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 by facilitating research and engagement activities, assisting existing and developing community and outreach projects, supporting tenure and promotion processes, and collaborating on accreditation for each of the three Schools of the College. She also supports students through coordination of undergraduate scholarships and graduate fellowships, and awards.
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 also includes interim roles and training such as the HERS Leadership Institute. She seeks to build bridges through servant 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 curious about the craft of singing and enjoys 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. An active and engaged clinician, she has been a guest clinician for Higher Voice Studio, TCO Teens, College Audition Advantage, Affiliated Choruses of Ithaca, Denver Art Song Project High School Competition and other schools, colleges and universities.
Mezzo Soprano
Ivy Walz as Bradamante in Handel’s Alcina
Links to Audio and Video Recordings:
https://soundcloud.com/ivy-walz
A Women's Heart in Song by Dr. Ivy Walz, Clara Schumann Festival, April 13, 2023
Granados Set - Faculty Recital
O Thou that Tellest Good Tidings to Zion, Messiah, Handel
Stay Well, Lost in the Stars, Kurt Weill
Orchestra of the Southern Finger Lakes; Archived Treasures, Qui Sedes ad Dexteram Patris, 9.20
Out of the Salon- Ivy Walz, mezzo soprano (begins at 16.00)
Performances with Cincinnati Song Initiative:
Le Bestiaire – La Carpe, Francis Poulenc
Chants populaires hébraïques - Le chant du veilleur, Darius Milhaud
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 recitalist she specializes in performing works by living and underrepresented composers. Invited recital performances include the 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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