MCMURRY UNIVERSITY

MUSIC DEPARTMENT

VOICE/OPERA

Gilbert and Sullivan's THE MIKADO

MCMURRY OPERA WORKSHOP Spring 2005

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VOICE FACULTY:

DR. DIANA L. ELLIS, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF MUSIC

Voice/Opera Workshop/Diction/Vocal Pedagogy

MR. GREGORY LONG, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF MUSIC

Director of Choral Activities/Voice/Orchestration/Choral Methods/Conducting

MRS. STEPHANIE MOUAT, ADJUNCT PROFESSOR OF MUSIC

Voice

CONTACT INFO: Diana Lea Ellis, D.M.A, Associate Professor of Music Voice Opera Workshop McMurry University McM Station Box 698 Abilene, TX 79697 325.793.4860 dellis@mcm.edu _________________________________ McMurry Opera Workshop provides students with the opportunity to experience all aspects of participating in a full opera production, including singing, acting, sets, props, costumes, and technical operations. Please contact me if you have any questions regarding applied voice, opera workshop, or music scholarships. Regional NATS Conference Fall 2005 Denton, Texas

UPCOMING EVENTS: Abilene tri-collegiate opera and               Young artists program Presents Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss A comic singspiel in three acts. April 28 and 29, 2006 Paramount Theater Abilene, Texas TICKET INFO AVAILABLE JANUARY 2006 The Pirates of Penzance Opera Workshop Spring 2005

BIOGRAPHY:  DR. DIANA L. ELLIS

Diana Ellis holds the Doctorate of Musical Arts degree from the University of North Texas, the Master of Music degree from Mississippi College, and the Bachelor of Music Education degree from Louisiana College.  Dr. Ellis is Associate Professor of Music at McMurry University in Abilene, Texas.  At McMurry she teaches applied voice, vocal diction, vocal pedagogy, and directs the opera. 

Before coming to Abilene, Texas in 2001, Dr. Ellis served as Assistant Professor of Music in the Bernice Young-Jones School of Fine Arts at Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia, Arkansas from 1990-2001.  Her numerous recitals include concerts presented at The University of Arkansas, Louisiana College, and East Texas Baptist University.  Dr. Ellis’ guest soloist appearances include the Arkansas Symphony and Arts Council Production of Messiah, the Little Rock Pulaski Heights artist series, and the 2002 Sigma Alpha Iota Province Day.  She has also served as a vocal coach and accompanist for numerous opera productions including The Ballad of Baby Doe and The Mikado.

Other professional appearances include leading roles in productions of La Traviata, La Bohème, and Trial By Jury.  She currently performs with Fantasy Opera of Abilene, and last Spring she performed the role of Wowkie in The Abilene Opera Association's production of Puccini's La Fancuilla del West.  Her dissertation “A Performer’s Analysis of Maurice Ravel’s Chansons madécasses, a vocal chamber work in three movements for voice, piano, cello, and flute,” was accompanied by a recent lecture-recital performance of the work; together with three other recitals including works by composers such as Britten, Purcell, Schumann, Debussy, and Pasatieri.  

Dr. Ellis is an active member of the National Association of Teachers of Singing and Phi Kappa Lambda.  She is currently President of the Abilene Alumnae Chapter of Sigma Alpha Iota.  She also serves as Secretary/Treasurer of the Great Plains NATS Chapter.