Martin Duke Wilson

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Contact Information
Email: martindwdm@yahoo.com
Phone: 204-430-5685

Education and Training
Indiana University, Bloomington
Doctor of Music in Vocal Performance (DMA),             12/2002, GPA 3.83

Brevard Music Festival, 2001

American Institute of Musical Studies (AIMS) in Graz, 1998

Overseas Study in Florence, Italy                                (through Indiana University), 1994

University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls
Master's Degree in Music (MA), 1991, GPA 3.75

University of Iowa, Iowa City
Bachelor's Degree in Music, 1988

Voice Teachers:Robert MacLaren (University of Manitoba); Carlos Serrano (Academy of Vocal Arts in Philadelphia and Brevard Music Festival);                                              Margaret Harshaw, Carlos Montané, Klara Barlow, Giorgio Tozzi, Carol Smith, and Andreas Poulimenos              (Indiana University School of Music);                              Leslie Morgan (University of Northern Iowa);                           Carol Blaickner-Mayo (Vienna, Austria).

Coaches: Russell Ryan (Universität für darstellende Kunst, Vienna, Austria),
Imre Pallo (Indiana University),                                     William Ferrara (University of Oklahoma),
John Greer (University of Maryland),                              Robert Swensen (Eastman School of Music).
Special coachings:                                                            American Institute of Musical Studies in Graz,                  Joan Dornamen Master Class,                                        Brevard Music Festival

Languages: 3 years German (over 1 year in Germany),       3 years Italian (2 mos. in Italy),                                                2 years French                                                                         German, Italian, French, and English diction

Doctoral minors: Speech and Hearing Sciences,                  Music History

Dissertation topic: Vocal Cover: A Descriptive Analysis

Miscellaneous Academic Highlights: Vocal Pedagogy studied with a student of Ingo Titze at the University of Northern Iowa and Paul Kiesgen at Indiana University
3 1/2 years opera theater
7 years piano
1 year acting
2 years dance (ballet and modern)
3 years song literature

Teaching Experience
Manitoba Conservatory of Music and Arts 

Winnipeg, Manitoba (Canada) Since 2006 teaching individual and group voice

University of Manitoba (prep division) Winnipeg, Manitoba
Since 2006 teaching studio voice

Prairie Theatre Exchange (Winnipeg, MB)
Music Theatre, 2011-2012

Hobart and William Smith Colleges in Geneva, NY, 2005-2006 Studio voice

Cobblestone Arts Center in Farmington, NY, 2005-2006
Studio voice

Syracuse University (Syracuse, NY), 2004 Studio voice

Institute of European Studies School (IES), Johannesgasse 7, 1010 Vienna, Austria, 2003-2004,              Studio voice

Tanz Forum Wien Performing Center, Zieglergasse 7, 1070 Vienna, Austria, 2003-2004, studio voice

Danube Cultural Institute Vienna, Böcklinstrasse 30, 1020 Vienna, Austria, Studio voice and Opera History and Appreciation

Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, IL, 2001-2002
Studio Voice and German Diction and Literature for Singers

Teaching private voice lessons since 1995

Subsitute teacher for Monroe County (Indiana) Public School System 1999-2003

Related Work Experience:
Music Librarian for AIMS in Graz, 1998
Church Choir Director, 5 years
Instructional Support Services Consultant

Performance Experience
Operatic and Musical Roles:                                                 La Boheme, Rodolfo;                                                                I Pagliacci, Canio;
 Quilters (Newman/Damashek), Frank/Storyteller/Bert Yeomen of the Guard, Colonel Fairfax                                    (Brevard Music Festival);
Dreamwalkers (Lucia Patino), Joe;                                          Amahl and the Night Visitors, Shepherd and tour member      Aiken Productions and The American Concert Series;
Beauty and the Beast (Vittorio Giannini), The Beast;              The Full Monty, Reg Willoughby/The Minister;                         Once Upon a Mattress, Sir Harry;                                            Cannibal, the Musical (Trey Parker), Alferd Packer;               The Fantasticks, Bell;                                                               The Force of Credulity (early American), Parchment               Bloomington Early Music Festival;                                          Doctor Miracle (Bizet), title role;                                              Carmen, Remendado;                                                             Die Zauberflöte, Monostatos;                                                   HMS Pinafore, Ralph;                                                               The Love for Three Oranges, The Master of Ceremonies;      The Mask of Red Death (Peter Hamlin), Guest;                      
Hin und Zurück (Hindemith), Husband.

