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Eduardo ChamaVoice Bass-baritone Eduardo Chama has received resounding recognition for his work on both the operatic and concert stages of the world. As Don Pasquale, the Seattle Times declares "Eduardo Chama was born to sing the title role. The Argentine bass-baritone...does heroic work on every level." The Calgary Herald agrees, stating after performances s of Le Nozze di Figaro, "Argentine bass- baritone Eduardo Chama sang the title role of Figaro in an easy, stylish way, his voice strong and deep enough for the bass notes." Mr. Chama received the Richard F. Gold Debut Artist award at New York City Opera in 1997. He made his New York City Opera debut as Leporello in Don Giovanni during the 1996–97 season.
Office: Rehearsal 214 | Phone: 646-226-4440 
Patrick GardnerChoral Conducting Received his undergraduate degree in voice from California State University at Hayward and his M.M. and D.M.A. in choral conducting from the University of Texas at Austin. Prior to moving to New York City to direct the Riverside Choral Society he taught at the University of Michigan and the University of Texas at Austin. The Riverside Choral Society, which often performs as the chorus for the Mostly Mozart Festival at Lincoln Center, presents numerous major choral orchestral works each year in Manhattan. His choirs have given many world premieres. He is also active as guest conductor, lecturer, and adjudicator. At Rutgers he is Director of Choral Activities, conducts the Rutgers Kirkpatrick Choir and the Rutgers University Glee Club and teaches both undergraduate and graduate level conducting. He has recorded for Folkways, Albany, and Ethereal records.
Office: Music 214 | Phone: 732-932-1799 
Pamela GilmoreOpera Workshop/Opera director has taught at the Israeli Vocal Arts Institute, Northwestern University, the Mannes College of Music, Brooklyn College Conservatory and the Columbia University Opera Ensemble, as well as the Metropolitan Opera and the Metropolitan Opera Guild Competition, and as head coach of the Spoleto Vocal Arts Symposium. An active recitalist, she has maintained a private studio in Manhattan since 1984. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Mount Holyoke College and holds a Master's degree from the Catholic University of America.
Office: Levin 207 | Phone: 732-932-1039 
Barbara González-PalmerPiano, Collaborative arts specialist enjoys an international performing career. Holding degrees from Oberlin Conservatory and The Juilliard School, she has performed in concert with Barry Tuckwell, Phyllis Bryn-Julson, Richard Zeller, Peter Damm, Joseph Genualdi, and varied artists associated with the Metropolitan Opera, Chicago Symphony, American Brass Quintet, New York Philharmonic, New York City Opera, Stuttgart Opera, and other organizations of note. Ms. González-Palmer holds the office of Regional Governor in the National Opera Association and is Director of the Collaborative Piano Program at Rutgers University.
Office: Music Building 204 | Phone: 732-932-9183 
Taina KatajaSoprano (Voice) Finnish soprano TAINA KATAJA has received critical acclaim for performance of repertoire ranging from early to modern music. A top prize winner in numerous competitions in her native Finland and in Sweden, she has been soloist in many premiere performances and recordings of choral works by prominent contemporary Finnish composers, including Einojuhani Rautavaara, Aulis Sallinen, and Joonas Kokkonen. She has produced and performed programs for Finnish National Television as well as Finnish, Austrian (ORF), and German radio networks. She has been featured as soloist in festivals throughout Europe and with ensembles in Washington, Baltimore, and New York. A member of NYSTA and NATS, Ms. Kataja presented workshops at the NATS National Voice Conference in Philadelphia in 2000 and at the Fifth International Congress of Voice Teachers (5ICVT) in Helsinki in 2001, sharing the program with Birgit Nilsson and Jorma Hynninen. Prior to joining the voice faculty at Rutgers, Ms. Kataja served on the faculty of Goucher College in Baltimore. She has also taught voice with the Spoleto Vocal Arts Symposium in Spoleto, Italy. Ms. Kataja holds degrees in Voice Performance, Voice Pedagogy, and Music Education from the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki and a Diploma with Distinction in Lied and Oratorio from the Hochschule für Musik in Vienna as a pupil of Kmsgr. Hans Hotter. Additionally, Ms. Kataja is trained in vocology and has completed vocology internships. In addition to her fact-based voice teaching, she also rehabilitates injured singing voices.
