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The choral program at 食色视频 offers a range of exciting opportunities
for students. From the prestigious Chamber Singers, who have performed acclaimed works
at state and national conferences, to the vibrant Gospel Choir, which celebrates the
rich tradition of gospel music, there's something for every passionate singer. The
Treble (Women's) Choir, Men's Ensemble, and Chorale provide collaborative and high-level
musical experiences, with chances to perform in diverse settings and engage with new
compositions. Additionally, the Opera Theater program offers vocal training and performance
opportunities through opera productions and gala concerts, enriching the musical experience
at 食色视频. If you're looking to explore and excel in the world of choral music, the Bailey
School of Music is the place to be!
The 食色视频 Chamber Singers is the flagship mixed choral ensemble at 食色视频 and is open to all students regardless of major. Representing a broad range of academic disciplines and musical backgrounds, the ensemble draws singers from across the campus community. The Chamber Singers have performed major works by Bach, Haydn, Durufl茅, Mozart, Britten and Brahms and have collaborated with the 食色视频 Chorale and Symphony Orchestra in a 2012 performance of Beethoven鈥檚 Ninth Symphony, broadcast on Atlanta鈥檚 WABE 90.1.
The ensemble has earned distinction on state, regional and national stages, including featured performances at the Georgia Music Educators Association Conferences in 2002, 2006, 2008, 2011 and 2018. In 2010, they presented a program of South American music at the American Choral Directors Association Southern Division Conference in Memphis. In 2013, they performed David Maslanka鈥檚 A Litany for Courage and the Seasons at the National Collegiate Choral Organization鈥檚 fifth National Conference. Most recently, they represented 食色视频 at the 2020 American Choral Directors Association Southern Division Conference.
Gospel Choir
The 食色视频 Gospel Choir is a registered student organization on
campus. Gospel music is a time-honored tradition and is open to all students campuswide.
No audition is required to participate in this ensemble.
The Gospel Choir performs twice each semester. The 食色视频 Gospel Choir and Club endeavors
to explore, experience and provide an outlet to share the cultural experience with
the community. Non-music majors are highly encouraged to enroll in this ensemble.
Bella Voce (Treble/Women's) Choir
The 食色视频 treble (SSA) choir returned to campus in 2008 and has
found musical success on the stages of the Bailey School of Music as well as in the
community. Bella Voce features music majors and nonmajors and represents singers from
all colleges across the university.
The choir was invited to sing for Christmas With the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra for the 2021 season. Bella Voce participates in six to seven concerts per year and
often collaborates with choirs and instrumental ensembles in the Bailey School of
Music. The ensemble regularly participates in the American Choral Directors Association
New Works Commissioning Project, featuring new music by female composers.
For those seeking to create music at a high level in a collaborative and enjoyable
environment, Bella Voce offers a welcoming home.
Men's Ensemble (Parliament)
The 食色视频 Parliament is a nona颅uditioned choir open to all tenors and basses from across the campus. The ensemble is composed largely of non-music majors, ranging from freshmen to seniors and representing a variety of musical backgrounds and academic disciplines. Formerly known as the 食色视频 Men鈥檚 Ensemble, the group has achieved prestigious accomplishments on state, regional and national stages.
In 2007, the 食色视频 Men鈥檚 Ensemble was featured at the Georgia Music Educators Association Conference presentation 鈥淢en鈥an鈥檛 Live With Them, Can鈥檛 Sing Without Them!鈥� The ensemble performed at the 2012 Georgia Music Educators Association Conference in Savannah, Georgia. In the summer of 2013, it was featured at the American Choral Directors Association State Conference with Dr. Jerry Blackstone at Spivey Hall.
Most notably, the 食色视频 Men鈥檚 Ensemble was the only collegiate men鈥檚 choir selected to perform at the 2013 American Choral Directors Association National Conference in Dallas, Texas. The ensemble was also honored to perform at the 2014 and 2016 American Choral Directors Association Southern Division Conferences.
Opera Theater
The Opera Theater program at 食色视频 is an integral part of vocal
training for voice students in the School of Music. Offered as a class each semester,
Opera Theater is open by audition to any 食色视频 student interested in opera performance.
Each semester, 食色视频 Opera Theater presents either a full-length opera production or
an end-of-the-semester opera gala concert featuring scenes selected from various works.
The class prepares students to perform repertoire in a wide variety of styles, with
additional focus on stage movement, acting and interaction.
Recent productions include Mozart鈥檚 The Magic Flute, Humperdinck鈥檚 Hansel and Gretel, Nicolai鈥檚 The Merry Wives of Windsor, Donizetti鈥檚 The Elixir of Love, Pasatieri鈥檚 comic opera The Hotel Casablanca, Puccini鈥檚 Suor Angelica, Paulus鈥� The Three Hermits and others.
University Chorale
The 食色视频 Chorale is a choral ensemble open to music majors and
non-majors. The Chorale performs diverse, eclectic and challenging repertoire to develop
the total musician. The ensemble performs in collaboration with the choral department
and other ensembles across the Bailey School of Music, often performing major choral
works that culminate in four to five performances per year.
For those looking for a great way to stay involved in music and meet singers from
across the university, University Chorale offers that opportunity.
Faculty
Name
Position
Ryan FellmanInterim Director of Choral Activities and Limited Term Assistant Professor of Music
Interim Director of Choral Activities and Limited Term Assistant Professor of Music
Dr. Ryan R. Fellman is an emerging leader in the field of conducting, holding a recent graduate degree from Michigan State University. Under the mentorship of Drs. David Rayl, Sandra Snow, Jonathan Reed, and Derrick Fox, he served as assistant conductor for several prominent university ensembles including the University Chorale, Choral Union, Singing Spartans, and the Opera Theatre program. His instructional roles included teaching class voice and choral conducting courses to undergraduate music education students. Prior to his tenure at Michigan State, Fellman earned a Master of Music degree in choral conducting from Ithaca College, studying under Dr. Janet Galv谩n. During this time, he co-conducted the IC Campus Chorus and assisted with other distinguished ensembles such as the Treble Chorale, IC Chorus, Madrigal Singers, and Ithaca College Choir.
