MARGARET DANIEL

            Margaret Daniel, soprano, is Associate Professor of Voice and Coordinator of Vocal Studies  in the School of Music at the University of Louisiana – Lafayette.  She earned her baccalaureate degree from the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire and her Master of Music in Vocal Performance/Pedagogy from the University of Wisconsin (Madison).   Additionally she pursued graduate vocal studies at Boston University.  
            Her singing career has included numerous leading soprano roles in opera, oratorio, and musical theatre;  Gounod’s Romeo et Juliette, Verdi’s Rigoletto, Verdi’s La Traviata; Smetana’s Bartered Bride; Stravinsky’s The Rake’s Progress, Handel’s Messiah, Haydn’s Creation; Vivaldi’s Gloria; Poulenc’s Gloria, Bach’s St. John’s Passion , Brahms' Ein Deutches Requiem and Mendelssohn’s Elijah  are representative.
            As a perfomer of solo and chamber music she has presented recitals in Orlando, Miami, Baton Rouge, Houston, Minneapolis and Manhattan, KS as well as in many other cities throughout the South and Midwest.
            A member of the Graduate Faculty she has presented peer-reviewed, invited lectures and lecture recitals for regional conferences of the College Music Society, Louisiana Music Teachers Association, Louisiana Music Educators Association  and has been a clinician/master teacher for the National Association of Teachers of Singing.  Mrs. Daniel has also been a member of the faculty for the annual summer Music Symposium at Kansas State University in Manhattan.  Her peer- reviewed  publications deal with voice pedagogy and vocal repertoire and have been featured in leading professional journals with national and international distribution:  Journal of Singing, Music Educators Journal; Choral Journal and The Diapason.  In addition to her voice teaching,  she teaches Diction for Singers, Voice Pedagogy, Song Literature, and Opera Literature.  The University recently awarded her the distinction of Outstanding Advisor.
            As a vocal clinician and adjudicator, Professor Daniel has presented numerous workshops for choral directors, music educators and choral singers.  She has adjudicated many voice competitions across the south and has held numerous offices in the professional organizations of Sigma Alpha Iota, Louisiana National Association of Teachers of Singing and Phi Kappa Lambda.   She was a two year member of the National Board for Vocal Certification of the Music Teachers National Association. 
            Her students consistently rank among the winners and finalists at state and regional voice competitions.  Former students, alumni of UL Lafayette, have been district winners of the Metropolitan Opera auditions, have made European debuts in concert and opera, are successful performers, music educators and private voice teachers, and have completed advanced degrees at prestigious universities throughout the nation. 
            Additionally, Mrs. Daniel is a collaborative pianist and organist. She is listed in the International Who’s Who in Music and Musicians; Marquis Who’s Who in America; the World Who’s Who of Women ; Outstanding Musicians of the 20th Century; and Great Women of the 21st Century.  The American Biographical Institute awarded her the distinction of Woman of the Year.