Meet the Faculty
Frank Hoffmeister
(920) 424-4229
hoffmeis@uwosh.edu
M.M., B.S.; Lyric Tenor; Coordinator of Voice Area, Opera Theater; has performed as soloist with many prestigious organizations throughout the United States, Europe, and South America. He has sung with many major orchestras including: the Boston Symphony, Rome (Italy) Radio Orchestra, American Symphony, Oregon Symphony, and the Saint Louis Symphony. Mr. Hoffmeister has performed as guest soloist with ensembles such as: the Handel and Haydn Society (Boston), Grant Park Concerts (Chicago), Baroque Institute (Oberlin, Ohio), 20th Century Consort and Smithsonian Chamber Players (Washington, D.C.), Waverly Consort, New York Chamber Soloists and the Newport Music Festival. Included among his 22 recordings are best selling albums with the Waverly Consort, Bach's b minor Mass and Magnificat with Joshua Rifkin's Bach Ensemble, and recordings with Lukas Foss, Peter Schickele, and the late Leonard Bernstein.
Recent performances include: Manitowoc, Sheboygan, and Oshkosh Symphonies (WI), Bach Chamber Choir (Rockford, IL), Elvehjem Museum (Madison, WI), WI Public Radio (Madison, WI), Lakeshore Chorale, and recitals in England (London, Cambridge, Colchester) and North Wales. Most recently, in March 2008, Mr. Hoffmeister was invited to sing in London in a concert featuring the music of British composer, Betty Roe.
Frank Hoffmeister is currently Associate Professor of Music and the coordinator of the vocal division at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh.
Recordings
COLUMBIA RECORDS
Oedipus Rex (Shepherd), Boston Symphony, Leonard Bernstein conducting
A Renaissance Christmas Celebration, Waverly Consort
Welcome, Sweet Pleasure, Waverly Consort
Italia Mia, Waverly Consort
VOX RECORDS
Goodbye My Lady Love, New York Vocal Arts Ensemble
Vocal Chamber Music of the Russian Imperial Court, New York Vocal Arts Ensemble
A Renaissance Christmas, Boston Camerata
Love and Dalliance, Cambridge Consort
Songs of a Traveling Apprentice, Cambridge Consort
TITANIC RECORDS
Courts and Chapels, Boston Camerata
Music for Voices and Viols, New England Consort of Viols
Music with the Greenwood Consort
SMITHSONIAN RECORDS
The Hutchinson Family, Smithsonian Chamber Players
VANGUARD RECORDS
Music of Peter Schickele
NONESUCH RECORDS
b minor Mass, Bach Ensemble, Joshua Rifkin conducting
GRAMAVISION RECORDS
Measure for Measure, Lukas Foss conducting
PRO ARTE RECORDS
Magnificat, Bach Ensemble, Joshua Rifkin conducting
CRI RECORDS
Scenes from Shir Ha-Shirim, Parnasus Ensemble, music of Mario Davidovsky
NORTHEAST RECORDS
Music of Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel
OWL RECORDS
The Prism Orchestra, Robert Black conducting, music of David MacBride
ALICIA RECORDS
A
Kingdom by the Sea is the product of my research in the area of
British Art Song. It is my desire to introduce American audiences to British
song literature, much of which is still unfamiliar to those outside of Great
Britain. This CD features five songs by Charles Villiers Stanford, four
songs by C. Armstrong Gibbs, four songs by Ivor Gurney, four songs by Arthur
Sommervill, and five songs by Peter Warlock. -- Frank Hoffmeister
Frank Hoffmeister, tenor and Timothy Lovelace, piano
August
Was Foggy is the result of my idea to assemble and record music
by composers who, in some way or other, all have ties to Wisconsin. Each
of the four composers on this recording has some connection with this state
- John Harbison maintains a home in Token Creek, Wisconsin where a majority
of his music is composed; Lester Trimble was born and raised in Milwaukee,
Wisconsin; Michael Cunningham is Professor of Theory and Composition at
the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire; and Bruce Wise was Professor of
Theory and Composition at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. All of the
musicians who participated in this recording are professionally active performers.
Three Harp Songs, (John Harbison, b. 1938)
Frank Hoffmeister, Tenor / Danis Kelly, Harp
Shakespeare Sonnets, (Michael Cunningham. b. 1937)
Frank Hoffmeister, Tenor / James Grine, Flute
David Cowley / Violoncello
Early Mornings, (Lester Trimble, 1920-1986) (May Swenson)
Frank Hoffmeister, Tenor / Javier Calderon, Guitar
Elegy, (Bruce Wise, b. 1929) (R.M. Rilke)
Frank Hoffmeister, Tenor / Joyce Andrews, Soprano
Eric Segnitz, Violin / Joan Luce, Viola
David Cowley, Violoncello / Keith Sweger, Bassoon
James Grine, Flute / Bruce Wise, Piano
Recorded and mastered at UW Oshkosh by
Wally Messner, recording engineer.
Future CD to be available, Summer 2008 - The Silver Hound
Music for Tenor, Horn, and piano by British composers - Britten, Liddell,
Roe, and Spedding
Frank Hoffmeister, tenor / Bruce Atwell, horn / Timothy Lovelace, piano