Lyric baritone Jonathan Retzlaff ’81, who was associate professor of voice at the Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University, has joined the voice faculty at Eastman School of Music in Rochester, N.Y.
“Jonathan brings to Eastman over 30 years of heralded teaching to the voice profession,” says Steven Daigle, professor of opera at Eastman. “He has diverse and extensive range in vocal literature that will complement the department and offer the highest musical standards for the Eastman student. Students have high praise for Jonathan’s mentorship and guidance. Many of them are having successful careers as performers and are now teaching in higher education.”
Retzlaff, who is the 2011 recipient of the Blair School of Music’s Faculty Excellence Award, has amassed an impressive and extensive background in both teaching and performance, including his New York debut recital of French mélodie at Carnegie Hall. He is also author of Exploring Art Song Lyrics published by Oxford University Press in 2012.
“I am honored and elated,” Retzlaff says, “to join the voice faculty at Eastman in continuing its legacy of artistic excellence, pedagogical innovation and scholarship.”