Office: Rehearsal 214 | Phone: 732-932-8425 
Judith NicosiaSoprano (Voice) Soprano Judith Nicosia teaches voice, vocal literature and vocal pedagogy classes. A specialist in contemporary music, she has performed works by Olivier Messiaen, Ned Rorem, and Haskell Small with the composers at the piano, and recorded for the Orion, DR, C.R.I., Albany, and Centaur labels. She has performed with numerous ensembles and soloed in varied repertoire with the Opera Orchestra of New York, Opera Company of Philadelphia, and Mississippi Opera, as well as the Montreal, Quebec, Hartford, Nashville, Albany, and Colonial symphonies, among others. Winner of the 1981 Montreal International Voice Competition, Ms. Nicosia has received numerous awards including: First Prize for Woman's Voice and Second Prize for the performance of Darius Milhaud songs at the Paris International Voice Competition; the NYSTA Debut Recital Award; a career award from the National Institute for Music Theatre; two Sullivan Foundation grants; and three consecutive fellowships to Tanglewood. A member of NATS, NYSTA, and ACDA, she is delighted to present the soprano and mezzo-soprano portions of Singer's Repertoire from a Developmental Perspective in 2008 for the New York Singing Teachers Association. Since May 2008, Prof. Nicosia has presented vocal workshops at state conventions in Maine, Ohio, and Virginia as well as a week-long seminar in Connecticut.
Office: Music 120 | Phone: 732-932-8462 
Barbara RetzkoVoorhees Choir Barbara Retzko has a strong commitment and dedication to vocal education. She has directed the award-winning Ridge Chorale, Concert Choir, A Cappella Choir and Madrigal Singers of Basking Ridge High School. She has served as Choral Director at the International School of Düsseldorf Germany, performing in the Netherlands, Norway, and Germany. She has served as Guest Conductor for the International Honor Choir in Switzerland. Barbara has served as Guest Conductor for the Independent School Choral Festival in North Carolina, the New Jersey Region II Chorus, and New Jersey All State Chorus. She received the Governor's Teacher Award for Teacher of the Year in 1998, an Excellence in the Arts Award from Somerset County in 2007 and was named NJMEA Master Music Teacher in 2008. She has traveled with the American Music Abroad RED tours in Europe. Students of her program have pursued studies in music at universities, and many now teach and perform throughout the world.
Frederick UrreyTenor (voice) Tenor Frederick Urrey is an artist praised for his artistry, musicianship, and compelling performance of opera, oratorio, and recital throughout the United States, Europe, and in Canada and Asia. Although perhaps best known as an outstanding interpreter of the vocal works of J.S. Bach, Mr. Urrey has performed and recorded works ranging from English lute songs, Handel and Haydn oratorios, German Lieder, Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, operas of Handel and Mozart, to songs of Stephen Foster, Rossini arias, and works by prominent contemporary composers. His credits include numerous performances with major symphony orchestras and choruses in Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, the Kennedy Center, Boston’s Symphony Hall, and San Francisco’s Davies Hall with such distinguished conductors as Christopher Hogwood, Sir Roger Norrington, Sir David Willcocks, Robert Shaw, Helmut Rilling, Greg Funfgeld, Richard Auldon Clark, Bernard Labadie, and J. Reilly Lewis. His discography currently lists thirty-three titles on the Dorian, BMG/RCA, Newport Classic, Harmonia Mundi, Vox Classic and other labels. Mr. Urrey holds the D.M.A. from the Peabody Conservatory, a Diploma with Distinction in Lied and Oratorio from the Hochschule für Musik in Vienna where he was a pupil of Kmsg. Prof. Hans Hotter, and B.M. and M.M. degrees from Louisiana State University. Professor Urrey serves as chair of the voice area, teaches studio voice and Diction for Singers.
Office: Music 218 | Phone: 732-932-8840
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