Michael JorgensenEmeriti
Emeritus Professor Michael Jorgensen taught applied voice and other music-related courses at Gustavus from 1991-2019. Highlights of his performing career include fifteen years as a bass with the VocalEssence Ensemble Singers of Minnesota; soloing in world premiere works by composers Steve Heitzeg and Libby Larsen; singing the solo An die Musik by Schubert on Garrison Keillor's Prairie Home Companion; singing the first public performance of Dominick Argento's Three Sonnets of Petrarch; and soloing in the European premiere of the Stephen Paulus Holocaust oratorio To Be Certain of the Dawn. He treasures his performances with his wife Bonnie, especially the works of the Norwegian-American composer Theodora Cormontan (1840-1922). His happiest memories from Gustavus are the lessons he shared with wonderful Gustavus students and helping them find their voice.
Education
D.A. in Vocal Performance, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana; M.M. in Vocal Performance, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois; B.M. in Vocal Performance, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
Areas of Expertise
FTS, Vocal Diction, Vocal Literature, Vocal Techniques, and Voice
Interests
Golf, Songs by composers from Minnesota, and Norwegian-American composer Theodora Cormontan
Courses Taught
| Synonym | Title | Times Taught | Terms Taught |
|---|---|---|---|
| MUS-248 | Voice | 44 | 2019/SP, 2018/FA, 2018/SP, 2017/FA, 2017/SP, 2016/FA, 2016/SP, 2015/FA, 2015/SP, 2014/FA, 2014/SP, 2013/FA, 2013/SP, 2012/FA, 2012/SP, 2011/FA, 2011/SP, 2010/FA, 2010/SP, 2009/FA, 2009/SP, and 2008/FA |
| MUS-348 | Voice | 42 | 2019/SP, 2018/FA, 2018/SP, 2017/FA, 2017/SP, 2016/FA, 2016/SP, 2015/FA, 2015/SP, 2014/FA, 2014/SP, 2013/FA, 2013/SP, 2012/FA, 2012/SP, 2011/FA, 2010/FA, 2010/SP, 2009/FA, 2009/SP, and 2008/FA |
| MUS-129 | Voice Class | 34 | 2019/SP, 2018/FA, 2018/SP, 2017/FA, 2017/SP, 2016/FA, 2016/SP, 2015/FA, 2015/SP, 2014/FA, 2014/SP, 2013/FA, 2013/SP, 2012/FA, 2012/SP, 2011/FA, 2011/SP, 2010/FA, 2010/SP, 2009/FA, 2009/SP, 2008/FA, 2008/SP, 2007/FA, 2007/SP, 2006/FA, 2006/SP, 2005/FA, 2005/SP, 2004/FA, 2004/SP, 2002/SP, 2001/FA, and 2001/SP |
| MUS-228 | Voice | 29 | 2008/SP, 2007/FA, 2007/SP, 2006/FA, 2006/SP, 2005/FA, 2005/SP, 2004/FA, 2004/SP, 2003/FA, 2003/SP, 2002/FA, 2002/SP, 2001/FA, 2001/SP, 2000/FA, and 2000/SP |
| MUS-150 | Collegiate Chorus | 14 | 2002/SP, 2001/FA, 2001/SP, 2000/FA, 2000/SP, 1999/FA, and 1999/SP |
| FTS-100 | FTS:A-Changin' Times | 13 | 2018/FA, 2017/FA, 2016/FA, 2015/FA, 2014/FA, 2013/FA, 2012/FA, 2011/FA, 2010/FA, 2009/FA, 2008/FA, 2007/FA, and 2006/FA |
| MUS-330 | Vocal Techniques for Instrumental Majors | 13 | 2018/SP, 2016/SP, 2014/SP, 2012/SP, 2008/SP, 2006/SP, 2005/SP, 2004/SP, 2003/SP, 2002/SP, 2001/SP, 2000/SP, and 1999/SP |
| MUS-395 | Honors in Performance | 5 | 2011/FA, 2010/FA, 2010/SP, 2009/FA, and 2005/SP |
| MUS-390 | Senior Music Capstone | 4 | 2010/SP, 2009/FA, 2005/SP, and 2004/SP |
| MUS-130 | Diction for Singers | 1 | 2013/SP |
| MUS-132 | Vocal Diction & Lit | 1 | 2009/JN |
| MUS-110 | Opera Live! | 1 | 2006/JN |
| MUS-268 | Career Exploration | 1 | 2005/JN |
| MUS-108 | Classical Song | 1 | 2002/JN |
| MUS-109 | Operetta in America | 1 | 2000/JN |