice Teachers, Stockholm, Sweden “Frederick J. Loudin: Exceptional Musician and Dedicated Civil Rights Activitist” February, 2000, College Music Society Southern Chapter Meeting, University of Southwestern Louisiana, Lafayette, LA “The Role of the Fisk Jubilee Singers in the Development of the Spiritual” February 1998, College Music Society Southern Chapter Meeting, West Georgia College, Carrollton, GA “Ella Sheppard Moore (1851-1914): Dedicated Member of the Original Fisk Jubilee Singers” October 1996, National meeting of the College Music Society, Atlanta, GA “Jazz: Toward Gaining a Place in Higher Education” January 1995, Georgia Music Educators Association In-Service Conference, Savannah, Georgia April 1995, Southeastern Music Education Research Symposium, Athens, Georgia PANEL PARTICIPANT: American Educational Research Association Panel participant for symposium entitled, “White Faculty at Historically Black Colleges and Universities: Academic and Social Lives,” April 2000 SERVICE: National Association of Teachers of Singing (professional) 2008-2012 Southeastern Regional Governor 2006-2008 President of the Georgia State Chapter 2002-2006 Vice President of the Georgia State Chapter 1998-2002 Registrar of the Georgia State Chapter LaGrange Symphony Orchestra, 2003-present (community) Currently Emeritus member of the Board of Directors; Chair of the Youth Competitions Committee; Member of the Planning Committee; Member of the Program Sub-Committee; Member of the Membership Committee LaGrange Arts Council, 2002-present (community) 2004-2010 President 2002-2004 Vice-President Service to LaGrange College President of Faculty Assembly, 207-2019 Other (community): Board member and Cultural Committee Chair for L.I.F.E., 2002 Board Member of The LaGrange Lyric Theater, 1999-2007 Board Member of the Lafayette Society of Performing Arts, 1999-2000 Singers Resource Service, Atlanta, Georgia, 1989-1992 (community) Vocal Master Class Clinician & Musical Theater Workshops 2016, Georgia Theater Conference, musical theatre workshop 2015, Georgia Thespian Conference, musical theatre workshops 2014, Alabama Thespian Conference, musical theatre workshops 2010, University of San Juan, Puerto Rico, vocal master class 1995, 1996, Babbie Mason Seminar, Roswell, Georgia, vocal workshop 1995, Brenau College, Gainesville, Georgia, vocal master class 1995, Westminster High School, Atlanta, Georgia, vocal master class 1987, Mercer University, Atlanta, Georgia, vocal master class Miscellaneous Christian Music Activities Recordings: Choir Coordinator for the following recordings: Peace of the Rock (Gaither Vocal Band), Lion of Judah (Praise and Worship Series), World of Difference (Babbie Mason/Word Records), Comfort and Joy (Babbie Mason/Word Records), Standing in the Gap (Babbie Mason/Word Records), World of Difference (Babbie Mason/Word Records) Church Conferences 2010, Guest speaker, Women’s Retreat, Shawmut First Baptist Church 2002, Guest speaker, Women’s Retreat, Grace Community Church, GA 2001, Guest speaker, Women’s Retreat, Jasper, TX 2000, Guest recitalist at Roxbury Holiness Camp, Pennsylvania 2000, Guest singer and worship leader, Pastors’ Retreat, Grantham, PA 1999, Guest speaker, Women’s Retreat, Sarasota, FL 1999-2000, Member of BIC Southeastern Region Nominating Committee 1998, Worship leader, Women’s Retreat, Toccoa Falls, GA 1998, Guest speaker, Women’s Retreat, Chambersburg, PA 1998, Worship leader, Women’s Retreat, Sarasota, FL Music Ministry Positions: First Baptist Church of Shawmut, AL (current) First United Methodist Church, LaGrange, GA 2001-02 Grace Community Church, Lawrenceville, Georgia 1987-99 Fairview Presbyterian Church, Lawrenceville, Georgia 1985-86 Manchester Baptist Church, Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA 1980-84 Community Church, Orange, Texas 1970-80 AWARDS AND HONORS: LaGrange College Faculty Undergraduate Research Award, 2017 Winner, 47th Georgia Author of the Year, 2011 (Creative Nonfiction History) Who’s Who in America, 2003 International Who’s Who of Professional & Business Women, 2000 Pi Kappa Delta Education Honor Society, 1994 Commencement Soloist, New England Conservatory, 1982 Finalist, NATS Boston Regional Competition, 1982 3rd Place, Phi Kappa Lambda Auditions, New England Conservatory, 1981 Who's Who Among American Colleges & Universities, 1980 Cap & Gown National Honor Society, 1979-80 Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, 1979-80 Beaumont Music Study Scholarship, 1977-79 Lamar University Music Scholarship, 1977-78 PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS: National Association of Teachers of Singing (current) College Music Society (2000-2008) Society of American Music (2006-2010) History of Higher Education Society (2007-2010) Association for the Study of Higher Education (2006-2008) American Association of University Professors (1998-2000) Music Educators National