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267 Contributors Stela M. Brandão, soprano, studied at the Music School of Brasília, Brazil and went on to graduate with a Bachelor of Arts degree in singing and performance from the University of Brasília. In 1994, she received her Master of Music degree in vocal performance from the Conservatory of Music of Brooklyn College, New York. As a fellowship recipient of the Organization of the American States, Dr. Brandão received her Doctor of Education degree from the Music Education Doctoral Program at Teachers College, Columbia University. Ellie Anne Duque is Professor of Music History and Director of the Office for Research at the Universidad Nacional de Colombia. She is editor of Ensayos: Historia y teoría del arte, a periodical published by the Instituto de Investigaciones Estéticas of the Universidad Nacional de Colombia, and co-editor of the Página Web de Compositores Colombianos . Jean-Ronald LaFond, dramatic tenor, has more than thirty operatic roles in his repertoire and an equal number of oratorio roles. He earned a Doctor of Musical Arts and a Master of Music degree from the University of Michigan, and a Bachelor of Music degree from Westminster Choir College. LaFond currently holds master classes and teaches privately in New York City and Berlin. José-Luis Maúrtua holds a Doctor of Music degree in composition from Florida State University, a Master of Music degree in composition from George Mason University, and a Bachelor of Music degree in 268 contributors compositionfromCarlosValderramaConservatory(Trujillo,Peru).He is currently Associate Professor of Composition and Theory at Central Michigan University and Director of the CMU Contemporary Music Ensemble. He is also Artistic Advisor and Guest Conductor of the Trujillo Bach Festival in Peru. Allison L. Weiss, soprano, holds a Master of Arts degree in music from the University of Portland and a Master of Arts degree in Latin American studies from the University of Chicago. As a U.S. Fulbright Student Scholar in 2001, she lived in Buenos Aires for nine months, where she researched and performed Argentine art song. In 2003, she organized the Latin American Art Song Alliance (www.laasa.org) to promote the distribution and publication of Latin American art song. Kathleen L. Wilson, soprano, has served as a Fulbright Scholar to Venezuela and as a United States Information Agency Cultural Specialist in Colombia. She is author of The Art Song in Latin America and appears on the CD Elan. Wilson holds a Master of Arts degree in musicology from the University of Arizona and a Doctorate in vocal pedagogy from Teachers College, Columbia University, and is currently Professor of Voice at Florida International University. ...

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