Dr. Ginger Beazley
Dr. Beazley is the director of Ars Nova School of the
Arts, and President of the Board of Ars Nova, Incorporated.
Curriculum Vitae
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
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College Positions |
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Private and class instruction. Master classes
including teaching of performance skills. Staging of operatic excerpts.
Directed Chamber Singers. Courses Taught include: French, German, &
Italian Diction; Anatomy for Singing; Vocal Pedagogy; Song Literature;
and Applied Voice. |
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Assistant Professor of Voice, Oakwood
College, Huntsville, AL 1995 to Present |
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Adjunct Professor of Voice, Oakwood
College, Huntsville, AL 1984 to 1995 |
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Choral Director, Oakwood College,
Huntsville, AL 1987 to Present |
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Private Instruction |
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Voice students ranging in ages from twelve to
sixty years of age. Adjudicator for Outstanding Choral Student
Competition of District VIII two years. Piano students ranging in ages
from five to thirty. Entered piano students in Alabama Music Teachers
district and state auditions with multiple state winners. Served as
piano adjudicator in other state districts for five years. |
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Voice Instructor / Piano Instructor,
Private Studio, Huntsville, AL 1962 to Present |
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Vocal Student Accomplishments |
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State winners and alternates of Alabama Music
Teachers Association 1986 and 1987; Multiple finalists in State and
Regional NATS 1994, 1995, and 1996; NATSAA Semi-Finalist 1996; Federated
Music Club scholarship winner 1986; Kentucky Women's scholarship 1992;
Albert Lane scholarship 1992, 1993, and 1994; District Metropolitan
Opera Audition winner in Birmingham, Alabam 1992 and Bloomington,
Indiana 1992. |
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Former Students in Professional Careers:
Janice Chandler, Angela Brown, Susanna Phillips |
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Choral Direction |
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Responsible for planning/directing weekly
worship service including special programs. Directed adult and youth
choirs. Developed and supervised graded choir programs for preschool
through adult ages. Directed major musical/dramatic productions annually
including full set and lighting design. Taught group and individual
voice. |
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Senior Choir Director, St. Stephen's
Episcopal Church, Huntsville, AL 1995-1997 |
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Minister of Music, Faith Chapel,
Huntsville, AL 1980 to 1988 |
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Choral Director, Oakwood College,
Huntsville, AL 1987 to Present |
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Elementary / Secondary Positions |
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Taught kindergarten. General music, grades 4-6
two years. General music instructor for junior high students. Choral
director on secondary level. |
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Teacher, Westminster Christian Academy,
Huntsville, AL 1968 to 1976 |
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Teacher, Wichita Public School System,
Wichita, KS 1961 |
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Teacher, Sun Valley Christian School,
Sun Valley, CA, 1959 to 1960 |
EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
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University of Alabama,
Tuscaloosa, AL |
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D.M.A. in Vocal Performance (GPA 4.0) - 1999 |
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Middle Tennessee State
University, Murfreesboro, TN |
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M.A. in Vocal Performance (GPA:
4.0) - 1992 |
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Wichita State University,
Wichita, KS |
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Eleven graduate hours in Education
- 1960
State Certification in Elementary Education - 1960 |
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Bob Jones University,
Greenville, SC |
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B.S. Music Education - 1958
Primary Concentration - Voice, Secondary Concentration - Piano
Seventeen graduate hours toward M.A. in Vocal Performance |
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Phillips University, Enid,
OK |
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General Studies - Summer 1957 |
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Oklahoma University, Norman,
OK |
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General Studies - Summer 1956 |
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Tabor College, Hillsboro, KS |
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General Studies - 1954 to 1956 |
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Additional Training |
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1996 |
NATS Musical Theatre Workshop with Marnie Nixon
and Candace Evans. |
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1995 |
