Kelly Montgomery
244 DIEHN CENTER
NORFOLK, 23529
A contralto, originally from Hot Springs, Arkansas, Dr. Montgomery joined the ODU voice faculty in 2010. Formerly on the faculties of Pittsburg State University, Ithaca College, and Mississippi State University, her academic credits include lectures and recitals associated with MTNA and College Music Society in addition to performances/master classes in Ireland and Canada. Overseas concert tours to the Middle East, Asia, and Europe in addition to regional performances with Des Moines Metro Opera, Cincinnati Opera, New York Baroque, and Bloomington Music Works, to name but a few, have additionally contributed to Dr. Montgomery's diverse professional dossier. Her education includes a BM in performance in piano accompanying from University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, an MM in vocal performance from Indiana University, and the Doctor of Music in vocal performance degree, also from Indiana University. Dr. Montgomery's final project is entitled, "Francois Poulenc's Le Travail du Peintre: Performance and Pedagogy Solutions".
Ph.D. in Vocal Performance and Literature, Indiana University, (2008)
B.A. in Music in Piano Accompanying, University of Arkansas, (1986)
Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research
- "Graduate Assistantship. 1989 - 1990
Expertise
Presentations
- ( 2006). Koscak Yamada’s Song of Aiyan Northeast Chapter Regional Conference: College Music Society .
- ( 2006). Turn of the 20th Century Art Songs Women in Music Festival Rochester, NY.
- ( 2005). Twentieth-Century Song by American Women Composers New York State Music Teachers Association – Lecture Forum .
- 1999: Director of Graduate Studies Recognition, Indiana University
- 1998: Associate Instructorship in applied voice, Indianna University
- 1986: Sigma Alpha Iota College Honor Award, University of Arkansas
- 1984: American Guild of Organists Service Playing Award, University of Arkansas
- 1984: Sigma Alpha Iota Scholarship, University of Arkansas