Deborah Sauer-Ferrand

Sattler Hall, Room
Telephone: 559-453-2098
Fax: 559-453-5558
Email: dsferran@fresno.edu

What programs do you teach in?

• music

Education

• B.Music, music, Queens College - magna cum laude
• M.A., music: voice performance, California State University, Fresno
• D.M.A., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (in progress)

Honors and awards

• Awards and full scholarships from all of the colleges and universities attended
• Teaching fellowship from the University of Illinois

Professional and service experiences

• I have sung across the United States and in Canada and Europe in concert, oratorio, recital, opera, musical theatre and jazz. I have taught voice privately since 1979 and at the collegiate level since 1991. I have successfully taught students ranging from beginners of eight years old through those completing graduate degrees.

Other information

• I have been singing publicly since the age of two years and have studied music formally since the age of eight.
• I am married to Rev. Wink Farrand. We have a son, John, and two dogs—one of who despises singing in any form, any style, by anyone in person, or on recording or television.