Chorus Roles: Tosca, Il Trovatore, Otello, The Transit of Venus, Manon, Candide, Lucia di Lammermoor, Agrippina, Madama Butterfly, The Enchanted Child (Ravel), The Nightingale (Stravinsky), Die Zauberflöte, Carousel, The Tales of Hoffman.

Performed Operatic Scenes:                                                Lohengrin (Lohengrin), Act 3, scene 1 duet;

Les pecheurs de perles (Nadir),                                              Au fond du temple saint;                                                          La Boheme (Rodolfo), Che gelida manina for the Brevard Music Festival Conductor's Orchestra;                                    Fedora (Loris), 2nd act duet;                                                   Tosca (Cavaradossi), 1st act duet with Tosca for the Indianapolis Children's Museum Website;                                Der Freischütz (Max), aria and trio;                                         Cavalleria Rusticana (Turridu), duet with Santuzza;                La Traviata (Alfredo), 1st act duet;                                          L'elisir d'amore (Nemorino), 1st act duets.

Studied Operatic Roles:                                                Faust (Faust),                                                                Walther (Die Meistersinger),                                     Lohengrin (Lohengrin),                                         Cavaradossi (Tosca),                                                      Alfredo (La Traviata),                                                    Tamino (Die Zauberflöte).

Oratorio Roles:                                                                       Tenor soloist in Mozart Requiem (December 2007);              Tenor Soloist in Christmas Oratorio by Camille Saint-Saens (December 2006);                                                                   Evangelist in Christmas Oratorio by J. S. Bach (December 2004);                                                                                      Tenor soloist in Bach cantata 73 (Vienna, 2004);                    Tenor soloist in Messiah by G. F. Handel (2001);                  
Tenor soloist in Mozart Mass K65 with Chiesa di San Felice (Florence, Italy), summer 1994;                                      Chineser Cultural Night, Volksoper Chor and Orchestra
(Vienna Musikverein, November, 2003);                                  Konx Pax (Scelsi) with Wienersingakademie, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, and conducted by
Ingo Metzmacher (Vienna Konzerthaus and Graz, November,2003);                                                                                 The Messiah with Wienersingakademie, Ensemble Sonare Linz, and conducted by Heinz Ferlesch (Vienna Konzerthaus,December,2003);                                                                    Beethoven 9th Symphony with Wienersingakademie, Vienna Symphony Orchestra, and conducted by Osmo Vänskä (Vienna Konzerthaus, December, 2003- January 2004);
Daphne and Chloe Suite with Wienersingakademie, Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, and conducted by Bertrand de Billy (Vienna Konzerthaus, January, 2004);                      Alexander Nevsky (film score) with Wienersingakademie,
Vienna Symphony Orchestra, and conducted by Vladimir Ashkenazy (Vienna Konzerthaus, March, 2004);       Svanisce in un momento und Der Sturm (Haydn) with Wienersingakademie, Austro-Hungarian Haydn
Philharmonic, and conducted by Adam Fischer (Vienna Kozerthaus, April 14, 2004);                                                    Stabat Mater (Dvorak) with Wienersingakademie, Vienna
Symphony Orchestra, and conducted by Vladimir Fedosejew (Vienna Konzerthaus, March 16, 17, 2004);         Beethoven 9th Symphony with Collegium Vocale Marchfeld, Singakademie Mödling, Niederösterreichisches
Tonkünstlerorchester (Vienna Musikverein, April 19, 2004); Beethoven 9th Symphony with Wienersingakademie, Vienna Symphony Orchestra, and conducted by Kent Nagano (Vienna Konzerthaus, December, 2004- January 2005)

Miscellaneous:                                                                 

Chansons d’Amour: A Parisian Cabaret, solos and ensembles;

Wienersingakademie (professional chorus in Vienna, Austria) 2003-2004;

Voces Novae (performing choral group) 1999-2003;

Professional church choir section leader and tenor soloist for churches in Bloomington, IN; Anderson, IN; Vienna, Austria; Rochester, NY; Winnipeg, MB; Des Moines, IA

Song Cycles include:                                                            Seven Songs for Voice and Piano (Edward Elgar),                 On Wenlock Edge (Vaughn Williams),                                     An die ferne Geliebte (Beethoven),                                         Dichterliebe (Schuman),                                                          Una primavera andaluza (Lorenzo Palomo).

