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 Gerald
Phillips received a BS in Music Education from Central Michigan
University (1966), MA in Voice/Television/Opera Production from
Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (1977), and MA and PhD degrees
in Philosophy (Aesthetics) (1995) from Temple University in
Philadelphia. His primary assignment is the teaching of singing in the
Department of Music. He has taught in the Music, Philosophy,
Humanities, and Art Departments, and in the Cultural Studies Program at
Towson. He has developed a regionally recognized honors course based on
Umberto Eco’s novel The Name of the Rose, and co-developed an interdisciplinary graduate seminar on Postmodern Art Theory.Phillips has performed over 45 operatic roles, among them, the title role in Rigoletto, the Count in Le Nozze di Figaro, the title role in Wozzeck, Count di Luna in Il Trovatore, Tarquinius in The Rape of Lucretia, Guglielmo in Cosi fan tutte, and John Proctor in The Crucible. He has performed as soloist with leading symphony orchestras, among them, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, and has sung many performances of chamber music, oratorio, and recital throughout the Baltimore/DC region. His book, Dead Composers, Living Audiences: the Situation of Classical Music in the Twenty-First Century, was published in 2008 by Cambria Press to positive reviews. He has presented papers in Canada, and throughout the US and Europe. Phillips has published papers in journals of music, literature, humanities, world peace, and diversity. He has written a series of articles on the philosophy of singing and the ethics of voice teaching, which have been published in the Journal of the National Association of Teachers of Singing, the premier journal in the field. Office: CA 2100 |