Leadership
Associate Dean for Faculty, Research, Creativity, and Outreach
Dr. Ivy Walz is the Associate Dean for Faculty, Research, Creativity, and Outreach at the J.T. & Margaret Talkington College of Visual and Performing Arts at Texas Tech. Her main responsibilities include supporting faculty and their creative activity and research, community outreach & engagement, tenure and promotion processes, and collaborating on accreditation for the Schools of the College. She also supervises scholarships and graduate fellowships.
Her most recent role before joining Texas Tech was Associate Dean for the School of Music, Theatre, and Dance at Ithaca College. Her leadership experience includes interim roles and training such as the HERS Leadership Institute. She seeks to build bridges through collaborative leadership, teaching, and performing, fostering a learning centered environment that encompasses the development of skill, self-expression, and artistry.
Dr. Ivy Walz holds the BM ('98) in Music Education and Performance, MM ('02) in Vocal Performance from Ithaca College, and the DMA ('14) in Voice Performance with a cognate in Vocal Pedagogy from the College Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati.
Vocal Educator
Dr. Ivy Walz is a vocal educator dedicated to serving all learners and is widely experienced in teaching classical and contemporary singing styles. She incorporates integrative pedagogies and approaches towards development of techniques that support longevity, artistry, joy, and wellbeing. She served on the voice faculties at Ithaca College, the State University of New York at Cortland, and Cornell University. Her students have gone on to top graduate programs, are currently teaching in k-12 and community arts programs and are thriving in meaningful careers. She has been an invited guest clinician for preparatory programs, community choruses, schools, colleges, and universities.
Mezzo Soprano
Ivy Walz as Bradamante in Handel’s Alcina
Mezzo soprano Ivy Walz has been featured with the Spoleto Festival, Cincinnati Opera, Syracuse Opera, Des Moines Metro Opera, and the Tri-Cities Opera. She is an active soloist with orchestras and chamber music groups, featured recently with the Orchestra of the Southern Finger Lakes, Akron Symphony, Symphoria, the Binghamton Philharmonic and the Cayuga Chamber Orchestra. This season she will perform with the Eastern Connecticut Symphony. As a scholar of contemporary art song repertoire, invited performances include the National Center for the Arts (CENART), Mexico City, International Music by Women Festival, SongFest, Fall Island Vocal Arts Seminar, Finger Lakes Chamber Ensemble, Cincinnati Song Initiative, Denver Art Song Project, Civic Morning Musicals, and Middlebury Song Fest.
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