Vocal Studies at Mercer University

Townsend School of Music

Vocal Studies in the Townsend School of Music at Mercer University has a long tradition of excellence.  Mercer voice majors continually place high in regional competitions and are routinely accepted into prestigious graduate schools.  Mercer alumni are making successful careers nationwide in performance, music education, and sacred music.

Vocal Studies Graduates of the Townsend School of Music are:

                     Singing in national and international companies, including the Metropolitan Opera

                     Winning state and regional competitions of the National Associateion of Teachers of Singing and competitions sponsored by various opera companies

                     Accepted in nationally recognized advanced programs of study and graduate schools

                     Currently working as professional singers, church musicians, as college and university professors of music, and as primary and secondary school music educators

Degrees offered:

            Bachelor of Music in Performance

            Bachelor of Music Education

            Bachelor of Arts in Music

            Master of Music in Performance

            Master of Music in Church Music

            Master of Music in Choral Conducting

Vocal Studies Faculty

For full faculty bios, visit music.mercer.edu/faculty

Soprano Martha Malone, Professor.  Chair of Vocal Studies, and Director of Opera.  Doctor of Musical Arts from the University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music.

Tenor Richard Kosowski, Assistant Professor.  Doctor of Musical Arts from the University of Houston (TX).

Coach-Accompanist Carol Goff, Associate Professor, Coordinator of Collaborative Piano.  Doctor of Musical Arts in Piano Performance and Accompanying from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Vocal Studies Adjunct Faculty

Marie Jarriel Roberts, Lecturer in voice, and Nancy Rehberg, Senior Lecturer in voice,

LINKS:

1.)                 Undergraduate Vocal Audition and Scholarship info.

2.)                 Graduate Vocal Audition and Assistantship info.

3.)                 Undergraduate Degree Requirements for vocal majors

4.)                 Graduate Degree Requirements for vocal majors

5.)                 Mercer University Opera

6.)                 Choral Music at Mercer

7.)                 Current Vocal Events