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A native of Wabash, Indiana, tenor Wesley Dunnagan has been fortunate to perform across the United States and abroad. Praised for his “unfailing eloquence” as the Evangelist in Bach’s St. Matthew Passion, his numerous appearances as tenor soloist include concert and staged works with the San Juan Symphony, South Bend Lyric Opera, South Bend Symphony, Kettle Moraine Symphony, Madison’s Just Bach, Wisconsin Chamber Choir (Bach’s Christmas Oratorio), Madison Bach Musicians, the University of Wisconsin’s annual Schubertiade, Schola Cantorum Silicon Valley, and Bach Collegium Fort Wayne. A passionate recitalist, he has presented diverse art song repertoire and chamber music from Medieval to contemporary works.
Wesley received a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Voice and Opera from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he was also a Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellow in Italian. He holds a Bachelor of Arts with Distinction in German Studies and Music from Stanford University and a Master of Sacred Music from the University of Notre Dame. In addition, he spent a year as a DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) Scholar at the Berlin University of the Arts, where he studied under Berliner Kammersänger Peter Maus of the Deutsche Oper Berlin. Dr. Dunnagan serves as Assistant Professor of Music at St. Olaf College, where he teaches Voice, Vocal Pedagogy, and Lyric Diction. Prior to St. Olaf, he served as Assistant Professor of Music and Coordinator of Voice Studies at Fort Lewis College and Lecturer of Lyric Diction at the University of California, Irvine.
Described as “unique and riveting” by Harmonie magazine, American pianist Mariah Boucher has distinguished herself as a leading collaborator, specializing in chamber music and vocal coaching. Active as a chamber musician and piano soloist, Mariah has performed in venues across the United States, including the Aspen Music Festival, Bay View Music Festival, Detroit Institute of the Arts, and West Michigan Symphony Series. Mariah is a strong proponent of new music. She has worked closely with contemporary composers, including Gabriela Lena Frank, Pierre Jalbert, Evan Chambers, Michael Daugherty, Roger Zare, and Logan Skelton. Mariah has also worked with the Kresge Literary Fellow Terry Blackhawk, presenting her poetry with newly commissioned music at the Art X Festival, as well as poets Marsha Music and Justin Rogers. Mariah received both her Masters of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Michigan in Collaborative Piano, where she studied with Martin Katz and Logan Skelton. As an opera and art song coach, she works with singers at the South Bend Lyric Opera as well as the Bayview Music Festival. Mariah currently serves as a Collaborative Pianist/Vocal Coach at the University of Michigan.