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8 p.m.

Schumann Recital

Jennifer Trost joined the School of Music faculty in 2005 to teach studio voice and courses in vocal literature at both the undergraduate and graduate level. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in music education at Albion College in Albion, Michigan; a Master of Music degree in applied voice at Michigan State University; and took advanced courses at the doctoral level at the University of Southern California. Prior to coming to Penn State, Professor Trost taught studio voice for several years at the Richard Strauss Conservatory in Munich, Germany followed by a year as a visiting associate professor of voice and acting head of the voice area at the University of California in Santa Barbara.

Ted Christopher, baritone, made his professional operatic debut in the role of Figaro in Le Nozze di Figaro at 19. He has engaged in a wide and diverse career as a singer, actor, director, and teacher. In opera and concert, he has appeared throughout the US, Canada, and Europe. His operatic repertoire spans four centuries, from Monteverdi to Hiram Titus, and includes appearances with such companies as Cleveland Opera, Opera Company of Philadelphia, Vancouver Opera, Anchorage Opera, Skylight Opera Theater, the Ash Lawn/Highland Festival, and Western Opera Theater.

Steven Herbert Smith has performed recitals and concertos throughout the world and has recorded solo recitals for the French, German, and Spanish national radios, Radio 4 Hong Kong, and America’s PBS. To see reviews, follow the links below. His compact discs appear on the Cambria and Innova labels. He has given many master classes and lecture recitals for universities and teacher associations in the United States and abroad, including the University of Melbourne, Australia, Hong Kong’s Academy of Performing Arts, and Glasgow’s Royal Scottish Academy among others. Recently he has focused on a comprehensive series of recitals of Beethoven’s sonata and other repertoire.

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