Join us for a guest artist recital featuring Sarah Coburn, soprano, with Theresa Bogard, piano! Coburn, a coloratura singer with a ~silvery, resonant soprano~ voice, will present a program of music by Rossini, Bellini, Rachmaninoff, Marx, Strauss, and Charles Gabriel, as well as traditional American Spirituals (arr. by Moses Hogan). Oklahoma-native Sarah Coburn is a celebrated operatic soprano known for her bel canto roles in works by Rossini, Bellini, and Donizetti. She has performed on many of the world~s great stages, including the Metropolitan Opera, Vienna State Opera, and Welsh National Opera, and originated roles in world premieres like Tan Dun~s The First Emperor and David Carlson~s Anna Karenina . Coburn is a recipient of numerous awards and was a National Grand Finalist at the 2001 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. Her extensive career includes both opera and concert performances. American pianist and Steinway artist Theresa Bogard is known for her diverse repertoire, which includes works by lesser-known and women composers. A Fulbright scholar and top prizewinner in the International Mozart Fortepiano Competition, she is also a professor at the University of Wyoming.

Join us for a guest artist recital featuring Sarah Coburn, soprano, with Theresa Bogard, piano! Coburn, a coloratura singer with a ~silvery, resonant soprano~ voice, will present a program of music by Rossini, Bellini, Rachmaninoff, Marx, Strauss, and Charles Gabriel, as well as traditional American Spirituals (arr. by Moses Hogan). Oklahoma-native Sarah Coburn is a celebrated operatic soprano known for her bel canto roles in works by Rossini, Bellini, and Donizetti. She has performed on many of the world~s great stages, including the Metropolitan Opera, Vienna State Opera, and Welsh National Opera, and originated roles in world premieres like Tan Dun~s The First Emperor and David Carlson~s Anna Karenina . Coburn is a recipient of numerous awards and was a National Grand Finalist at the 2001 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. Her extensive career includes both opera and concert performances. American pianist and Steinway artist Theresa Bogard is known for her diverse repertoire, which includes works by lesser-known and women composers. A Fulbright scholar and top prizewinner in the International Mozart Fortepiano Competition, she is also a professor at the University of Wyoming.

Conducted by Dr. Brian C. Murray and ft. Soyeon Kang, piano UW Music is hosting the Wyoming American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) Fall Conference September 19 and 20, which is open to all choral musicians, including K-12 and collegiate directors, church musicians, community choir directors, and future music educators. The conference will feature sessions on conducting and teaching and masterclasses and a recital by soprano Sarah Coburn. Culminating the 2025 conference is a free, public performance of the Wyoming Chorale, an ensemble comprised of conference participants. The concert will feature a program of choral music by Rosephanye Powell, Elaine Hagenberg, Susan LaBarr, André J. Thomas, Samuel Barber, and Rollo Dilworth.

Conducted by Dr. Brian C. Murray and ft. Soyeon Kang, piano UW Music is hosting the Wyoming American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) Fall Conference September 19 and 20, which is open to all choral musicians, including K-12 and collegiate directors, church musicians, community choir directors, and future music educators. The conference will feature sessions on conducting and teaching and masterclasses and a recital by soprano Sarah Coburn. Culminating the 2025 conference is a free, public performance of the Wyoming Chorale, an ensemble comprised of conference participants. The concert will feature a program of choral music by Rosephanye Powell, Elaine Hagenberg, Susan LaBarr, André J. Thomas, Samuel Barber, and Rollo Dilworth.