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Pamela Shannon
Associate Professor
Education
- Doctor of Music; Jacobs School
of Music, Indiana University
- Masters of Music; State
University of New York
- Bachelor of Music; University
of Toronto
Courses Taught
- 19-155 Applied Voice
- 19-355 Applied Voice
- 19-250 Vocal Methods
- 19-201 Music
Appreciation
- 19-551 Principles of Singing
Academic Interests
- Singer training
- Vocal pedagogy/literature
- Italian bel canto, French artsong
- New ways of presenting lieder recitals
Scholarly Activity
International Conferences
- Athens Institute for Education and Research International Conference on the Visual and Performing Arts. Athens, Greece. Paper presentation: "The Solo Songs of Giocchino Rossini" (June 6, 2013)
National Conferences
- Fifty-Third
National Conference of the College Music Society. Minneapolis, Minnesota. Lecture-recital:
“Ariettes oubliées (Forgotten Songs) “
by Claude Debussy. (September
23-26, 2010)
- Fiftieth Anniversary National
Conference of the College Music Society. Salt Lake City, Utah. “The Cliff’s
Edge (a song cycle)” by Margaret Garwood (November 15-17, 2007).
Regional Conferences
- College Music Society (Great Plains
Meeting). Lecture-recital:“Ariettes
oubliées (Forgotten Songs)” by Claude Debussy.
(March 27, 2010)
- College Music Society (Great Plains Meeting).
Emporia, Kansas. Lecture-recital: “Solo
Songs of Gioacchino Rossini”. (March 12, 2005)
Publications
-
Feature
article: "The Solo Songs of Gioacchino Rossini" in Journal of Singing (March/April 2010)
- Book Reviews for the Choral Journal of David Hunter of Understanding French Verse – A Guide For Singers by David Hunter, and The Singing Book by Meribeth Bunch and Cynthia Vaughn pp. 75-76. (September 2005)
Soprano Soloist
- Carmina Burana by Carl Orff with the Saint
Joseph Symphony, Saint Joseph,
Missouri (2007)
- Requiem
by John Rutter with the Grace Chorale, Omaha,
Nebraska (2006)
- Mass
in Time of War by J. Haydn with the Omaha
Chamber Symphony, Omaha, Nebraska (2004)
- Dona
Nobis Pacem by R. Vaughan Williams with the Omaha Chamber Symphony (2004) and the Amadeus Choir of Greater Toronto (1993)
- Ghosts of
Versailles (Florestine),
J. Corigliano,Indiana Jacob’s School of
Music Opera Theater (1997)
- L'Italiana
in Algeri (Elvira), G. Rossini and The Crucible (Ann Putnam) by R. Ward,
Tri Cities Opera Company (1995, 1996)
- Matthew Passion by J. S. Bach with the
Bach Elgar Choir & Orchestra, performances in Toronto, Hamilton and Brampton (1992)
- C-Mass by W. A. Mozart with Symphony Hamilton (1991)
- Salve Regina in A major by Schubert, and
A questo seno… Or che il cielo and Vorrei spiegarvi, oh Dio by Mozart at the Mozart and Schubert Festival, Calgary,
Alberta (1991)
- Messiah by G. F. Handel with the
Peterborough Symphony and Chorus (1990) and the
International Symphony and Choir (1990)
- Elijah by F. Mendelssohn with the
Listowel Concert Singers and Orchestra, Listowel, Ontario (1990)
- Requiem by G. Fauré with the
International Symphony and Choir (1990)
Other Professional Experiences
- "Franz Schubert and His Poets". Director, Collaborative Lieder Program. Northwest Missouri State University. (February 13, 2013)
- Organist, Hope Lutheran Church, 2006 - present
