Vocal Arts Faculty

Dale Duesing ’67 began his musical career as a child studying piano in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. While at Lawrence he studied vocal performance, before going on to have an international vocal career as one of the world’s leading baritones.

John T Gates, a member of the Lawrence voice faculty since 2005, was a bass soloist in German opera houses and concert halls (Mönchengladbach, Saarbrücken, Kiel, Wuppertal, and others) where he sang some 1000 performances over a period of thirteen years.   His wide-ranging opera reper

Praised for her "clear, bright voice" (New York Times) and "artistry that belies her young years” (Kansas City Metropolis), soprano Estelí Gomez is quickly gaining recognition as a stylish interpreter of early and contemporary repertoires.

Dr. Shannon Gravelle is assistant professor of music in the Conservatory of Music at Lawrence University, serving as the Co-director of Choral Studies and as music education faculty.

Dr.

Described as a “The voice of the new jazz culture with seemingly limitless expression” by Jazziz Magazine, the spirited and vivacious Janet Planet has been self-produced and managed for the majority of h

Kristin Roach is a Grammy-nominated pianist and international conductor with 37 new operas and 21 world premieres under her baton.