The Harlan Daily Enterprise on Saturday, April 19, 2008, shared the news of my performance with other Georgetown College studens in the new musical theater organization, Lyric Theater Society.
There is a lot of talent at Georgetown College in the music department. To see the whole story, go to: http://www.harlandaily.com/articles/2008/04/19/news/doc480987fc54d07725571386.txt
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Salzburg
I am studying to become an Opera Singer. Singing is the discipline and joy that defines me. An avid tennis player and sportsman, I find pleasure and delight in many activities. It is singing the lyrics and melodies of master composers, that lifts me to a level of expression that I find no where else.
I hope to build a career through hard work and determination, which will allow me to bring the beauty of these musical masterpieces to people throughout the world.
I am beginning this artistic quest with studies in Salzburg, Austria this summer. My travels in Salzburg will be with the KIIS (Kentucky Institute for International Studies) program. While there, I plan on exploring all that Salzburg has to offer: native food, beer, hikes, festivals, and (cross my fingers) vocal training at the Mozarteum. Preparations for this excursion have already been a great and exciting journey.
A native of Harlan, Kentucky, I grew up singing. An eight year member of the Harlan Boys Choir, my inspiration for music comes from my family. My mother is trained as a classical pianist, and made sure that all her children had the opportunity to learn to play and sing. Both my grandfathers sang in their church choirs, as well as my maternal grandmother, my father, all my uncles, aunts, brother and sisters. Music has always been an integral part of my life.
Through the opportunities made for me by my professors at Georgetown College the last three years, I have grown tremendously, and found my calling: an Opera Singer is what I shall become, and a very good one, at that. My goal is to work with the most renowned and respected vocal teachers of our day, and to sing with all the Major Opera Companies in the world. I am working, one step at a time, toward achieving this goal.
I hope to build a career through hard work and determination, which will allow me to bring the beauty of these musical masterpieces to people throughout the world.
I am beginning this artistic quest with studies in Salzburg, Austria this summer. My travels in Salzburg will be with the KIIS (Kentucky Institute for International Studies) program. While there, I plan on exploring all that Salzburg has to offer: native food, beer, hikes, festivals, and (cross my fingers) vocal training at the Mozarteum. Preparations for this excursion have already been a great and exciting journey.
A native of Harlan, Kentucky, I grew up singing. An eight year member of the Harlan Boys Choir, my inspiration for music comes from my family. My mother is trained as a classical pianist, and made sure that all her children had the opportunity to learn to play and sing. Both my grandfathers sang in their church choirs, as well as my maternal grandmother, my father, all my uncles, aunts, brother and sisters. Music has always been an integral part of my life.
Through the opportunities made for me by my professors at Georgetown College the last three years, I have grown tremendously, and found my calling: an Opera Singer is what I shall become, and a very good one, at that. My goal is to work with the most renowned and respected vocal teachers of our day, and to sing with all the Major Opera Companies in the world. I am working, one step at a time, toward achieving this goal.
My History
Ryland Pope is the son of
Thomas and Clara Pope. He is currently
a Junior majoring in Music
Vocal Performance and is working
on a minor in Business Administration.
Ryland is from Harlan,
Kentucky where he graduated from
Harlan High School, and was a
member of the world renowned
Harlan Boys Choir. While in the
Harlan Boys Choir, Ryland received
a number of solos.
While atGeorgetown College, Ryland
has been a member of the college’s
Concert Choir, Chorale, Governing
Senate, Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity,
and was initiated in the freshman
academic honors fraternity, Alpha
Lambda Delta.
Ryland participated
in last year’s Opera Workshop program
at Georgetown College where
he played the roles of Figaro in The
Marriage of Figaro, Captain Dick in
Naughty Marietta, and was Jekyll
and Hyde in Jekyll and Hyde.
Ryland was honored with the lead role
in Georgetown College’s fall 2007
production of She Loves Me. The
musical was directed by Professor
George McGee and Dr. Heather
Hunnicutt. Ryland also competed
this fall in the NATS (National
Association of Teachers of Singing)
competition where he received third
place overall in his division.
Ryland’s plans after graduating
Georgetown College include attending
Graduate School, where he plans
to further his studies in Vocal Performance
and ultimately make a
career as an opera singer.
Published in Nunnelley Notes January 2008 Georgetown College Department of Music
Thomas and Clara Pope. He is currently
a Junior majoring in Music
Vocal Performance and is working
on a minor in Business Administration.
Ryland is from Harlan,
Kentucky where he graduated from
Harlan High School, and was a
member of the world renowned
Harlan Boys Choir. While in the
Harlan Boys Choir, Ryland received
a number of solos.
While atGeorgetown College, Ryland
has been a member of the college’s
Concert Choir, Chorale, Governing
Senate, Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity,
and was initiated in the freshman
academic honors fraternity, Alpha
Lambda Delta.
Ryland participated
in last year’s Opera Workshop program
at Georgetown College where
he played the roles of Figaro in The
Marriage of Figaro, Captain Dick in
Naughty Marietta, and was Jekyll
and Hyde in Jekyll and Hyde.
Ryland was honored with the lead role
in Georgetown College’s fall 2007
production of She Loves Me. The
musical was directed by Professor
George McGee and Dr. Heather
Hunnicutt. Ryland also competed
this fall in the NATS (National
Association of Teachers of Singing)
competition where he received third
place overall in his division.
Ryland’s plans after graduating
Georgetown College include attending
Graduate School, where he plans
to further his studies in Vocal Performance
and ultimately make a
career as an opera singer.
Published in Nunnelley Notes January 2008 Georgetown College Department of Music
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