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Mackenzie Romriell
Associate Professor of Music; Music Program Coordinator; Director of Vocal Performance
“The end of every phrase we sing or speak leaves us loving or hating what just came out of our mouths. Those moments can stop us in our tracks, or we can fill them with acceptance and forgiveness, recognizing that the next breath we take is an opportunity to start afresh and achieve something greater. I love working with people and helping them recognize the power within these moments.”
Education
- D.M.A. in Vocal Performance, minor in Theatre Arts-Directing, University of Arizona, 2016
- M.A. in Vocal Performance, University of Arizona, 2009
- B.A. in Vocal Performance, Idaho State University, 2006
Courses
- Core: Becoming a Knight, Group Voice
- Music Major: Diction, Opera Workshop, Applied Music – Voice
- Conductor of Bella Voce and Accolade
Teaching Positions & Professional Experience
- Joined the Southern Virginia University faculty in 2018
- Teaching Assistant at the University of Arizona, taught Music Fundamentals and Applied Voice, 2006–09
- Assistant director of the Opera Scenes Program, 2012
Scholarship & Creative Work
- Music Director of Choral Rendezvous, Challis, Idaho, 2016–18
- article“Classically Unsung: a review of the art songs of Alec Wilder,” doctoral thesis, 2016″
- articleComposed the theme song for the Tucson temple Cultural Celebration, “It’s My Time,” 2017
- Lead operatic roles with the Arizona Rose Opera Company: The Witch from Humperdinck’s Hänsel und Gretel, 2017, and Baba from Menotti’s The Medium, 2016
- English Diction Coach, Saarburg Serenaden Internationales Festival der klassischen Musik, Saarburg, Germany, 2012
Awards, Leadership & Service
- Director of Music in the Mountains, youth arts camp, Buena Vista, Virginia, 2019
- Design Team Board Member, Opening Minds through the Arts, OMA, Tucson Unified School District, 2015–18
Memberships
- National Association for Teachers of Singing, NATS
- American Guild of Musical Artists