WSU Voice & Opera/Musical Theatre

10/01/2026

Send your students to work one-on-one with one of our voice professors, Alisa Toy, in this dynamic masterclass! The sign-up deadline is Thursday, Oct. 8.

09/26/2026

In honor of the WSU School of Music’s 125th Anniversary, Dr. Julie Anne Wieck, soprano, and Elena Panchenko, piano, will be presenting a recital entitled Songs of the Early 20th Century. At that time American composers were just starting to develop their own unique styles of art song, previously relying heavily on European music. The program will begin with several popular Italian art songs, made famous by Enrico Caruso when he emigrated to the United States in 1901. Other selections composed in 1901, including Arnold Schoenberg’s Cabaret Songs and Roger Quilter’s Three Songs, will be performed, along with some of Reynaldo Hahn’s song cycle, Chanson grises. Come and hear some of the lovely art song that would later influence the development of the genre in the United States. This Faculty Artist Series recital will occur on Friday, October 9, 2026 at 7:30 p.m. in Bryan Hall Theatre.

09/25/2026

Today in Bryan Hall Theatre, 4:10 PM.

The WSU School of Music presents Mikah Harper, soprano recital "In Love's Garden" featuring collaborative pianist Elena Panchenko.

Mikiah Harper and Collaborative Pianist Elena Panchenko will be giving a recital with songs about love that take place in nature. This performance will open with a duet with fellow Soprano Saint Dumandan and feature works by Vivaldi, Mozart, Schubert, Fauré, and more!

Join us in person or stream the event live on YouTube at WSUPullmanMusic.

Admission is free.

09/08/2026

We are excited to welcome Dr. André Chiang, baritone, to the WSU Pullman campus tomorrow, Tuesday, September 8. Dr. Chiang serves Assistant Professor of Voice at Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida. He appears frequently on the opera stage as a baritone, teaches and guest lectures on acoustic and amplified singing, and is a recognized vocologist. He will join us for two events on campus:
• 11am-11:50am - Performance and Master Class, Bryan Hall Theatre
• 12:05-1:20pm - Guest Lecture/Clinic on Vocal Hygiene and Technique, Kimbrough Music Building B42

Both events are open to guests. Join us and see Dr. Chiang in action!

08/28/2026

Singers, it can happen to anyone!

08/07/2026

In honor of the School of Music's 125th Celebration, MUS 428 Opera/Musical Theatre will be presenting scenes from some of Victor Herbert's most famous comic operettas which appeared on Broadway from the 1890's to 1917. Possible shows include Babes in Toyland, Naughty Marietta, and Mlle Modiste!

If interested, please come and audition on August 20-23 before classes begin. Auditions are open to all WSU students so visit https://music.wsu.edu/vocal.../choral-ensemble-auditions/ for more information and to signup for an audition time.

Please contact Dr. Julie Anne Wieck at [email protected] if you have any question.

03/12/2026

Princess Ida or Castle Adamant is a comic operetta by Gilbert and Sullivan, satirizing women’s education and Darwinism, popular topics at the time in Victorian England, resulting in a battle of the sexes. The princess, engaged at a very early age, decides to reject the patriarchal world and create her own women’s university. Her betrothed and his two friends infiltrate the university to change her mind. Updated from the original medieval setting, the WSU production occurs in the 1950’s as both sides look for cooperation and a relationship based on equality rather than dominance. The WSU Opera/Musical Theatre program is directed by Dr. Julie Anne Wieck with assistance from Elena Panchenko, collaborative pianist. The WSU Symphony Orchestra will be conducted by Dr. Danh Pham. The productions will be in Bryan Hall Theatre on Friday, April 3 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, April 4 at 2:00 p.m. Tickets will be sold at the door for $10 Students/Senior Citizens and $15 General Admission.

03/07/2026

Come hear our graduate student, MaKenna Wagnon, sing her recital on Tuesday. Mar. 10, at 7:30 pm in Bryan Hall.

03/05/2026

Come and hear Hazel Gomez give her senior recital this Friday, March 6 at 3:10 pm in Bryan Hall Theatre. She will be performing works by Handel, Schumann, Kilenyi, Obradors, Gounod, and Bernstein.

03/03/2026