Bio

Soprano, Cynthia Vaughn is a Colorado native who has lived and performed across the United States. She is nationally and internationally respected as a performer, teacher, and author. She has performed more than 30 leading roles in opera, operetta, and musical theater in Colorado, Cincinnati, Chicago, San Francisco, and New York state. Vaughn continues to perform as a soloist with choruses and orchestras in oratorio and concert works. Her 40+ performances include Mozart's Requiem and Coronation Mass, Haydn's The Creation, and Handel's Messiah. She is also a frequent collaborator with song composers and has performed regional and world premieres.  Meribeth (Bunch) Dayme, PhD, and Cynthia Vaughn  co-authored THE SINGING BOOK, a leading text/song anthology/ CD for class voice and beginning-intermediate voice study, 2nd ed. 2008 W.W. Norton & Co., NY/London.  Cynthia has also written and edited more than 40 articles for Classical Singer Magazine. She wrote the Currents column for the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) newsletter and is the Vocal Literature Coordinator/Publisher's Liaison for the prestigious NATS Summer Intern Program, and newly appointed to the NATS Membership Committee.  Vaughn presents masterclasses, concerts and presentations, and is a frequent adjudicator for vocal competitions. Cynthia has 25 years experience as a voice teacher, including a decade of full and part-time university teaching. She is currently Guest Associate Faculty at Colorado State University and is the Founder/Director of Magnolia Music Studio in Old Town, Fort Collins, est. 2008. She and her husband Terry live in a loft condo downtown. Son, Trevor, is completing a degree in video game art and design in Colorado. Daughter, Katy,  is a singer and actor in New York City.

Solo/Orchestral: representative (complete resume on request)

HAYDN: The Creation, Lord Nelson Mass, Theresa Mass...

MOZART: Grand Mass in C min, Requiem, Solemn Vespers, Coronation Mass...

J.S. BACH: Magnificat, Cantatas No. 147, 140, 47, 4,8, 9, 158...

HANDEL: Messiah, Dixit Dominus..    C.M. VON WEBER: Freischutz Mass

VIVALDI: Gloria       HONEGGER: King David    BEETHOVEN: 9th Symphony

SCHUBERT: Mass in G        RUTTER: Requiem     MENDELSSOHN: Elijah

ORFF: Carmina Burana         PARKER: Hora Novissima

Conductors:  James Kim, Howard Skinner, Earl Rivers, Wes Kenney, Tamara Schmiege, Michael Kreuger, Rodney Eichenberger, Charlene Archibeque,

Professional Vocal  Ensembles:

Cincinnati Vocal Arts Ensemble          John Wilson Singers (Chicago)

Ars Nova Singers                Northern Colorado Chamber Choir

Conductors: Earl Rivers, Dale Warland, James Conlon, Sir David Wilcox, James Kim, Howard Skinner, Thomas Morgan, John Wilson

Opera: representative (complete resume on request)

J. STRAUSS, JR: Die Fledermaus/”Adele”     PUCCINI: Suor Angelica (title)

MENOTTI: The Telephone/”Lucy”   MOZART: Magic Flute/”Pamina”, “1st Lady”

HUMPERDINCK: Hansel & Gretel/ “Gretel”   NICOLAI: Merry Wives../”Alice”

OFFENBACH:  Orpheus in the Underworld/”Eurydice”

GILBERT & SULLIVAN: Mikado/”YumYum”; Patience/(title); Pirates of Penzance/”Mabel”; Yeomen of the Guard/”Elsie”; The Sorcerer/”Constance”; The Grand Duke/”Julia Jellicoe”

Music Theater/Dinner Theater

Peter Pan/”Mrs. Darling”               Phantom of the Opera (Bell)/”Mme. Ghiry”

Secret Garden/”Claire Holmes”       Pinocchio (Pickering)/Madame Evilovich

The Invisible People/”Mother”

Media:

Television commercials: Principal (Screen Actors Guild) : Colorado Rockies, Colorado Lottery, Non-union: KOOL 105 “housewife”, Discover channel “nurse”

Radio/voice-over: commercials (Goodwill, Coors, Denver Center...). Books on tape, “MomSense” slice-of-life dramas, Radio Reading for the Blind;

Masterclasses/Presentations: representative

Featured Clinician MN NATS, April 2011

Presenter University of Central Missouri, Feb 2011

Vocal workshop, Unitarian Church choir, Fort Collins, Jan 11

Presenter with Kristine Hurst for NATS national conference, Utah 2010

Art Connects International: Urbino, Italy summer program, 2006, 2008

International Congress of Voice Teachers: Vancouver (poster session)

Classical  Singer Conventions: Connecticut, Philadelphia, Chicago

Natl.Assoc of Teachers of Singing: West Central Region, Seattle Chapter, Chicago Chapter, NATS Intern Program Vocal Lit Coordinator since 2005

State MTNA and MENC workshops (music education conferences)

College Music Society: regional and national conference presentations

University workshops: Brigham Young University, University of Puget Sound, Capitol University, Cedarville University, University of Northern Colorado, Colorado State University, University of Colorado-Boulder

High Schools: Denver School of the Arts, Longmont HS, Silver Creek HS, Fort Collins HS

Adjudication--all levels (high school, university, Classical Singer,  NATSAA, Met Regionals, Broomfield Fine Arts Festival.)

Training/Education:

Certified CoreSingingTM Teacher, Annecy, France 2010 w Meribeth Dayme

Master of Arts Degree in Music/Vocal Performance: San Jose State University

Bachelor of Arts Degree in Music/Vocal Performance: Cal State-Hayward

Doctoral studies/recitals: University of Northern Colorado

Contemporary Commercial Music Vocal Pedagogy Institute, Level I, II, Shenandoah University summer program

Teachers: Charmaine Coppom, Melissa Malde, Doris Yarick-Cross (NYC), R. Combs (Chicago),

Vocal Coach: Marcie Stapp (San Francisco)

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