paul transue
piano
Dr. Paul Transue has worked professionally for over 30 years as a coach/accompanist with Seattle Opera, Cleveland Opera, Toledo Opera, Opera on the Avalon, Opera Lyra Ottawa, and the Ohio Light Opera, as well as other North American companies. He currently teaches Lyric Diction and serves as a vocal coach/accompanist at Memorial University of Newfoundland.
Past academic positions include serving as the Coach/Accompanist for the Opera Program at the Cleveland Institute of Music, Accompanist at the Interlochen Arts Academy, Vocal coach and teacher of Vocal Literature at the University of Illinois, and as the Teacher of Collaborative Piano, Vocal and Opera Coach at Southern Illinois University.
Major artists he has performed for on masterclasses include Frederica von Stade, Graham Johnson, Warren Jones, Barbara Bonney, and Craig Rutenberg. He received his DMA from the Eastman School of Music where he was a student of Jean Barr, won the MTNA Collegiate Chamber Music Competition, and was twice a semi-finalist at the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition.
He lives in Mt. Pearl with his wife, Arlene, his son Liam, daughter Madelyn, and three cats.