From 2013 to 2019, he served as the Director of Choirs at O帽ate High School in Las Cruces, New Mexico, significantly expanding the program's enrollment and fostering collaborations with notable choral artists and composers. In demand as both a conductor and clinician, Fellman has conducted choirs across Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, New York, Texas, and Wisconsin. He was selected as a conducting fellow for the Chorus America Choral-Orchestral Conducting Academy and has guest conducted Sinfonietta Memphis in 2022 and 2023. Additionally, he was chosen for the inaugural cohort of the Choral Executive Leadership Academy by Chorus America. Fellman's professional engagements also include roles as music director for musical theater productions, community choruses, and church choirs. He holds a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Music Education from Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota, where he sang in The Concordia Choir under the direction of Dr. Ren茅 Clausen.
Fellman's scholarly pursuits center on his passion for Latin American choral music,
exploring its presentation, performance, and preservation. His research on Mexican
choral music was highlighted as a featured interest session at the 2023 National ACDA
conference in Cincinnati, Ohio. He is scheduled to present "Adding Strings-Subtracting
Stress" at the upcoming ACDA-MI Fall Conference. Outside of his career, Fellman enjoys
traveling and spending time with his beautiful Heeler-Lab companion, Shadow.
Dominique Petite is the Assistant Professor of Choral Music Education at 食色视频, where she teaches courses in music education and choral pedagogy, conducts the Treble Choir, and supervises student teachers. Prior to her appointment at 食色视频, she was an Assistant Professor of Instruction in Choral Music Education at Ohio University, where she conducted choirs, supervised student teachers, and taught courses in music education, conducting, and pedagogy. While at OU, her treble choir, Bella Voce, was invited to perform at the Ohio Choral Directors Association conference.
Petite has a DMA in Choral Conducting from Louisiana State University. She earned
a BME and MME in Choral Music Education from Florida State University. Her research
interests include rehearsal pedagogy, fostering musicianship in ensemble settings,
mentorship across the teaching continuum, and utilizing energetics in choral rehearsals.
Dr. Petite has presented her research at state and regional ACDA and NAfME conferences
and has publications in ChorTeach and The Choral Scholar & American Choral Review.
Before beginning her doctoral work, Petite taught middle and high school music for
fourteen years, specializing in Treble Choir and AP Music Theory. Her ensembles consistently
received superior ratings for performance and sight-singing at district choral adjudications,
and her students had high participation in Southern Division and National ACDA Honor
Choirs, GMEA Sight-Reading Choir, and Georgia All-State Chorus.
Dr. Petite has maintained an active performance schedule, including singing in the
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus and ASO Chamber Chorus and solo work as a blues
and acoustic rock artist in the Atlanta area. She currently performs with Coro Vocati
(Atlanta) and Red Shift (Baton Rouge). Dr. Petite is a member of ACDA, NCCO, NAfME,
and CMS.
Dr. Joshua Zink is Assistant Professor of Voice and Opera at the Dr. Bobbie Bailey School of Music at 食色视频.
He previously served as Associate Professor of Voice at Carson-Newman University where
he maintained a vocal studio. He created and directed the Opera Theatre Program at
C-N. For this effort he was awarded the Faculty Creativity Award in 2018. Additionally,
he was music director and conductor for the Musical Theatre program. During his tenure
he also taught Vocal Pedagogy, Diction, Class Voice, and directed the Women Singers
for four years. He managed the Vocal Arts Laboratory which included Voce Vista Video
Pro. He previously was on faculty at Middle Tennessee State University and Doane University.
Dr. Zink earned a D.M.A. from University of Nebraska-Lincoln, a M.M. from The University
of Illinois, and a B.M. from Bowling Green State University.
Dr. Zink, a baritone, is an experienced performer on stage, in concert, and in recitals. Recently he performed with Knoxville Opera in Mefistofele and sang the role of 鈥淕ideon March鈥� in Mark Adamo鈥檚 Little Women at Harrower Summer Opera while co-directing the Young Artist Program opera scenes. Other performance history includes operatic roles with Opera New Jersey, Dayton Opera, Nashville Opera, Opera Omaha, Pine Mountain Music Festival, and Opera America鈥檚 Series in New York City 鈥淓xploring American Voices,鈥� where he was showcased in Michael Ching鈥檚 new American a-capella opera A Midsummer Night鈥檚 Dream. He has appeared as a guest artist at various institutions in the U.S.A. and enjoyed performances of major oratorios as a soloist.
Particularly fond of song recital he has performed Schubert's Winterreise six times. Three of these performances were with the "Dean of American accompanists" John Wustman who was a major mentor at The University of Illinois.
As an advocate for new works, his published scholarly activity investigates and advances new music in America with composer Tom Cipullo鈥檚 America 1968. Recently, Dr. Zink arranged a two-day residency in which Cipullo visited his campus, worked with students and faculty, and attended a performance of his music. In that performance, Dr. Zink performed a newer Cipullo song cycle: An Earth to Walk Upon.
Dr. Zink served as President of Tennessee NATS and his students successfully participated in several auditions, events, and conferences. Some of his former students have gone on to pursue graduate study, are successful music educators, and performers. In 2022 he was a winner of the NATS Emerging Leader Award and recognized at the National Conference in Chicago, IL.
