Courtney Kalbacker
Assistant Professor
Academic Appointment(s)
Pamplin College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Department of Music
- CKALBACKER@augusta.edu
- (706) 667-4876
- C114
Education
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DMA, Music
University of Maryland at Coll, 2024
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MM, Voice and Opera
Oklahoma City University, 2008
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BM, Voice and Opera
Boston University, 2006
Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year
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MUSI 4610
AU Opera Ensemble
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MUSI 3511
English Diction for Singers
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MUSI 6511
English Diction for Singers
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MUSI 3512
Italian Diction for Singers
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MUSI 6512
Italian Diction for Singers
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MUSA 1102
Voice Concentration
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MUSA 2101
Voice Concentration
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MUSA 3101
Voice Concentration
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MUSA 3102
Voice Concentration
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MUSA 2105
Voice Studio Class
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MUSI 4090
Senior Project for BA in Music
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MUSA 1101
Voice Concentration
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MUSA 2102
Voice Concentration
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MUSA 4101
Voice Concentration
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MUSA 3100
Voice Secondary
Teaching Interests
My teaching interests include vocal performance and production; the direction of Music Theatre and Opera performances; English, Italian, German, French Diction; Vocal Methods for use in music edcuation; and opera history and literature.
Scholarship
Selected Recent Publications
- Against the Stream: Eleanor Everest Freer, American Opera Advocate., 2025
Journal Article, Professional Journal
- The Life and Music of E. Adaiewsky, 2025
Music Performance - Full Solo Recital
- Le Tre Donne, 2025
Music Performance - Partial Chamber Recital
Research Interests
My research centers arounf opera and vocal works of late 19th and early 20th century, especially the work of Eleanor Everest Freer and E. Adaiewsky; Opera for young people; Vocal Health and the Aging Voice; and vocal pedagogy.
