Jeffrey Peterson, DMA

Jeffrey Peterson, pianist and coach, has appeared in recitals and master classes on five continents, with such important operatic artists as Martina Arroyo, James King, and Teresa Kubiak, in venues as far-reaching as Hoam Hall in Seoul, the Marian Anderson Festival and Competition, and Manaus, Brazil. He has performed throughout the United States with flutists Francesca Arnone, Valerie Potter, and Tadeu Coelho. Dr. Peterson has taught at Indiana University, the University of Illinois, the University of Akron, and served on the Opera Studies Faculty at Northwestern University for five years. He earned the doctorate in Vocal Coaching and Accompanying at the University of Illinois, where he was the assistant to renowned pianist and coach John Wustman, the pianist for many of the world’s greatest singers. Dr. Peterson has taught at several summer programs in the United States and Italy. He is the founder and artistic director of Music in the Marche, a summer study program for young opera singers, in Mondavio, Italy.