Dr. Jeffery McGhee
Assistant Professor of Voice
E-mail: McGhee_Jeffery@roberts.edu
Phone: 585-594-6030
Office: Cox Hall, Rm 306
Education:
D.M A. in Vocal Performance
University of
Wisconsin-Madison
M. M. in Vocal Performance
University of Akron
B.M. in Vocal Performance
University of Southern Mississippi
Teaching Responsibilities:
Mus 1003 Applied Voice
Mus 391 Vocal Pedagogy
Mus 310 Musical Stage Performance
JEFFERY RONDOTSKY MCGHEE, baritone, is in his fourth year as assistant professor of voice at Roberts Wesleyan College. He received his doctor of musical arts degree this summer from the University of Wisconsin-Madison where his Final DMA Research project was entitled, IN PURSUIT OF CONNECTEDNESS: A Learning Guide for Young Singers and those who Teach them. While at the University of Wisconsin- Madison Jeffery played the roles of Alidoro in La Cenerentola, the poet in Salieri’s First the Music, then the Words, the Baron in La Traviata, the Leader in Lost in the Stars, and El Gallo in The Fantasticks. He received his bachelor of music degree from the University of Southern Mississippi, and his master’s degree from the University of Akron. At Akron, Jeff performed as Sid in Albert Herring, Matt in The Fantasticks, and the poet in Kismet. He was also soloist with the Akron Symphony Chorus in performances of Faure’s Requiem. In a season with Opera for the Young, Jeffery portrayed the role of Belcore in The Elixer of Love. He has also performed the roles of the Pirate King in The Pirates of Penzance, and the Counsel in Trial by Jury with the Ohio Light Opera company. Since joining the music faculty at Roberts, Jeffery has performed several recitals and has performed at many special events. His areas of teaching responsibilities include applied voice, vocal pedagogy, and musical stage performance.
