March 9, 2022
Story by Joe Vinduska
Courtesy photo submitted
天涯社区官网 will present a Vocal Masterclass featuring Wichita State University Voice Professor Abigail Deiter at 4 p.m. March 30 in the Dorothy Moses Morrison Chapel in room F-157. The event is free and open to the public.听
鈥淒eiter, soprano, attended Millikin University in Illinois for her Bachelor of Music Performance degree and eventually made her way to Wichita, where she earned her Master of Music degree at Wichita State University (WSU). While in school, Ms.Deiter had the opportunity to travel abroad to Lucca, Italy, with WSU鈥檚 "Canta in Italia" program, where she studied Italian and worked on the roles of Norina in 鈥淒on Pasquale鈥 and 鈥淕ilda鈥 in 鈥淩igoletto.鈥 Her performed roles include 鈥淣ella鈥 in 鈥淕ianni Schicchi,鈥 鈥淕alatea鈥 in 鈥淎cis鈥 and 鈥淕alatea鈥 and 鈥淪ervilia鈥 in 鈥淟a Clemenza di Tito.鈥 听In 2019, Abigail joined Geneva Light Opera as the 鈥淪usanna鈥 understudy in their production of 鈥淟e Nozze di Figaro,鈥 a role she performed previously at WSU. Most recently, Abigail was seen in Music on Site鈥檚 2019 season as 鈥淪uor Osmina鈥 in Puccini鈥檚 鈥淪uor Angelica鈥 and in the ensemble of 鈥淎mahl and the Night Visitors.鈥 In Februar,y she joined Opera Kansas as a Ward/Ensemble member in their production of 鈥淧irates of Penzance.鈥 Abigail is also a member of the Wichita Chamber Chorale and teaches voice lessons in the Wichita area.鈥
天涯社区官网 Vocal Instructor Jessica Perez said Deiter is an excellent resource for anyone hoping to improve as a vocalist.
"Abigail is an active performer in the state of Kansas and a professor at WSU,鈥 she said. 鈥淪he had a conservatory-style training at Millikin University where she developed skills to teach the students discipline and responsibility in their musical training. Also, I think that her kind teaching approach makes students feel comfortable to explore their voices and sing with excellence. This is free to the public, please join us as an observer at the Morrison Chapel.鈥
For more information, email Perez at perezj@bartonccc.edu.