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Western
Illinois University College of Fine Arts and Communication |
Paul K. Kreider
Paul Kreider, serves as Dean of the College of Fine Arts and Communication at Western Illinois University. His prior appointments include, Chair of Music and also Associate Dean of the College of Fine Arts at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and Chair of the Department of Music at Northern Kentucky University. Dr. Kreider is also co-founder of the Southern Nevada Opera Association. Kreider won a Teacher of the Year award while at UNLV. Kreider is also a Distinguished Alumnus from the University of Arizona School of Music.
Dr. Kreider has been elected to the Board of the Illinois Arts Alliance and also elected to the Board of the International Council of Fine Arts Deans. Dr. Kreider has also been a member of the music panel for the Illinois Arts Council since 2005.
Dr. Kreider's many performing credits include numerous roles with the Lyric Opera of Chicago for six seasons, and as principal baritone with the Landestheater Salzburg for three years. In addition, Kreider has also appeared throughout the world with world-renowned singers, conductors, and stage directors at the Vienna State Opera, Maggio Musicale in Florence, Rome, Santa Fe, Atlanta Opera, Opera Theatre of St. Louis, National Opera of Slovenia, and Tokyo, Japan. Symphonic credits include the Great Woods Festival, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Austria's Mozarteum Orchestra, Tucson Symphony, Las Vegas Philharmonic, the New Mexico Symphony in performances of Off's CARMINA BURANA, the Illinois Symphony in Brahms' REQUIEM, and most recently with the Kentucky Symphony.
Kreider's most recent recordings, feature the works of composer Daron Hagen. Kreider sings three Hagen song cycles on a cd entitled "Love in A Life," released by Arsis Audio. He also recorded another for Arsis as a guest with the Baylor University, Wind Ensemble of Hagen's "Heart of the Stranger." CRI Records released Hagen's VERA OF LAS VEGAS in 2002, which features Kreider. Dr. Kreider's most recent release is an American art song recording (Arsis) entitled "Four Composers and One Voice" being accompanied by composers Ned Rorem, David Del Tredici, Daron Hagen, and Virko Baley each on one of their song cycles.
Email: PK-Kreider@wiu.edu
Office: Browne Hall 117
Phone: 309-298-1552
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