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Dr. Barbara Burdick

Dr. Barbara Burdick, Soprano


Dr. Barbara Burdick holds the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Vocal Performance and Opera Direction from The University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees in Vocal Performance from Indiana University. She has sung professionally with such opera companies as the Santa Fe Opera, the Washington Civic Opera, Opera Colorado, Goldovsky Opera Institute, Karlsrud Concerts Touring Opera and others. Her numerous concert appearances include a concert with composer Ned Rorem. She has received numerous awards and scholarships from The University of Cincinnati, the Denver Lyric Opera Guild, the Aspen Music Festival, and Allied Arts. In 1992 she was chosen to participate in the NATS Foundation Internship Program in Denton, Texas where she studied with James McKinney and Barbara Doscher.

Dr. Burdick has taught at Longwood College, Shenandoah Conservatory, St. Mary’s College, the University of Cincinnati, and Northwestern State University of Louisiana, and the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. She is currently teaching at Central Michigan University, Alma College, and privately in Alma, Michigan.

 Her students have often placed in NATS Competitions throughout the United States and she has had three winners in the Wisconsin and Michigan NATS Competition in Music Theatre.

 

Spring Term at Alma is a one-month immersion on a single academic topic that offers learning experiences not typically available during the more traditional 15-week fall and winter terms. For example, during Spring Term ’08, students toured cultural sites in Argentina, studied lizards in Jamaica, analyzed World War II topics at the British National Archives in London, performed music in Italy, and examined the natural wonders of New Zealand.

 

Faculty Profile

Dr. Raymond Riley

Dr. Raymond Riley
Departments: Music

Dr. Raymond Riley, professor of music at Alma College since 1988, has enjoyed a long and multi-faceted musical career.

Appearing in numerous venues as a recitalist, lecturer, clinician and soloist throughout the Midwest, he believes his piano performance background has been invaluable in supporting his efforts to combine art and science and to foster creativity with technology.