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Kathryn Chilcote
Associate Professor — Vocal/Choral

Room 322, Swope Music Building
Phone: 610-436-2858
kchilcote@wcupa.edu

Curriculum Vitae

Education
B. Mus, Master of Music (Conservatory of the Pacific), University of the Pacific
D.M.A. (School of Music), University of Oregon

Kathryn Chilcote, Soprano, holds diplomas from l’Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Siena, Italy, and the American Institute of Musical Studies (A.I.M.S.) in Graz, Austria. Dr. Chilcote has sung in regional theatres in Italy and central Europe. Before joining the WCU faculty, she was a member of university faculties in California, Oregon, Mississippi, and West Germany. In 1975, Dr. Chilcote sang the world premiere of Malcolm Williamson’s opera THE GROWING CASTLE, as part of the contemporary music festival in Bayreuth, Germany. She was a finalist in the international vocal competition in Toulouse, France, in 1981.

Known as a Bach specialist, and as an active recitalist, Dr. Chilcote has given concerts and taught at the Moscow State Conservatory in Moscow, Russia in recent years.  In November of 2005 she was featured with the Concerto Classico concert series in Florence, Italy and is preparing for another concert of operatic music in Tuscany.  In addition to her teaching at WCU, Dr. Chilcote has been counted as one of the stage artistry faculty at the American Institute of Musical Studies (AIMS) in Graz, Austria, during the summer months.  Dr. Chilcote’s autobiographical novel entitled “Maurizio e Caterina” was published in early 2006, which chronicles her experiences as a young opera singer in Italy.  A statement of Dr. Chilcote’s teaching philosophy can be found on her personal website: www.kathrynchilcote.com.

Dr. Chilcote founded the WCU Opera Theatre Ensemble, and served as the advisor, director, and producer for the organization from 1989-2000. In addition to serving as the music director for collaborative productions with the University Theatre, she has developed curriculum in the areas of musical theatre, vocal pedagogy, art song, and a special repertoire class focusing on the Italian Art Song. Dr. Chilcote’s dissertation topic was “The Vocalise as Art Song.” Broadway’s Hal Prince has described Dr. Chilcote’s singing as “simply wonderful.”

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