Instructor, Voice

American baritone David Allen Newman enjoys an active and varied concert career throughout North America. Hailed as "electrifying" by the Washington Post and noted by the Sacramento Bee for his "rather perfect oratorio voice," he is in particular demand as a Bach specialist. He has performed Messiah with Tafelmusik, Portland Baroque Orchestra, Jacksonville Symphony, and with Masterwork Chorus in Carnegie Hall; St. John Passion with the American Bach Soloists, Carmel Bach Festival, Chorale Delaware, and the Bach Chamber Orchestra of Honolulu; and St. Matthew Passion with the Bach Society of St. Louis, Baroque Choral Guild, San Francisco Bach Choir, and a national tour with the combined forces of Santa Fe Pro Musica and the Smithsonian Chamber Players.

In his debut with the Washington Bach Consort, Mr. Newman was noted by the Baltimore Sun for his "exquisitely phrased, velvet-toned Mache dich, mein Herz." Other notable appearances include Bach's B Minor Mass and Christmas Oratorio with The Bethlehem Bach Choir, Coffee Cantata, Easter Oratorio, and Christmas Oratorio with the Santa Fe Bach Festival, and Haydn's Creation with The Honolulu Symphony. He was also a featured soloist in the Sorbonne's 2003 Festival Berlioz in Paris with the UC Davis Symphony Orchestra.

He appears regularly as a guest artist with the Four Nations Ensemble, including performances in Lincoln Center and Merkin Hall, and has also performed with the Spoleto Festival, Opera Company of Philadelphia, Metropolitan Opera Guild, Opera Birmingham, Philadelphia Orchestra, and the Russian National Orchestra. Mr. Newman has taught voice at the University of California, Davis and San Jose State University.

Voice & Music Theatre Professors and Instructors

Sonya Baker

Sonya Baker
Professor
Voice Area Coordinator
bakersg@jmu.edu

Bryce Hayes

W. Bryce Hayes
Associate Professor
Associate Director of Choral Activities
hayeswb@jmu.edu

Jo-Anne van der Vat-Chromy

Jo-Anne van der Vat-Chromy
Professor
Director of Choral Activities
vanderjx@jmu.edu

walker

Jamison Walker
Associate Professor
walke5jl@jmu.edu

Scott Zane Smith

Scott Zane Smith
Class Piano Coordinator, Supervisor, Instructor
smithsz@jmu.edu

Music Theory Professors and Instructors

Eric Guinivan

Eric Guinivan
Associate Professor
Composition/Theory Area Coordinator
guiniver@jmu.edu

Gui Hwan Lee

Gui Hwan Lee
Assistant Professor
lee3gh@jmu.edu

John Peterson

John Peterson
Associate Professor
Associate Director of the School of Music
peter2jr@jmu.edu

Dominic Baldoni

Dominic Baldoni
Aural Skills Instructor
baldondj@jmu.edu

Jeremiah Padilla

Jeremiah Padilla
Aural Skills Instructor
padilljq@jmu.edu

Linlin Uta

Linlin Uta
Aural Skills Instructor
huang3xx@jmu.edu

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