VALERIE OYEN-LARSEN
voice

Mezzo-soprano Valerie Oyen-Larsen's musical experience runs the gamut from principle roles in regional oratorio, opera and musical theatre performances to entertainment for nightclubs, organizations and groups such as the U.S. Embassy in Seoul, Korea. She has been a featured soloist with a number of orchestras in the southeast, including the Nashville Symphony Orchestra, and "fronts" 'azz ensembles with equal ease. An active recitalist, she has been heard by audiences in Austria, Korea, and numerous U.S. states, and has also performed live on TV and radio broadcasts of varying musical genres.

Ms. Oyen-Larsen received with honors her Bachelor of Music degrees (Vocal Performance and Music Educgtion) from the University of North Dakota and her Master of Music (Vocal Performance) from Austin Peay State University. She was subsequently awarded a scholarship to study at the Franz-Schubert-Institute in Baden bei Wien, Austria, where she received a Performance Diploma, magna cum laude. Her coaches have included Elly Ameling, Dalton Baldwin, Walter Berry, Jorg Demus, Ernst Haefliger, Hans Hotter, Walter Moore, and Erik Werba, among others. She has been distinguished as a winner nin NATS and Composition regional competitions. A versatile musician, Ms. Oyen-Larsen is an accomplished singer, pianist, organist, harpsichordist and arranger, and she has conducted professional, university, youth and church vocal ensembles. She has been music director and/or organist at several churches, and has been a clinician and adjudicator at various vocal workshops and competitions.

At APSU, Ms. Oyen-Larsen has taught applied voice, class voice, music appreciation and directed the APSUlute Singers show choir, In previous faculty appointments, she has also taught singers diction courses and applied piano, in addition to conducting and accompanying responsibilities. She has held prior adjunct faculty positions at Armstrong Atlantic State University, Methodist College, the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, and an earlier position at APSU. She is an active member of the National Association of Teachers of Singing and the American Choral Directors Association.

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