Andrew
Voelker
Collaborative Piano, Tenor, Coach, Music Director, Répétiteur, Vocal Coach
Andrew Voelker
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Dr. Andrew Voelker is Music Director of Opera and Vocal Coach at the University of Georgia's Hugh Hodgson School of Music. Formerly a visiting professor at SUNY Potsdam's Crane School of Music, they hold degrees IU Jacobs School of Music, Cleveland Institute of Music, and Northern Illinois University. Andrew has worked for the Aspen Opera Center; Opera in the Ozarks, Great Lakes Light Opera in Cleveland, Ohio; Chicago Summer Opera; and Illinois Wesleyan University.
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Indiana University Jacobs School of Music
Doctor of Music, Collaborative Piano, La traviata, Little Women, Serse, Le nozze di Figaro, L’incoronazione di Poppea, 2019-2024
Illinois Wesleyan University
Adjunct Lecturer of Accompanying, Opera Coach, Le Nozze di Figaro, The Medium, Amahl and the Night Visitors, 2016-2019
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Upcoming Engagements
Faculty Recital: Anne Slovin, voice; Andrew Voelker, piano
Pianist
University of Georgia
Event Information
Faculty Recital: Anne Slovin, voice; Andrew Voelker, piano
October 30, 2025
Event Type Concert
Contributors
Andrew Voelker
Pianist
Oct 30, 2025
Dates
30
Oct, 25
Der Ring des Polykrates
Director
University of Georgia
Event Information
Der Ring des Polykrates
November 07, 2025
Description
The Hugh Hodgson School of Music Opera Theatre and Symphony Orchestra present Korngold's one-act opera, "The Ring of Polykrates", November 7 & 9, 2025. Directed by Daniel Ellis with music direction by Andrew Voelker, and conducted by Mark Cedel. Southeast US premiere.
Event Type Opera
Language Performed German
Contributors
Andrew Voelker
Director
Nov 07, 2025
Dates
7
Nov, 25
Recent Highlights
Guest Artist/Alumni Recital
Collaborative Pianist
Illinois Wesleyan University
Event Information
Guest Artist/Alumni Recital
September 10, 2022 - September 10, 2022
Contributors
Andrew Voelker
Collaborative Pianist
Sep 10, 2022
Dates
10
Sep, 22
Biography
Biography
Andrew Voelker is a Doctor of Music student, studying collaborative piano in the Jacobs School of Music under the guidance of Kevin Murphy and Anne Epperson. Prior to their studies at IU, Andrew was an Adjunct Lecturer of Accompanying and Opera Coach at Illinois Wesleyan University. There they were the music director for opera productions, and also performed with students and faculty in recitals and New Music forums. They hold Bachelor’s degrees in piano and voice from Northern Illinois University and a Master’s degree in collaborative piano from the Cleveland Institute of Music. Their teachers have included Anita Pontremoli, Linda Jones, Futaba Niekawa, William Koehler, and Dana Brown. In the summer of 2019, Andrew was a Coach/Accompanist at Opera in the Ozarks where they prepared La bohème and was the touring music director for the company’s education tour. They were a 2018 Opera Coaching Fellow at the Aspen Opera Center, and have been a music director for productions with Great Lakes Light Opera, Chicago Summer Opera, and Prairie Fire Theatre. From 2014-2017, Andrew was a member of the collaborative piano staff at the renowned Interlochen Arts Camp. They have collaborated with students at Illinois State University, Case Western Reserve University, and Ursuline College. Currently, Andrew is in high demand as an opera and vocal coach and is researching innovation in the research and programming of art song literature for their dissertation.
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