Susan R. Dunn

Office Hours:

Tuesdays 12:30-1:00, Wednesdays 2:00-3:30 or by appointment

Education

• M.Mus. Indiana University at Bloomington, 1980
• B.A. Hendrix College, 1976

Duties:

Teach voice, direct opera workshop, serve as Director of Undergraduate Studies.

Awards, Honors, and Distinctions

• Grammy Award, "Best Choral Recording of 1988", Verdi, Requiem, 1988
• Pick of the Year, Verdi, Requiem, Gramophone Magazine, 1988
• "The Best of the New Generation: Men and Women Under 40 Who Are Changing America", Esquire Magazine's, January 1984
• Richard Tucker Foundation Award Winner, 1983
• WGN-Opera on the Air Award, First Place, Chicago, IL, 1983
• D'Angelo Young Artist Award, First Place, 1981
• G.B. Dealey-Dallas Morning News Young Artist Awards, First Place, 1981
• Luciano Pavarotti-Opera Company of Philadelphia Young Artist Award Winner, 1981
• Metropolitain National Council Auditions, Winner, 1981

Selected Professional Work:

    Recordings

• S. Dunn. Verdi, Giovanni D'Arco, Orchestra del Teatro Comunale, Bologna, with Riccardo Chailly.  Home Vision Video, 1992 . (VHS and Laserdisc)
• S. Dunn. Wagner, Die Walkure, Act I, Pittsburgh Symphony, with Lorin Maazel.  Telarc, 1991 .
• S. Dunn. Mahler, Das klagende Lied, RSO Berlin, with Riccardo Chailly.  London/Decca, 1991 .
• S. Dunn. Schoenberg, Gurrelieder, RSO Berlin, with Riccardo Chailly.  London/Decca, 1990 .
• S. Dunn. Susan Dunn: Beethoven, Verdi, and Wagner Arias, Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, with Riccardo Chailly.  London/Decca, 1988 .
• S. Dunn. Verdi, Requiem, Atlanta Symphony, with Robert Shaw.  Telarc, 1987 .
• S. Dunn. Beethoven, Mass in C, RSO Berlin, with Riccardo Chailly.  London/Decca, 1987 .
• S. Dunn. Verdi, I Vespri Siciliani, Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, with Riccardo Chailly.  Home Vision Video, 1986 .

   Directing:

• Parents' and Families' Weekend Concert, Nelson Music Room, 1996-2010
  In the Spotlight: A concert of solo and small ensemble works by students.

Curriculum Vitae