Treasurer/Membership Secretary
Matthew Markham
Baritone Matthew Markham enjoys an active career on the operatic, concert, and recital stages. Roles span Mozart through lyric French and English/American opera. An avid interpreter of art song, he has worked with musical luminaries from all over the world. He is a frequent soloist in oratorio ranging Bach to Britten and has performed in prestigious concert venues including Weill Hall at Carnegie Hall in New York City and Suk Hall at the Rudolfinum in Prague, Czech Republic.
Dr. Markham joined the voice faculty at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point in the fall of 2012 and was promoted to Associate Professor of Voice in the spring of 2017. Dr. Markham received a UWSP Excellence in Teaching Award for the 2017-18 academic year. He teaches applied voice, vocal pedagogy, song literature, diction, a wellness course in vocal technique, and opera workshop.
In the field of music research, Dr. Markham was a national recipient of the prestigious Theodore Presser Grant Award for Graduate Research in Music and a recipient of a Florida State University Dissertation Research Grant Award. These grants have enabled him to conduct research on the vocal compositions of Czech composer Petr Eben and have culminated in his doctoral treatise "A Study of Písně z Těšínska of Petr Eben." He has collaborated with Dr. Timothy Cheek, author of Singing in Czech, in lecture recitals on this subject at the Fort Wayne Art Song Festival where he also served as guest artist/teacher, at the International Czech Song and Aria Competition at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, and at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Dr. Markham was published in the January/February 2015 NATS Journal of Singing: "Petr Eben's Písně z Těšínska: A Guide for Singers, Teachers, and Coaches."
Dr. Markham holds the Bachelor of Music degree in Voice Performance from The Florida State University College of Music, Master of Music degree in Voice Performance and Pedagogy from Westminster Choir College, and the Doctor of Music degree in Voice Performance from The Florida State University College of Music.
Dr. Markham has been a faculty resident-artist at the Ameropa Solo and Chamber Music Festival in Prague, Czech Republic for three summers and has taught for the Metropolitan International Music Festival in NYC. He is delighted to return to the International Lyric Academy in Vicenza, Italy to teach for the third time in 2022.
For more information, please visit www.matthewmarkham.net.
You can contact Matthew directly by clicking this link: Matthew Markham
Dr. Markham joined the voice faculty at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point in the fall of 2012 and was promoted to Associate Professor of Voice in the spring of 2017. Dr. Markham received a UWSP Excellence in Teaching Award for the 2017-18 academic year. He teaches applied voice, vocal pedagogy, song literature, diction, a wellness course in vocal technique, and opera workshop.
In the field of music research, Dr. Markham was a national recipient of the prestigious Theodore Presser Grant Award for Graduate Research in Music and a recipient of a Florida State University Dissertation Research Grant Award. These grants have enabled him to conduct research on the vocal compositions of Czech composer Petr Eben and have culminated in his doctoral treatise "A Study of Písně z Těšínska of Petr Eben." He has collaborated with Dr. Timothy Cheek, author of Singing in Czech, in lecture recitals on this subject at the Fort Wayne Art Song Festival where he also served as guest artist/teacher, at the International Czech Song and Aria Competition at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, and at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Dr. Markham was published in the January/February 2015 NATS Journal of Singing: "Petr Eben's Písně z Těšínska: A Guide for Singers, Teachers, and Coaches."
Dr. Markham holds the Bachelor of Music degree in Voice Performance from The Florida State University College of Music, Master of Music degree in Voice Performance and Pedagogy from Westminster Choir College, and the Doctor of Music degree in Voice Performance from The Florida State University College of Music.
Dr. Markham has been a faculty resident-artist at the Ameropa Solo and Chamber Music Festival in Prague, Czech Republic for three summers and has taught for the Metropolitan International Music Festival in NYC. He is delighted to return to the International Lyric Academy in Vicenza, Italy to teach for the third time in 2022.
For more information, please visit www.matthewmarkham.net.
You can contact Matthew directly by clicking this link: Matthew Markham