Dr. Rebecca Geihsler-Chittom

Education

• B.A., Centenary College
• M.Mus., University of Mississippi
• D.A., University of Mississippi

Dr. Rebecca Geihsler-Chittom, a native of New Orleans, is the Interim Chair of the Music Department, Associate Professor of Music, and Voice Area Coordinator.

In addition to teaching private voice and other music related courses, she has served as the music director for past Belhaven productions including The Secret Garden, Little Women, Big Fish, Curtains, and Into the Woods.

Dr. Geihsler-Chittom holds a Bachelor of Arts in Music from Centenary College of Louisiana, a Masters of Music in Vocal Performance and Doctor of Arts in Vocal Pedagogy from the University of Mississippi, where she held a University Fellowship and an Assistantship in Opera. She has been a finalist in both State and Regional NATS Student Auditions and represented the University of Mississippi on several occasions in performances at the National Opera Association Convention and the Midwest Opera Festival.

She is a member of Pi Kappa Lambda, the National Association of Teachers of Singing and the American Choral Directors Association. Past operatic and musical theatre roles include: Letitia in Old Maid and the Thief, Gretel in Hansel and Gretel, Ms. Silverpeal in The lmpressario, Little Red in Little Red Riding Hood, Lauretta in Gianni Schicchi, Ann Page in The Merry Wives of Windsor, Marianne in Tartuffe, Papagnena in The Magic Flute, CasiIda in The Gondoliers, Tuptim in The King and I, and Minnie Fay in Hello Dolly.

She lives in Clinton with her husband and eight children.

Areas of Expertise

• Curriculum
• Vocal Performance
• Vocal Pedagogy

Teaching Focus

• Applied Voice
• Belhaven Chorale
• Vocal Arts Ensemble

Memberships and Associations

• Pi Kappa Lambda
• The National Association of Teachers of Singing
• The American Choral Directors Association