Dr. C. Michael Porter became a member of the faculty of the Department of Music and
Director of Choral Activities at Boise State University in 2011. He holds a D.M.A. from
the University of Iowa in Choral Conducting and Pedagogy, an M.A. in Choral Conducting
and a B.A. in Music (Principal Instrument: Voice), both from Truman State University in
Kirksville, Missouri. Prior to coming to Boise State, Dr. Porter was Director of Choral
Activities at Brevard College in North Carolina. He also served as the Assistant Music
Director of the Asheville Lyric Opera in Asheville, North Carolina, where he had
responsibilities as Conductor and Chorus Master. An active scholar in Renaissance choral
music, Dr. Porter has been awarded fellowships for his research in Salzburg's
post-Tridentine musical reform.

Articles

Salzburg Chorbuch W.b. XIV: Magnificat Traditions in Post-Tridentine Salzburg (Forthcoming), The Choral Scholar: The Online Journal of the National Collegiate Choral Organization (2011)
 

Performances

Guest Soloist: Harmonia Baroque (Faculty Baroque Ensemble, Appalachian State University), Scenes from Monteverdi's L'incoronazione di Poppea, Boone, NC (2008)
 

Tenor Soloist: St. Mary's Episcopal Church; Asheville, NC (2007)
 

Guest Soloist: J.S. Bach, Jesu, der du meine Seele BWV 78, Beloit College (2003)
 

Presentations

Guest Panelist "Brundibár", North Carolina Center for Creative Retirement, University of North Carolina (2010)

This presentation outlined the history and performances of Hans Krása's children's opera Brundibár; specifically the...

 

Guest Panelist "Die Zauberflöte", North Carolina Center for Creative Retirement, University of North Carolina (2010)

This presentation detailed the collaborative experience involved in producing an opera.

 

The Merry Widow, Pre-Concert Lecture, Asheville Lyric Opera Company (2007)
 

Spirituality and the Conductor, Brevard College (2005)

Along with guest panelist Dr. Timothy Stalter from the University of Iowa, I provided insight...