Elisa Fraser Wilson is Assistant Professor of Voice and Music Theatre at UTEP. Her
duties include directing the Music Theatre Company, Women’s Glee Club, and teaching
courses in music theatre repertory and commercial vocal styles. Dr. Wilson holds degrees
in music education and performance from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
and Wichita State University (KS) and a doctoral degree in Choral Conducting and
Literature from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Prior to moving to El Paso in 1998, Dr. Wilson taught choral music at Champaign Central
High School in Champaign IL. She has worked with young people in music since 1986,
directing summer musical theater programs and community youth choirs and providing
individual voice instruction. Former employers include the Decatur, Illinois Recreation
Department, Millikin University (IL) and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Dr. Wilson's directing, coaching, and production credits for high school and
collegiate organizations include: You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown; Crazy For You;
The Wiz; Fosse - an original revue; Libretto y Canto – an evening of original, bi-lingual
opera and musical theatre scenes; A Little Night Music; Berlin to Broadway with Kurt
Weill; Once On This Island; Gianni Schicchi, Suor Angelica; Songs for a New World;
Gallantry; The Telephone; Man of La Mancha; Romeo and Bernadette; Susannah, and various
opera and musical theatre scenes presentations.

Dr. Wilson is also an active performer with experience in a variety of musical styles
including opera, musical theater, jazz and popular music. Since moving to the El Paso
area, she has appeared with the UTEP Union Dinner Theater, the UTEP Theater and Opera
Departments, the UTEP jazz bands and Commercial Music Faculty, the El Paso Chamber Choir
and the El Paso Opera Company. Favorite appearances include performances with the El Paso
Opera Company as Annina in La Traviata, with the UTEP Union Dinner Theater as Eva Peron
in Evita and Victoria Grant in Victor/Victoria, and with the Music Theatre Company as
Mama Euralie in Once On This Island and Camille Penza in Romeo and Bernadette.

SelectedWorks of Elisa Fraser Wilson

Elisa Fraser Wilson

University of Texas at El Paso

G. University Choral Ensemble Programs

University Choirs Concert, UTEP (2009)

University Choirs Concert, UTEP (2008)

El Paso Independent School District Parade of Choirs, EPISD (2008)

University Choirs Concert, UTEP (2008)

University Choirs Concert, UTEP (2008)

F. Music Theatre Company Productions

Susannah, UTEP (2009)

Contemporary Voices: Scenes from Modern Opera and Musical Theatre, UTEP (2008)

Romeo and Bernadette, UTEP (2008)

La Canterina, UTEP (2008)

Elegant Excerpts: An Evening of Scenes from Opera, Operetta, and the Golden Age of Musical Theatre, UTEP (2007)

C1. Faculty Recitals

Faculty Recital, International Rodrigo Festival (2009)

Guitar in Chamber 2, UTEP (2008)

Still Falls the Rain: New Songs in the Desert, UTEP (2008)

Wind Symphony Concert, UTEP (2008)

Faculty Recital, UTEP (2006)

H. University Orchestra

University Commencement Ceremony, UTEP (2004)

J. Articles About

Susannah (2009)

The Drs Are In (2005)

I. Student Recitals

Wilson Studio Recital, UTEP (2009)

Senior Performance Project: Malori Cade, UTEP (2009)

Senior Recital: Andrew Braid, Samantha Morales, Suvanna Bernal, UTEP (2008)

Senior Recital: Laura Sambrano, UTEP (2008)

Junior Performance Project: Laura Sambrano, UTEP (2007)

D. Adjudication

YISD Honor Choir (2008)

EPISD Choral Concert and Sight Reading Festival (2008)

EPISD Choral Concert and Sightreading Festival (2008)

Heritage Festivals, Inc. (2008)

EPISD Parade of Choirs (2007)

B. Scholarly Presentations

You Sing, YouTube: A Hands-on Approach to Using YouTube in the Performance Curriculum, TI-ME (Technology Institute for Music Educators) National Conference in Conjuntion with the Texas Music Educators Association Convention (2009)

The Art of Healthy Belting: A Guide for Teaching, "Job Alike" In-Service for the YISD and EPISD School Districts (2008)

You Sing, YouTube: A Hands-on Approach to Using YouTube in the Performance Curriculum, College Music Society Super Regional Conference (2008)

Vocal Jazz in the Choral Curriculum, YISD Fine Arts Job-Alike In-Service (2006)

Process vs. Product: Fostering Student Success, EPISD Fine Arts Job-Alike In-Service (2004)

E. Clinician

Hanks High School Choral Clinic (2009)

YISD UIL Solo/Ensemble Contest (2009)

YISD Honor Choir (2008)

TMEA XXII All Region Treble Choir (2008)

Coronado High School Choral Clinic (2008)

A. General Information

Documentation of Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activities (2009)

Personal Statement of Creative Activities and Scholarship (2009)

Vitae (2009)

C2. Music Theatre/Opera Performances

Romeo and Bernadette (2008)

The Romance of Dance: The Course of True Love (2008)

Once On This Island (2005)

Victor/Victoria (2000)

Evita (2000)