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Linda Poetschke
Professor, Voice
Area Coordinator, Voice(210)458-5330
linda.poetschke@utsa.edu
Soprano Linda Poetschke makes regular appearances with symphony orchestras and regional opera companies across the Southwest. Opera roles include: Norina (Don Pasquale), Musetta (La Boheme), Despina (Cosi Fan Tutte), Marie (Daughter Of The Regiment), Madame Silverklang (Impresario), Violetta (La Traviata), and Pamina (The Magic Flute).
As featured soloist, Ms. Poetschke has performed with the New Mexico Symphony, the Charlotte (NC) Symphony, the Western Michigan Symphony and with the major symphony orchestras in her home state of Texas, including the Dallas Symphony Orchestra's Christmas POPS at the Meyerson and numerous appearances with the San Antonio Symphony. She has also performed as soprano soloist with the New York West End Chamber Ensemble in a Carnegie Hall appearance of Requiem by W.A. Mozart.
Ms. Poetschke's orchestral repertoire encompasses more than 35 oratorical and concert roles, and she has appeared under the baton of Margaret Hillis, Nicholas McGegan, Christopher Wilkins, Elmer Iseler, Lawrence Leighton Smith, Roger Melone, John Silantien, and Kate Tamarkian.
Linda Poetschke has appeared as soloist for the national conventions of the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) in San Antonio and San Diego and also the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS). She has also been a presenter at the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) national conference in Austin, TX. She is a frequent recitalist on university campuses and has also performed sacred recitals and concerts in Switzerland, London, Paris, Amsterdam, and Germany. She has also taught and performed in the Czech Republic. Ms. Poetschke is an active participant in the musical community of San Antonio and was awarded the San Antonio Women’s Hall of Fame Award in Creative Arts in 1999. Most recently, she was the subject of a feature article in San Antonio Woman magazine. In the summer of 2007, Ms. Poetschke will teach at the American Institute of Musical Studies in Graz, Austria.
Ms. Poetschke holds Vocal Performance degrees from the University of North Texas at Denton, and the University of Texas at Austin. She has served two terms as the Regional Governor for the Texoma Region of the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS). Ms. Poetschke is presently a Professor of Music at the University of Texas at San Antonio where she received a Distinguished Faculty Teaching Award from the UTSA Alumni Association. Her students have performed at prestigious summer programs such as Santa Fe Opera, Merola (San Francisco Opera), Opera North, American Institute of Musical Studies in Graz, Austria, Des Moines Opera, and Cincinnati Opera. An endowed vocal scholarship in Linda Poetschke’s name has been established at UT-San Antonio in the Department of Music where she has served as Coordinator of the Vocal Area since 1989.
The University of Texas at San Antonio Department of Music
One UTSA Circle, San Antonio, Texas 78249
210.458.4354
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