I am a soprano and have been a university level instructor of voice since 1987. I recently vacated a tenured position as Assistant Professor of Music, at Tarrant County College, South Campus, where I worked extensively to build the vocal program and directed numerous workshops designed for singers.  I am currently serving as Adjunct Instructor of Voice at Tarrant County College, Northwest Campus, but also maintain a private voice studio at my home in Fort Worth, Texas.  
    
     I received my Bachelor of Music from the University of Texas at Arlington, a Masters of Music from Louisiana State University, and finished 15 hours toward a Doctoral Degree at West Virginia University.  In addition, I studied voice at the Royal Danish Conservatory of Music in Copenhagen, Denmark.  I have held roles in both opera and musical theatre, and have presented a variety of recitals in the United States and Europe. 

     Roles in opera and musical theater include: Hanna,The Merry Widow; Countess, Le Nozze di Figaro; Papagena, Die Zauberflöte; Lucy, The Telephone; Johanna, Sweeney Todd; and Matahari, in the World Premiere performance of the opera Matahari with the Deep Ellum Opera Company. 

     I have been featured as a soloist in numerous concert works including Handel’s Messiah and Dixit Dominus, Schubert’s Mass in G, Vaughn-Williams’ Serenade to Music, Vivaldi’s Gloria and Magnificat, Bruckner’s Te Deum, Saint-Saëns’ Christmas Oratorio, and have appeared as a guest soloist with the Schola Cantorum of Texas at Bass Performance Hall in Fort Worth.  Further musical involvements in the academic arena and beyond include:

Special Events/Projects

Campus Concert/Performance Events

Faculty Recitals:
1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006 and 2007.

Student Performances (Darlene Marks, Director):

A Grand Night for Singing (Spring 2008)
Berlin to Broadway with Kurt Weill (Summer 2007)
Workshop in Vocal Repertoire Performances
(2003 - 2005)
Summer Workshop in German Vocal Repertoire (Summer 2002)
Spring Student Solo Recital Series (2000, 2004 and 2005)
Opera Performances (1998 - 2003)
Mozart Mania
Opera Around the World
MenottiFest!
Don Giovanni
The Impressario
The Marriage of Figaro
Suor Angelica
Mikado

Special Projects

Coordinated by Darlene Marks

A German Liederabend (German music festival and fundraiser);Spring 1999

Italian Street Festival (Festival of Italian Vocal Music); Spring 2001

Tango Music Presentation; Spring 2003

Women in Music: A Celebration! Featuring South Campus female faculty, students and staff;
Spring 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007;
(Women’s History Month Event)

Workshop: Feldenkrais Technique;
featuring specialist, Mary Beth Smith;
Spring 2004

Workshop: Music and Healing;
featuring speaker, Dr. Nicki Cohen,
Texas Woman’s University Faculty/Music Therapist; Spring 2004

Guest Voice Recital: Dale Morehouse, baritone, Robert Schumann’s Dichterliebe;
Spring 2004

Music of Female Composer: Elisenda Fàbregas; featuring commentary and performances by the composer and South Campus music faculty;
Spring 2005;
(Women’s History Month Event)

Vocal Music in Theresienstadt:
Art as a means of Survival;
featuring performances by guest performers, Lynn Eustis, soprano and Elvia Puccinelli, pianist; lecture/recital detailing vocal music written in
the Nazi concentration camp;
Spring 2005;
(Women’s History Month Event)

Guest Recital: Burr Cochran Phillips,
bass- baritone;
Spring 2005

An Evening of Music by Composer
Phillip Schroeder;
featuring performances by South Campus faculty and students, guest performers and the composer; Fall 2005

Guest Recital: Soo Hong Kim, soprano;
Fall 2005

Recital of Spanish and Latin American Composers; featuring performances by South Campus faculty, students and staff; 
Fall 2005
(Hispanic Heritage Month Event)

Schubert Liederabend: Recital featuring the songs of Austrian composer, Franz Schubert; performances by South Campus music students,
faculty and staff;
Schubert Festival Event;
Fall 2005

Schubertiade! Concert featuring selected music by Austrian composer, Franz Schubert;
performances by South Campus music students, faculty and staff;
Schubert Festival Event;
Fall 2005

Holiday Concert Event: Concert featuring holiday music from around the world;
performances by South Campus music students, faculty and staff;
Fall 2005

Text To Song! Concert featuring the musical settings of poems by women;
Spring 2007

Poetry, Music and the Immense Middle Ground; Lecture-Recital presented with Bill Holt, Associate Professor of English, TCC South Campus and Iryna Simoneaux, faculty pianist, TCC South Campus;
TCCTA Annual Convention; Dallas, Texas;
Spring 2008

Guest Master Classes  

Coordinated by Darlene Marks

Joan Wall, Professor of Voice and Voice Coordinator, Texas Woman’s University 

Dale Morehouse, Assistant Professor of
Voice, Texas Wesleyan University

Keith A. Wolfe, Managing Director, Fort Worth Opera Company

Dr. Sheila Allen, Associate Professor of Voice and Voice Coordinator, Texas Christian University
 
Dr. Lynn Eustis, Associate Professor of Voice and Graduate Vocal Studies Director, University of North Texas

Dr. Robert Best, Associate Professor of Voice,
Baylor University

Burr Cochran Phillips, Former Assistant Professor of Voice, Southern Methodist University 

Mark Stamper, Former Assistant Professor of Music, Texas Wesleyan University and Conductor of The Singing Girls of Texas, Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts 

Dr. Phillip Schroeder, Associate Professor of Theory/Composition, Henderson State University, Arkadelphia, Arkansas

Dr. Soo Hong Kim, Associate Professor of Voice and Vocal Coordinator, University of Texas at
Arlington

Julie McCoy; Assistant Professor of Voice,
Texas Wesleyan University

B J Cleveland, Artistic Director,
Theater Arlington

Beverly Hoch, Texas Woman's University,
Voice Department

Virginia Dupuy, Southern Methodist University, Voice Department

Richard Estes, Director of Opera Workshop,
Texas Christian University
 

Awards/Recognition

Piper Award for Teaching Excellence
Nominee, South Campus
(2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007)
Dallas Opera Career Development Grant/Finalist
Stewart Awards Opera Competition/Semi-Finalist
Baton Rouge Opera Guild Award
Baton Rouge Rotary Club Award in Music
Women’s Shelter of Arlington/Outstanding Volunteer  

Professional Memberships and Affiliations

National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS)
Texas Community College Teachers Association (TCCTA)
Network for Enterprising Women (N.E.W.)