German Lied with Martin Katz, Westminster Choir
College. |
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1995 |
Workshop, Vocal Institute with Richard Miller,
Texas Christian University. |
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1992, 1990 |
Indiana University Masters Class with Joan
Dornemann of the Metropolitan Opera and Virginia Zeani of Indiana
University |
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1991 |
Choral Problems and Techniques at Middle
Tennessee State University. Dr. Raphael Bundage of Middle Tennessee
State University and Ron Shirey of Texas Christian University. |
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1985-Present |
Private instruction in voice with Virginia
Zeani, Indiana University. |
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1985 |
Vocal Repertoire Master Class, Indiana
University. |
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1983 |
Masters Class with Van A. Christy. |
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1977 |
Masters Class with Leopold Padolski |
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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1958-59 Received teaching fellowship - Bob
Jones University
Kappa Delta Pi, National honorary society
Phi Kappa Phi, National honorary society
Pi Kappa Lambda, National honorary music society
Member of National Association of Teachers of Singing |
PERFORMING EXPERIENCE
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Operatic Roles Performed |
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Polissena |
Galileo Galilei - Hoiby 1995
Huntsville Community Chorus - Conductor: Kenneth Turvey |
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Leonora |
Il Trovatore - Verdi 1992
Huntsville Opera Theatre - Conductor: Dennis Johnson |
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Nedda |
I Pagliacci - Leoncavallo 1990
Huntsville Opera Theatre - Conductor: Dennis Johnson |
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Lauretta |
Gianni Schicci - Puccini 1981
Huntsville Community Chorus - Conductor: Kenneth Turvey |
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Violetta |
Excerpts from La Traviata - Verdi
1984
Director: Mary Schwanner |
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Musetta |
La Boheme - Puccini 1959
Bob Jones University Theater - Conductor: Dwight Gustafsen |
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Oratorio, Church and Concert
Performances |
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Soprano Soloist |
Elijah - Mendelssohn 1997
University of Alabama Symphony Orchestra - Conductor: Sherrill Milnes |
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Soprano Soloist |
German Requiem - Brahms 1995
University of Alabama Symphony Orchestra - Conductor: Carlton McCreery |
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Soprano Soloist |
9th Symphony - Beethoven 1993
Huntsville Community Chorus - Conductor: Kenneth Turvey |
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Soprano Soloist |
Mass in G Major - Schubert 1992
Middle Tennessee Chorus - Conductor: Raphael Bundage |
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Angel |
Laud to the Nativity - Respighi
1991
Huntsville Community Chorus - Conductor: Kenneth Turvey |
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Soprano Soloist |
The Messiah - Handel 1983, 1987,
1991
Regional Performances |
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Soloist |
Area Recitals, Concerts and Benefits
1988-Present |
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Musical Theater |
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Cast Member |
A Night with Cole 1989
Huntsville Independent Productions - Director: Lee Deal |
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Mother Abbess |
The Sound of Music - Rodgers &
Hammerstein 1991
Family Theatre - Conductor: Marx Pales |
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Yum Yum |
The Mikado - Gilbert & Sullivan
1986
Huntsville Community Chorus - Director: Jay Fryman |
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Miss Tweed |
Something's Afoot - Received Best
Actress 1982-83 Award
Huntsville Little Theater - Director: Jerry |
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Anna |
The King and I - Rodgers &
Hammerstein 1981
Huntsville Community Chorus - Conductor: Kenneth Turvey |
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Fiona |
Brigadoon 1979
Huntsville Community Chorus - Director: Jay Fryman |
DIRECTING EXPERIENCE
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Stage Director |
The Gift of the Magi - Ars Nova, Inc. -
1998 |
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Stage and Musical Director |
The Ruined Maid - Ars Nova, Inc. - 1998 |
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Stage and Musical Director |
The Medium - Ars Nova, Inc. - 1998 |
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Stage and Musical Director |
Celebration of Black Heritage -
Renaissance Theatre - 1998 |
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Stage Director |
Gondoliers - Huntsville Community Chorus
- 1992 |
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Stage and Musical Director |
The Gospel According to Scrooge - Brush
Arbor Productions - 1990 |
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Musical Director |
Really Rosi - Fantasy Playhouse - 1987 |
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