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Jerry Daniels

Voice, Music Theatre/Opera

Jerry L. Daniels, tenor, holds Bachelor and Master’s degrees from Drake University, and has done Doctoral work in Voice Performance and Pedagogy at the University of Iowa. He has taught at Loras College (5 yrs), Washington State University (3 yrs) and Eastern Illinois University (18 yrs) where he is currently Professor of Voice and Coordinator of the Performance Area. Mr. Daniels has performed professionally for the past 29 years in opera, oratorio, musicals and recitals. He was a founding member of the Northwest Vocal Ensemble and a featured soloist with Connoisseur Concerts as well as a member of the Education Committee of the Seattle Opera, and in March of 2000 he was a featured solist with the Champaign-Urbana Symphony. Mr. Daniels is well known as a teacher, with former students having taught at colleges and universities and currently singing at the New York City Opera, the Metropolitan Opera, and the Seattle Opera. He has been an active participant in NATS since 1973, serving as Regional Governor for the Central Region of Iowa, Illinois and Missouri, and as Convention Chair for the 1996 National Convention in St. Louis.

email: jldaniels@eiu.edu
phone: 581-5490



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