Kathleen Hacker
Dr. Kathleen Hacker, soprano, is Chair of the Music Department, Director of Vocal Studies and Associate Professor of Music at the University of Indianapolis. In addition to her duties at the University, she pursues a very active singing career around the country. She made her New York debut as soloist with the American Symphony Orchestra at Alice Tully Hall and has sung with major symphony orchestras around the United States including the symphonies of Baltimore, Detroit, Pittsburgh and Indianapolis, where she appeared as cover for Sandi Patty as the featured guest artist in their Indianapolis Symphony Yuletide Celebration.
Kathleen has been a regular featured soloist with the Indianapolis Baroque Orchestra, has been featured in chamber repertoire concerts at the Music Festivals of Marlboro, Aspen and Bard, on Concert Artist Series throughout the country, and on many concert series close to home including the University of Indianapolis Faculty Artist Series, Music at the Museum of Art, The Meridian Song Project, the Indianapolis Symphonic Choir, the Festival Series at Christ Church Cathedral, the Ft. Wayne Bach Society, the Indianapolis Baroque Singers, The Baroque Artists of Champagne - Urbana, the Anderson Symphony Orchestra, Peaceful Valley Chamber Players and the Ronen Chamber Ensemble. In addition, her eclectic career has allowed her to sing with the Indianapolis Opera and Opera Memphis.
Kathleen holds degrees from Eastman School of Music where she studied with the late Jan DeGaetani and received the coveted Performers Certificate in two areas. She received her doctorate from Indiana University. In the summer of 2004, Kathleen was a featured clinician at the National Association of Teachers of Singing National Convention in New Orleans where she was invited to present on the vocal chamber music of Joseph Marx. In addition, she was assistant to Maestro Jack Everly in preparing the touring production of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra's Yuletide Celebration.
In recent seasons, Kathleen has performed Mozart's Exsultate Jubilate under the direction of Maestro Raymond Leppard, Jauchzett Gott in allen Landen with the Indianapolis Baroque Orchestra and most recently, she stepped in on very short notice to sing Mendelssohn's Elijah with the Indianapolis Symphonic Choir.