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The Vocal Studies area of UGA's Hugh Hodgson School of Music is home to undergraduate, master's, and

Our faculty:
Gregory Broughton, tenor
Frederick Burchinal, baritone
Michael Hadary, baritone
Elizabeth Johnson Knight, mezzo soprano
Stephanie Tingler (chair), soprano
Kathryn Wright, vocal coach

09/28/2026

Choral Day 2026 was an amazing celebration of all the things the human voice can do and of not only UGA’s choral program, but of high school choirs from all over the state. The voice area was proud to feature students Hope Unger, Amanda Ferreira, Lauren Smith, Nathaniel Long, Julian Rivera, Kathryn McWhorter, Ronan Gawley, Avery Twelkemeier, Brooke Chamrin, and Rock Chaney, assisted by pianists Rachel Townes, Eva Panagou, Annabel Shue, Carlos Varela, Elena Minko and Greg Hankins.

Thank you all for beautifully representing the work we do in the voice area!

09/04/2026

On Tuesday evening, Jay Ivey and Andrew Voelker presented the first recital in the UGA Faculty Artist Series, Songs of the Wanderer, featuring song cycles by Jacques Ibert, Gerald Finzi and Gustav Mahler, and ending with a moving rendition of “The Impossible Dream” from Man of La Mancha. Students, faculty, and guests gathered in the lobby afterwards for a delicious reception!

Thank you, Dr. Ivey and Dr. Voelker, for your artistry and your vulnerability, and here’s to an amazing year ahead of recitals!

08/27/2026

This summer, doctoral student Amanda Ferreira Faasen sang her first Carmen with Chicago Summer Opera . Amanda previously appeared in the lead role of F***y Price in UGA’s production of Jonathan Dove’s Mansfield Park in spring 2026. Félicitations, Amanda!

08/24/2026

Last Friday the voice area rang in the new school year with a beautiful recital showcasing our graduate cohort (assisted by amazing collaborative pianist Elena Minko!) and introductions and announcements from the faculty. Here’s to a great semester!

Video by Apricity Li Dongyang .

07/05/2026

Dr. Slovin is representing UGA at the National Conference this weekend! She shared a presentation that she developed with Dr. Emily Siar of Boston Conservatory, called “Supporting Students with Voice Impairments in the Studio.” Best of all - her own undergraduate voice teacher and voice therapist were in the audience!

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06/18/2026

Congratulations to UGA Voice Area student Phoebe Feibus, whose work on Carlisle Floyd’s ‘Great American Opera’ has been published in The Classic, the Writing Intensive Program’s journal of undergraduate writing and research. You can read “Carlisle Floyd’s ‘Great American Opera’: The Importance of Susannah (1955) to the American Musical Canon” in the current issue, 14.2, online at http://theclassicjournal.org.

05/14/2026

: we are so proud of voice area students Marianna Baccus, Julian Rivera-Summerville and Ava Bogarde for their fantastic singing at last week’s Commencement ceremonies. Bravi tutti!

05/13/2026

“People don’t want to hear a version of somebody else - they want to hear YOU.”

Today voice area students Alex Gilliam, Susanna Poston and Zaria Doss had the opportunity to work with jazz vocalist Ilona Knopfler, who also performed with IGA jazz professor James Weidman and student musicians at the botanical gardens last night. Thank you so much to for organizing this master class!

05/08/2026

Congratulations to all of our voice area graduates! We are so proud of you and excited to see what you do next.

(Photo missing our esteemed opera director, .director !)

04/29/2026

On Friday, April 24th, we hosted our spring honors recital, the last departmental recital of the year. Congratulations to all of our students on their hard work and impressive progress this semester!

Thank you to for her video editing skills!

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Augusta, GA
30901-2115

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http://www.music.uga.edu/voice

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