Carole Choate Blankenship, soprano, is Professor of Music in the Department of Music at Â鶹ֱ²¥ College, Memphis, Tennessee, serving as chair of the department from 2018 to 2025. Dr. Blankenship has been a frequent performer of art song, chamber music, and oratorio. Additionally, she has performed solo recitals in Sintra, Portugal; Marktoberdorf, Germany; The Foundling Museum, London; The Cell Theatre, New York, NY; The American Legation in Tangier, Morocco; and on many other concert series. She has presented papers and lecture recitals at the University of Lisbon, Portugal; Queensland Conservatorium, Brisbane, Australia; The Royal College of Music, Stockholm, Sweden; on a tour of the American Language Centers of Morocco (2019), and in the U.S. on many college campuses. Dr. Blankenship has taught voice masterclasses throughout the United States and in Australia. Carole’s research is focused on the songs composed for the Composers Forum Laboratory in New York, 1935-1939, and the unpublished songs of Paul Frederic Bowles, 1910-1990. With Irene Herrmann (Executor of the Paul Bowles Music Estate), she co-edited two sets of songs by Paul Bowles for Classical Vocal Reprints and maintains research in American Song. Carole has served the National Association of Teachers of Singing in many positions including President of the Memphis Chapter (2002-2010), National Vice President for Auditions (2012-2016), President Elect (2018-2020), NATS National President (2020-2022), followed by Past President on the NATS Executive Board (2022-2024).
Education
M.M. and D.M.A. in Voice Performance, The University of Memphis
