Katherine Ciesinski
Professor of Voice

e-mail: ciesinski@uh.edu
office: MSM 231
office phone: (713)743-3157
address: 120 School of Music Building
Houston, TX 77204-4017
visit also: Wearing the Pants, an article for Stagebill Magazine, and Poussieres d'Amour, a film by Werner Schroeter

Education: Temple University, Bachelor of Music, summa cum laude; Temple University, Master of Music with honors; Curtis Institute of Music, Certificate in Opera; Marlboro Music Festival, Sommerakademie at the Mozarteum in Salzburg, Aix-en-Provence Festival

Prizes and Awards: First Prize by unanimous decision, Concours International de Chant de Paris, 1977; First Prize, Geneva International Music Competition, 1976; Winner, Concert Artists Guild Competition, 1976 (Carnegie Hall Recital Debut, 1977); Marcella Sembrich Award, 1979; Met Opera Auditions 1973 National Winner; WGN National Auditions Winner, 1974; Temple University Alumni Fellow Citation, 1984

Recordings: 1999: Nonesuch, Weill: Die Burgshaft (Julius Rudel - Spoleto Festival Orchestra); 1997: London/Decca, Wagner: Die Walküre (Christoph von Dohnanyi - Cleveland Orchestra); 1993: Music Masters, Stravinsky: Pribaoutki, Berceuses du Chat (Robert Craft); 1992: Music Masters, Stravinsky: Les Noces (Robert Craft); 1991: BMG, Tchaikovsky: Pikovaya Dama (Seiji Ozawa - Boston Symphony Orchestra) Grammy Award Nominee, 1992; 1991: Foundation elf, Donizetti: La Favorite (Arturo Tamayo, Opera de Vichy) live recording; 1991: Decca, Blitzstein: Regina (John Mauceri -Scottish Opera Orchestra); 1991: Biennale di Venezia, Bussotti: Integrale Sade (Ruffino) world premiere; 1988: Bridge Records, Carter: Syringa (Speculum Musicae); 1986: Erato, Prokofiev: War and Peace (Mstislav Rostropovich); 1983: Leonarda Records, Dvorak: Songs, Duets, and Trios; 1983: Erato, Dukas: Ariane et Barbe-Bleue (Armin Jordan), Gran Prix du Disc, 1984 world premiere recording; 1982: New World Festival, Rorem: After Long Silence (Camerata Bariloche) world premiere recording; 1982: Leonarda Records, Alma Mahler: Lieder; 1982: CRI, Rorem: Women's Voices world premiere recording; 1981: RCA, Handel: Messiah (Richard Westenberg, Musica Sacra) first digital Messiah recording; 1981: Leonarda Records, Clara Schumann: Lieder; 1979: Radio France, Gounod: Sapho (Sylvan Cambreling) live recording; 1977: Orion Records, Spohr: Six Songs with Clarinet; 1975: Columbia, Ravel: Chansons madécasses (Marlboro Music Festival)

Professional Affiliations: National Association of Teachers of Singing, American Guild of Musical Artists, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, Chamber Music America, Sonneck Society, Opera America, National Museum of Women in the Arts (charter member).