LYNN JEMISON-KEISKER Associate Professor, Director of Opera ...

Jemison-Keisker, VITA Pg. 20
• Collaborative pianist [one piano, six-hands] with Constance Carrol and Jan
Grimes, “Largo al factotum” from IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA by Giacomo
Rossini, anonymous arrangement for one piano, six-hands, [second annual]
LSU School of Music Concert Spectacular, Union Theater, Louisiana State
University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 16 September 1995
• Conductor, with Patricia O’Neill, soprano, Lori Bade, mezzo-soprano,
Robert Grayson, tenor, Kyle Marrero, baritone and Stephen F. Austin,
baritone, LSU Opera and LSU Symphony Orchestra, DIE FLEDERMAUS,
Act II Finale by Johann Strauss, [first annual] LSU School of Music Concert
Spectacular, LSU Union Theater, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge,
Louisiana, 13 September 1995.
• Conductor, L’HEURE ESPAÑOL and GIANNI SCHICCHI, Louisiana State
University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 18, 20 and 22 April 1995
• Piano-conductor for LSU Opera Scenes, Recital Hall, School of Music,
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 19 November 1994
• Accompanist for Stephen Rushing, baritone, RECUERDO by John Musto,
Fanfare Celebration Series, composers’ recital, Pottle Music Building
Auditorium, Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, Louisiana, 10
October 1994
• Accompanist for master classes by Lorna Haywood, soprano; David Blackburn,
General Director, Natchez Opera Festival; Kyle Hancock, guest artist and Robert
Larsen, General Director, Des Moines Metro Opera and others, LSU Opera,
1994-2002
• Utah Opera Educational Outreach Performance program: throughout the state of
Utah; within a three and one-half year cycle, all public schools were visited.
[During the first year of the cycle in 1991, 180 school shows were performed;
during the second year approximately 160 performances were given; and during
the third year, 155; Music Director for all stagings, repertoire programming, and
musical preparation of all singers. We gave concerts, scenes and full one-act
operas including THE EMPEROR’S NEW CLOTHES by Douglas Moore,
FORTUNE’S FAVORITE by Seymour Barab, THE TELEPHONE by Gian Carlo
Menotti and L’ENFANT ET LES SORTILÈGES by Maurice Ravel..
• Coach-accompanist for annual programs for the Utah State Legislature, from
which educational funds were received by Utah Opera, 1991-1994