Baylor University Vocal Professor Will Perform in Broadcast of Austin Opera’s ‘Live from Indy Terrace’

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WACO, Texas (June 10, 2020) – Mezzo-soprano Jamie Van Eyck, D.M.A., associate professor of voice and vocal studies division director at Baylor University’s School of Music, will be featured in Episode 11 of Austin Opera’s weekly broadcast series “Live from Indy Terrace” from 3 to 3:30 p.m. Friday, June 12.

Austin Opera’s YouTube, Facebook and Vimeo pages will feature the event.

In keeping with social-distancing practices, the episode was recorded last week inside Austin Opera’s rehearsal hall.

“I'm so pleased to be able to continue making music during this time when theaters and organizations have had to suspend public performances,” Van Eyck said. “I'm grateful to Austin Opera for this opportunity and proud to represent Baylor University.”

She will perform songs by Spanish composer Fernando Obradors and Austrian composer Gustav Mahler, as well as by other composers. She will be joined by pianist Nyle Matsuoka.

Opera News has called Van Eyck’s performances “luminescent and touching.” Recent career highlights include a New York City solo recital at the Opera America Center, a recital at the American Cathedral in Paris and recordings for Albany Records, Centaur Records and Bridge Records. Van Eyck can be heard as alto soloist on the American Symphony Orchestra’s recording of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9, and she sings a leading role on the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s DVD release of the opera “What Next?” by Elliott Carter.
Van Eyck has been a featured soloist with the Tanglewood Music Festival, Ojai Festival, Bard Music Festival, Five Boroughs Music Festival and Princeton Music Festival. She has performed world premieres at Carnegie Hall, including a song cycle written for her by Ned Rorem, and performed world premieres of works by George Crumb as well as recorded vocal works by Crumb. She has been a soloist with many of the nation’s top orchestras, among them the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Boston Symphony Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra, Phoenix Symphony, Utah Symphony, Lexington Philharmonic, Colorado Symphony, Austin Symphony and Pacific Symphony.

Van Eyck made her Broadway debut in Jerome Kern’s “Music in the Air” with the “Encores!” series at New York City Center, and she has been a soloist in several pops concerts conducted by Keith Lockhart and Marvin Hamlisch. She has been a guest artist at international music festivals, among them Toronto’s Luminato Festival, Moscow’s Golden Mask Festival and the Grahamstown and FynArts Festivals in South Africa. For more about Van Eyck, visit http://jamievaneyck.com/.

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