Play Experience:                                                        Bedtime Stories, Tommy Quick;                                          The Optimists, Doug;
Inherit the Wind, the Judge;                                                  11 Variations on Friar John’s Failure, Friar John;
The Mousetrap, Detective Sergeant Trotter;                   Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol, Jacob Marley;          Othello, Cassio;                                                                       Two Gentlemen of Verona, Thurio;                                          The Comedy of Errors, Dromio of Syracuse;                          Love's Fire, The Painter (in William Finn's Painting You) and Seth (in John Guare's The General of Hot Desire);                 Hayfever (Noel Coward), Richard;                                           Improvisational Theatre for Law Enforcement, Medical, and Law professionals through Skywest Productions, Effective Arts, and Law Society of Manitoba.

Recordings and Radio Drama:                                      French Quarter (Judge), a radio drama series released 12/99;
The Dante Experience (Mephistofeles), an award-winning radio comedy/drama series recorded 12/00-1/01 including an original song written and performed by Dr. Wilson
-Winner of the Golden Headset Award for Best Multicast Audio Production of 2001, the Ogle Silver Award for Best Fantasy or Horror Production of the year, and second place in the Silver Microphone Competition;
Hospice Benefit CD by Voces Novae (performing choral group);                                                                                The Big Paper (Narrator), an award-winning forest conservation documentary (August, 2003);                             Quilt, a recording of tenor arias and song (August, 2003).

Honors and Experiences
Full Scholarship to Brevard Music Festival, 2001
Financial Award with AIMS in Graz, 1998
National Merit Scholar Honorable Mention
Degree of Distinction, National Debate Society
Des Moines (Iowa) Speech Club Original Oratory District Award
Notable Trips:
Resident of Vienna, Austria 2003-2004
3 month German operatic audition tour, fall 1996
Brevard Music Festival, 2001
AIMS in Graz, 1998
Indiana University language trip in Italy (Florence), 1994
Computer Experience:
Online business information researcher in Munich
Latest Mac and Microsoft operating systems
Latest WP and Microsoft Word document systems
Some use of research engines and website research
Experience with projectors for displaying computer information, primarily
from laptops
Hobbies: Travel, Theater, Movies, Art, Reading, Hiking, Sports, Music: classical, jazz, folk-pop, piano, distinctive-poetic styles of all types.

References
Robert MacLaren: Voice Professor at University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB. Phone: 204-474-6303.                                    Email: maclaren@cc.umanitoba.ca

Norine Harty: Managing Director of the Manitoba Conservatory of Music & Arts, Winnipeg, MB.                Phone: 204-943-6090. Email: norine@mcma.ca

Mary Hawn: Director of Prep Studies for University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB. Phone: 204-474-9403.                    Email: hawn@cc.umanitoba.ca

Carlos Serrano: Voice Teacher for Academy of Vocal Arts in Philadelphia, PA, and the Brevard Music Festival (retired). Email:pitovieques@yahoo.com

Joseph Downing: Dean’s Committee, Setnor Music School, Syracuse University. Phone: 309-443-5892.                           Email: jdowning@syr.edu

Moya Andrews: Vice Chancellor and Professor of Speech and Hearing Sciences, Indiana University.                              Phone: 812-855-3375.                                                             Email: andrews@indiana.edu

Sam Scifres: Chair of the Voice Department, Illinois Wesleyan University School of Music (retired).                       Phone: 309-556-3121. Email: sscifres@iwu.edu

Stefano Algeri: Assistant professor of Voice, McGill Univerisity Schulich School of Music. Phone: 514-398-4535 Ext. 089601. Email: Stefano.Algeri@mcgill.ca