Emily Truckenbrod, Soprano
Emily Truckenbrod, soprano, praised for a voice “having sweet clarity” which “personifies the joy of the music,” has appeared in recital, concerts, and opera throughout the United States as well as in Italy, France, Austria, Spain, Honduras and Tanzania, East Africa. Lauded for her performances in oratorio and orchestral works, Ms. Truckenbrod has appeared as soloist with several orchestras across the United States including the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, The Wichita Symphony, the Tulsa Oratorio Chorus, the Oklahoma City Philharmonic, the Quad Cities Symphony Orchestra, the Richmond Symphony (Indiana), The Handel Oratorio Society (Illinois), among others. She has appeared in multiple operas performing roles ranging from the Queen of the Night (Die Zauberflöte) to Oscar (Un Ballo in Maschera). Most recently, she appeared with the St. Louis Opera Collective in the role of Beatrice in Jake Heggie’s opera 3 Decembers, and staged adaptations of Melissa Dunphy’s Tesla’s Pigeon and Juliana Hall’s monodrama, Sentiment.
Truckenbrod holds the Doctor of Musical Arts and Master’s Degree from the University of Iowa and a Bachelor of Music from Northern Illinois University in addition to studies at the Mozarteum in Salzburg (Austria), the Eastman School of Music and as an intern with the National Association of Teachers of Singing Intern Program. In the past, Dr. Truckenbrod has published, presented or performed for Music Educator Associations, the College Music Society, the American Musicological Society, the ATHENA festival, Classical Vocal Reprints, and the National Association of Teachers of Singing. Dr. Truckenbrod is currently Professor and the Director of Vocal Studies at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, and serves as the Illinois District Governor for the National Association of Teachers of Singing. Her students have won regional and national awards, attended prestigious summer and graduate programs, and have sung professionally in the United States and abroad.
