SCHOOL OF MUSIC AND DANCE
ARTS EDUCATION FOR THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY
Vocal Arts


Vocal Arts Division

The SDSU Vocal Arts Division is dedicated to training singers at the highest level of artistic achievement in an environment created to give a unique and personal  experience to each student.  All students are offered free weekly private lessons taught by faculty members with impressive performance and pedagogical attainments. Students take classes covering vocal pedagogy, performance readiness, foreign language diction, art song repertoire and musicianship.

Vocal Arts Faculty

Martin Chambers, Voice, 12 @ NOW Chamber Singers
Mary MacKenzie, Voice; Vocal Pedagogy; Co-Coordinator of Vocal Division
Laurinda Nikkel, Voice; Co-Coordinator of Vocal Division
Enrique Torál, Voice
Pauline Tweed, Voice
Kellie Evans-O'Connor, Director, Opera Theater
Michiko Lohorn, Vocal Coach; Musical Director, Opera Theater
Christopher Allen, Staff Accompanist; Director, Concert Choir
Tim McKnight, Staff Accompanist; Vocal Coach


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SDSU Opera Theater offers training in acting for singers, stage movement, repertoire and style for singers culminating in fully-staged full-length productions, one-act operas and scene programs. Recent productions have included Gianni Schicchi, The Tender Land, Trouble in Tahiti, Dido and Aeneas and The Gondoliers. 2006 productions include Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro.
SDSU Choral Programs
12 @ NOW / Aztec Concert Choir
It is the mission of the SDSU Choral Ensemble program to present high quality vocal performances of the finest choral literature on campus and in the community of San Diego. If you love to sing, want to explore your vocal potential and want to work hard in a motivated and friendly environment, then we want you! Choral conducting and literature classes are also offered to all voice majors.
Recent Masterclasses and Workshops
  • Barbara Honn, Master Teacher, classical voice, Cincinnati Conservatory
  • Daniel Helfgot, Stage Director and author of “The Third Line”
  • Amy Likar, Alexander Technique and Body Mapping for the performer
  • Mary Saunders, Musical Theater, “Bel canto, can belto”
  • Neil Semer, Master Teacher, classical and musical theater, Graz Summer Program, Neil Semer Vocal Institute in Coesfeld and Aub, Germany
  • Darryl Taylor, Masterclass and Recital, African-American composers
  • Greer Grimsley, baritone, New York Metropolitan Opera