Associate Professor, Department of Theatre, University of Utah
Research Associate, Utah Center for Vocology
​Private Voice Teacher, Salt Lake City, Utah

Singer

Leading roles in opera & musical theatre

• ​Belmonte in Die Entführung aus dem Serail
• Ferrando in Cosí fan tutte
• Tamino in The Magic Flute
• Eisenstein in Die Fledermaus
• Remendado in Carmen
• Goro in Madama Butterfly
  
• Miles Gloriosus in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

Oratorio & concert soloist

• ​Bach's Magnificat  and Cantatas 131, 140, & 211
• Handel's Messiah
• Haydn's Lord Nelson Mass
• Mozart's Coronation Mass and Solemn Vespers
• Orff's Carmina Burana
• Stravinsky's Cantata

Recitalist 

• Recitals for colleges, universities, and arts series
  • California, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Minnesota, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Wisconsin

Author

• ​Associate Editor, NATS Journal of Singing
• Author, “The Independent Teacher,” Journal of Singing
• Author, “The Singer’s Library” book review column, Classical Singer​​
• Contributing Author, The Voice Teacher's Cookbook, Ed. Brian Winnie​
• Additional publications:
  • ​Journal of Voice
  • Voice and Speech Review
  • VOICEPrints
  • PLOS Computational Biology
    
  • College Music Symposium
  • Music Theatre Educators' Alliance Journal
  • NATS Inter Nos Newsletter
  • ​Salt Lake Tribune
• Blogger at drbrianmanternach.blogspot.com

Educator

• Associate Professor, Head of Singing Voice Studies, Department of Theatre, University of Utah
  • Teach Studio Voice to students in the Music Theatre Program & Actor Training Program
  • Teach 2nd Year Singing in the Actor Training Program 
• Student accomplishments
  • Film, TV, and commercials
  • National and international Broadway tours
  • Off-Broadway and regional theatre
  • Cruise lines
  • Amusement parks
  Guest masterclasses​
  • New York University-Steinhardt
  • Summer Vocology Institute
  • Alabama NATS
  • University of Nevada-Reno
  • University of Minnesota-Morris
  • Saint Mary's College, IN
  • Utah: Snow College;  Weber State University; Westminster College; Salt Lake Community College; RiseUp Children's Choir

Scholar

• Research Associate at the National Center for Voice and Speech​
  • Faculty Excellence in Research Award, College of Fine Arts, University of Utah
  • Voice Pedagogy Award, National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) Foundation
  • Co-author of 2021 Forum Article of the Year Award, Voice and Speech Review
    
• Research, Lectures, and Workshops presented for:
  • Voice Foundation Annual Symposium
  • Pan American Vocology Association Symposium
  • International Physiology and Acoustics of Singing Conference
    
  • Voice & Speech Trainers Association Conference
  • Fall Voice Conference 
  • NATS National Conference
  • Cal-Western NATS Regional Conference
  • TEDxSaltLakeCity
  • Summer Vocology Institute
  • Univ. of Utah Voice Disorders Center
  • Alabama NATS
  • Utah Theatre Association
  • Idaho State Thespian Festival
  • University of Iowa
  • University of Notre Dame
  • University of Utah School of Music
  • Snow College​

​VOICE TEACHER
​Salt Lake City, UT