Vocal and Choral Department

Faculty

Dr. James Haygood

Director of Choral Activities

Dr. James Haygood holds degrees from Florida State University, Indiana State University, and the doctorate in conducting from Ball State University. He has taught all levels from elementary through university and is active as a conductor, clinician, and adjudicator. He is Director of Choral Activities and on the graduate conducting faculty at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

James Haygood came to the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in 1988 from Evansville, Indiana where he was the Director of Choral Activities of one of the largest high school choral programs in the state. His choirs toured Europe, and were selected to perform for numerous music educators conventions including the prestigious American Choral Directors Association Convention.

At ULL, Dr.Haygood conducts choral groups, teaches conducting, music education methods classes for future teachers, choral literature classes, and other numerous classes. He has been conductor for the ULL Opera Theater, SW Mardi Gras Association Orchestra, Acadiana Symphony Chorus, Vocal Arts Ensemble, Les Chanteurs de Lafayette, Les Sons du Teche, and numerous high school and choral festivals. Dr. Haygood is currently the artistic director of Chorale Acadienne.

In 1994, Dr.Haygood debuted with the MidAmerican Productions conducting the Schubert Mass in G at Carnegie Hall with the Annapolis Chamber Orchestra. In 1997, he returned to Carneige and conducted the Mozart Requiem.

Contact information:

Phone: (337) 482-6015        E-Mail: jlh0368@louisiana.edu

Margaret Daniel

Vocal Coordinator

Margaret Daniel, soprano, is an associate professor of the voice and coordinator of vocal studies at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. She received her bachelor of music degree in vocal performance from the University of Wisconsin at Eau Claire, and her master of music from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with interim graduate study at Boston University.

She is the author of numerous publications and papers on voice pedagogy and song literature. Her articles have been published in The Journal of Singing, Music Educators Journal, The Diapason, and Choral Journal.

Her repertoire includes some twenty operatic, oratorio, and musical theatre roles, numerous chamber works for voice and instruments as well as the traditional art song repertoire. Major operatic roles include: Violetta, La Traviata; Gilda, Rigoletto; and Maria, The Bartered Bride.

Her students present annual recitals of operatic and song literature including a program entitled From Mozart to Menotti. Additionally, her students are frequent finalists at the National Association of Teacher of Singing (NATS) competitions, of which she is a 25 year member. Former students have been winners of the Metropolitan Opera district auditions, have become professional singers in opera and musical theatre, pursued graduate degrees at prestigious universities and become music educators throughout the United States.

Phone: (337) 482-5202       E-mail

Shawn Roy

Voice Instructor, Director of Musical Theater/Opera Workshop

A native of Louisiana, Shawn Roy received his Bachelor of Education and Voice from ULL. He continued at the Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music and received the Masters in Voice and an Artist Diploma in Opera. For the past fourteen years, Mr. Roy has been performing professionally in Opera and Musical Theater in this country and abroad.

He is affiliated with such companies as New York City Opera, Cincinnati Opera, Cleveland Opera, Sarasota Opera, Utah Opera, Opera Omaha, Arizona Opera, Virginia Opera, Tulsa Opera, Ft. Worth Opera, Connecticut Opera, Opera Delaware, The Center for Contemporary Opera in New York, and L'Opera Francais de New York. He also toured extensively throughout France, Spain, Belgium, and Switzerland as well as performing with the National Symphony of Bolivia in South America.

His repertoire includes: The Barber of Seville, The Marriage of Figaro, Don Giovanni, The Elixir of Love, Don Pasquale, La Boheme, Tosca, The Daughter of Regiment, Cosi Fan Tutti, La Traviata, Madama Butterfly, and various Contemporary Opera. Also well versed in Musical Theater, Mr. Roy has appeared in productions of Jesus Christ Superstar, Fiddler on the Roof, and 1776! He has served as conductor of productions of Fiddler on the Roof and The Music Man.

Phone: (337)482-5939           E-Mail: srr3023@louisiana.edu

Fax: 337-482-5017

Voice Majors at UL Lafayette

Voice students at ULL may major in vocal music or vocal performance. While the education major prepares to teach music at the elementary and secondary level, the performance major's focus is on preparing for a singing career and/or pursuing a graduate degree in vocal performance. Students in both majors are required to meet high standards of vocal excellence and are encouraged to participate in as many solo opportunities and stage productions as possible. Both degrees require the performance of public solo recitals and the opportunity to participate in the student auditions at the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS). ULL voice students are also involved in solo performances throughout the Lafayette and Acadiana community. The ULL voice faculty are professionals who encourage and support their students, guiding them towards the achievement of their career goals.

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