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Margaret Simmons

Professor

207 Altgeld

msimmons@siu.edu

618-453-5818

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Margaret Simmons serves as vocal coach and coordinator of the voice area in the School of Music. Associated with the Marjorie Lawrence Opera Theater and McLeod Summer Playhouse since 1977, she instructs both graduate and undergraduate singers and pianists in coaching and accompanying. Ms. Simmons has also won acclaim as a recitalist with chamber groups and with many professional singers. She has toured extensively presenting concerts and master classes throughout the United States and Candada, and has twice been invited to teach and perform at the National Academy of Music in Riga, Latvia. Her current project involves the collection, study and performance of art songs written since 1970 by African-American composers.

Ms. Simmons completed the Master of Music in Accompanying at the University of Illinois, serving as a graduate assistant to the internationally known accompanist, John Wustman. She holds, as well, a Master of Music from Florida State University in Music Theory and a BA from Meredith College.