Dr. Keith Brautigam has served as full professor on the faculty of Indiana Wesleyan University in Marion, Indiana, and also on the faculties of Calvin College (tenured) in Grand Rapids, MI; the Baldwin-Wallace College Conservatory of Music (tenured) in Berea, OH, where he served as chair of the voice department; Moody Bible Institute in Chicago; and Huntington College in Huntington, Indiana. In addition, he served as Director of Education at Heartland Sings, a professional vocal production company in Fort Wayne, IN. Brautigam earned his Bachelor of Music degree from Cornerstone University in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and then went on to secure his Masters and Doctor of Music degrees in vocal performance from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music in Bloomington, Indiana, where he studied with Dr. Roger Havranek, Professor Emeritus and 30-year chair of the voice department; and concluded his doctoral studies with Metropolitan Opera star and world-renowned teacher, Miss Margaret Harshaw.
Professional highlights range from soloist in Orff’s Carmina Burana and Handel’s Israel in Egypt with the Cleveland Orchestra; numerous solo performances of G.F. Handel’s Messiah, Felix Mendelssohn’s Elijah, Haydn’s Creation, and the Brahms, Fauré and Mozart Requiems with such organizations as the Calvin Oratorio Society, the Grand Rapids Symphony, the Fort Wayne Philharmonic, and the Bel Canto Chorus of Milwaukee; Germont in La Traviata with Chautauqua Opera; Schaunard in La Boheme, Yamadori and the Comissioner in Madama Butterfly and The Sergeant of Police in Pirates of Penzance with Cleveland Opera; Papageno in Die Zauberflöte and Father Capulet in Roméo et Juliette with Opera Grand Rapids; Tonio in I Pagliacci with Skylight Opera Theater; and appearances at the Festival International de Musica de Buenos Aires — performing both at the Salon Dorado of the Casa de la Cultura and the famous Teatro Colon, where he has been twice invited to the renowned Colon Instituto as a guest instructor for their opera apprenticeship program.
Should you desire, I invite you to visit Dr. Brautigam’s website to learn more.
Dr. Brautigam also wishes to acknowledge the contributions of his son, Luke, whose computer expertise, diligent data entry work, and boundless energy and ingenuity have made him an invaluable member of the Vocal Masterclassics team!