The American baritone and voice teacher, Nathan Krueger, obtained his Bachelor of Music degree in Recording Arts Technology/Technician from University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh (1993-1998); his Master of Music degree in Voice Performance from the University of New Mexico (1998-2000); and his Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Voice Performance from the University of Arizona (2004-2011).
Nathan Krueger has served as Lecturer in Voice at Cardinal Stritch University (January 2011-June 2011); Lecturer in Voice at University of Wisconsin Oshkosh (September 2011-June 2012); and Assistant Professor of Voice at University of Wisconsin Oshkosh (since September 2012). He has also served on voice faculty at the University of New Mexico.
During the summer of 2009, Nathan Krueger made his International debut with a concert tour of Indonesia with the Swara Sonora Trio. As a member of the dynamic Swara Sonora Trio, he commissioned and performed the world premiere of Ananda Sukarlan's song cycle, Love & Variations. He has also performed with the Lyric Opera of Chicago Chorus, Madison Bach Musicians (Director: Trevor Stephenson), Arizona Opera, the Santa Fe Desert Chorale, the Tucson Chamber Artists, L'opera Piccola in Chicago, Opera Southwest, Chicago Chamber Opera, and appeared in two productions with the Santa Fe Opera Showcase.
In the summer of 2013, Nathan Krueger participated in the Vancouver International Song Institute, performing repertoire by Gustav Mahler and Richard Strauss. In 2012 he was the NATS SongFest Fellowship recipient and performed a recital of John Musto's song cycle Book of Uncommon Prayer at SongFest in Los Angeles. This past summer he presented at the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) Conference in Boston, MA and was a featured artist on the Florentine Opera's At the Lake concert series. He has recently appeared a soloist with the Oshkosh Chamber Singers and the South Shore Choral, in the Florentine Opera's production of La Traviata, sung with Milwaukee's Present Music in a concert of Pulitzer Prize winning composer Caroline Shaw's music, and in a concert reading of the new musical Victory for Victoria with Milwaukee Opera Theatre.
Nathan Krueger can be heard on recordings by the Santa Fe Desert Chorale (Clarion) and the world premiere recording of Robert's Aldridge's opera Elmer Gantry (Naxos). In addition to his busy performance schedule, he worked for five years as an Opera Artist in Tucson United School District's Opening Minds Through the Arts (OMA) program, a nationally-recognized arts integration program. He currently lives in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. |