Mission Statement
The voice faculty at the University of Wyoming hold the teacher-student relationship in the highest regard. They desire to guide students to develop their voices in a manner that demonstrates sound vocal pedagogy, sets high standards for the outcome of performance, and promotes the development of healthy technique and good practice habits.
Students will learn to use their voices in service of a great artistic tradition, toward promotion of community, and as a vehicle for expression and communication. In the classroom, students will glean knowledge and develop through choral and soloistic opportunities. Student colleagues will be supportive of each other in their vocal pursuits, recognizing that each instrument and experience is unique. Healthy competition through state and regional competitions will help measure their talents and expose them to their peers within the region.
Students who pursue a vocal education at UW will receive performance opportunities through studio classes, joint and solo recitals, convocation performances, and choral ensembles. Additionally, students will enjoy exposure to established vocal talent in the form of master teachers and internationally recognized performers brought to campus for recitals and master classes.
Our Alumni
Marconi Araujo
MM 2008
While at UW, Marconi was the First Place Winner of the Bidu Sayão International Voice
Competition.
Currently a conductor, voice studio owner and performer in Brazil.
Meghan Dawson
BM 2008
Sang professionally in Brazil where she was under contract with Sony Records.
Currently performing and teaching in the Denver area.
Adriano Di Sidney
MM 2008
Professional singer in Brazil | Cross-over genres: musical theatre, opera, television,
voice overs
Leandro Lacava
MM 2008
Currently performing and teaching in the Denver area
Page Lucky
BM 2010
Has sung with regional opera companies in Greece, England, Texas, Michigan and in
NYC
Currently based in NYC where she performs and also designs and constructs opera costumes
JC McCann
BM 2010
10 auditions before cast as the lead in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Broadway National Tour
of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Asian tour followed for 6 months)
Currently performing ALW works with Tim Rice on Seabourne Cruiselines
Christina Pezzarossi
BM 2012
Sang with companies in San Diego, Boulder, Pensacola, Des Moines, and San Jose. Summer
2019 Guest Artist with Central City Opera. Concerts with ensembles in Orange County
and San Francisco, CA as well as Pensacola
Recently performed the role of Dorabella in Mozart’s Cosí fan tutte with Opera San
Jose
Audition Requirements
Undergraduates:
Students will perform two selections from memory. Both may be in English, but a song
in a contrasting language is preferred. Selections should be from the classical vocal
repertory and can include aria, art song, folk song, and other classifications that
are not of a "pop" style. Singers are encouraged to choose repertoire that most accurately
shows the beauty and potential of the voice.
Graduates:
Students will offer five selections (1 aria, 1 oratorio, 3 art songs) from memory
in at least three of the following languages: English, Italian, French, German.
All:
After the online audition application is completed, singers will be contacted to schedule
an audition time.
Vocal auditions will include a musical skills assessment. Singers will read both rhythm and melody at sight. Rhythms may include simple or compound meters, dotted and syncopated figures and ties. Melodies may include simple or compound meter, leaps from the tonic triad, IV, and V chords, syncopated figures, and may be in major or minor tonalities. Use of the solfege system is preferred. (If you would like help to prepare these skills, please contact Dr. Murray at bmurray7@uwyo.edu).
Vocal Scholarhship Information
Support is available for Vocal Arts students through ample scholarship opportunities. Priority
for vocal scholarships is given to students who declare a music major. Exceptions
are given to non-majors who display exceptional talent or if there is an ensemble
need. Scholarship awards may be up to full tuition and lesson fees.
Scholarship recipients are expected to perform in two designated music department
ensembles every semester, and must enroll in private vocal instruction.
The University of Wyoming has earned its Research Level 1 (R1) status from the Carnegie
Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, placing Wyoming's only four-year
university with the top research universities in the United States.
The University of Wyoming has been accredited by the National Association of Schools
of Music (NASM) since 1947.
For more about the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM), contact:
11250 Roger Bacon Drive, Suite 21
Reston, VA 20190-5248
Phone:(703) 437-0700
Email: info@arts-accredit.org