|
B.A. Luther College; M.M. University of Illinois
 Professor Karen Smith Emerson has been a member of the
Smith faculty since 1979. Winner of the NATSAA (National Association of Teachers
of Singing Artists Award), the Oratorio Society of NY Solo Competition, and the Musica
Sacra Bach Competition, Emerson's extensive concert career has included performances
as soloist with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra,
the Marlboro Festival, the Philadelphia and Rochester Bach festivals, the San Luis
Obispo Mozart Festival, and with the New Jersey, Syracuse, and Springfield symphonies.
She has also been heard at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center as soloist with some
of the nation's most prestigious choral societies. Especially versatile in opera,
Emerson's roles have ranged from Zerbinetta (Ariadne auf Naxos), Adina (L'Elisir
d'Amore) and Adele (Die Fledermaus), to Pamina (Die Zauberflote), with such companies
as the Central City, Lake George, Opera Festival of New Jersey, Berkshire and Euguene
operas. Equally at home in music of the Baroque and early Classical style, she has
performed leading roles in operas by Gluck, Handel, and Mozart at the Castle Hill
and Connecticut Early Music festivals.
Emerson holds degrees from Luther College and
the University of Illinois, and she attended the Hochschule fur Musik in Vienna.
She has produced two solo CDs, Songs of the Nightingale on the Centaur label and The Unquiet Heart: American Song Cycles on the Albany label. |
|
About
the
Department
The
Major
The
Minor
Performing
Groups
Faculty & Staff
Facilities
Sage Hall Calendar
Performance
Calendar
|
