Introducing 3 new faculty!
Jeffrey Allardyce, Assistant Professor in Classical Saxophone
"I'm very excited to continue working with and being part of such a strong community within the School of Music—I look forward to building more relationships with the faculty, staff, and students at the U. It's incredibly rewarding to be in a position to bolster the wind, music theory, and music technology areas, and I'm eager to pursue further outreach opportunities throughout the state and region to heighten the level of saxophone playing!"
Jeffrey Allardyce is a saxophone performer, music theorist, and educator from West Michigan. He currently serves as Assistant Professor (Lecturer) of Saxophone with additional teaching in Music Technology and Music Theory at the University of Utah. On the stage, in the classroom, and beyond, he connects with his audiences through his musical passion, welcoming personality, and desire to make a meaningful impact in his community.
As a soloist, Allardyce competed in the 8th International Adolphe Sax Competition in Dinant, Belgium in addition to being named a finalist in the North American Saxophone Alliance (NASA) Collegiate Solo Competition and Music Teacher’s National Association (MTNA) Young Artist Competition. As a chamber musician, he holds the tenor chair in Sound Session, an award-winning saxophone quartet that received first place in the Fischoff “Lift Every Voice” Competition, NASA Quartet Competition, MTNA Chamber Music Competition, Barbara Wagner Chamber Music Competition, and NOLA Chamber Fest. As an ensemble musician, he has performed with the Lansing Symphony Orchestra and internationally with saxophone ensembles at the 17th and 18th World Saxophone Congresses in Strasbourg, France and Zagreb, Croatia, respectively.
Allardyce holds a Doctor of Musical Arts in Saxophone Performance and Master of Music in Music Theory Pedagogy from Michigan State University, a Master of Music in Saxophone Performance and Literature from the Eastman School of Music, and two Bachelor’s degrees in Music Education and Performance from Central Michigan University. His previous teachers include Joseph Lulloff, Chien-Kwan Lin, John Nichol, and Jonathan Nichol.
Carol Anderson, Assistant Professor in Opera
"Joining the University of Utah voice faculty is a natural evolution of a working relationship already two decades strong, I've loved my work with U voice students and faculty while at Utah Opera and am excited to be a contributing part of the university community on a daily basis."
Dr. Carol Anderson comes to the University of Utah from Utah Symphony | Utah Opera (USUO) having completed twenty-two seasons as Principal Coach. She has been a valued member of the music staff at The Santa Fe Opera, the nation’s premier summer opera festival, since 2002. Dr. Anderson is passionate about audience education, presenting the immensely popular Prelude Talks before each Utah Opera performance and appearing as a lecturer at the Prelude Dinners with The Santa Fe Opera. As a highly sought-after teacher and guest lecturer, she has presented live and virtual master classes and appeared as a panelist for Opera America webinars on emerging artist auditions.
An active performer of chamber music and vocal repertoire, Dr. Andersonmost recently performed “Silenced Voices: Music by Female Composers of the Holocaust”with mezzo-soprano Katharine Goeldner at the American Gothic Festival in Ottumwa, Iowa and the Wagner Society of Santa Fe. She has been the official pianist for the Laffont Competition Utah District since 2006. Originally from Houston, Texas, Dr. Anderson holds degrees from the University of Southern California, University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, and Baylor University.
Michael Kaufman, Assistant Professor in Cello and Chamber Music
"I can’t wait to start teaching this fall! I’ve enjoyed meeting current students and I’m honored to teach alongside such amazing faculty musicians. Also, Salt Lake City is a really stunning location—I’m very excited to be in close proximity to mountains and nature."
Michael Kaufman joins the U as Assistant Professor in Cello and Chamber Music, coming from a career of solo, chamber and orchestral music in Los Angeles. He has recorded works by Tigran Mansurian for ECM Records and has performed at prestigious venues such as Zankel and Weill Hall at Carnegie Hall. Concerto performances and chamber music engagements have taken him across the United States and Western Europe to festivals such as Open Chamber Music at Prussia Cove, Yellow Barn, Music@Menlo, and Verbier. His diverse performance projects have included chamber music concerts with Midori, Brett Dean’s 12 Angry Men in Disney Hall at the Piatigorsky Festival, the premiere of a concerto written by Sean Friar with the Eastman Wind Ensemble, and leading as principal cello of La Monnaie in Brussels. Founder and artistic director of Sunset ChamberFest and founding member of the cello quintet SAKURA, Michael champions eclectic juxtapositions of music from the classical and contemporary canon and is an advocate for guiding and cultivating future generations of composers. He received his bachelor’s degree from Eastman studying with Steven Doane, and his master’s and doctorate degrees from the University of Southern California studying with Ralph Kirshbaum. Michael is a member of LA Opera and is on the faculty of the Colburn School.