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Jeremy Hunt, D.M.
Assistant Professor of Voice
Phone: 407-823-3366
Office: Colbourn Hall 146
Email jhunt@mail.ucf.edu
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Hear selections from Jeremy Hunt:
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"The Lilacs" by Sergei Rachmaninoff, Performed with Lynn Peghiny
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"En sourdine" by Gabriel Fauré, performed with Laurent Boukobza
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"So soon forgotten" by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, performed with Laurent Boukobza
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"Why?" by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, performed with Laurent Boukobza
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"Ich trage meine Minne" by Richard Strauss, performed with Laurent Boukobza
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"Tonerna" by Carl Sjöberg, performed with Laurent Boukobza
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Originally from Warner Robins, Georgia, Jeremy Hunt received his Bachelor of Music in Voice Performance from Mercer University in Macon, Georgia. He went on to receive both his Masters and his Doctorate in Vocal Performance from prestigious Indiana University. During his time at IU, Dr. Hunt studied with world-renowned singers and teachers Virginia Zeani, Giorgio Tozzi, and Andreas Poulimenos. He also held the position of Associate Instructor of voice for four years, and saw several of his students embark on successful performing careers. Now a tenor, Dr. Hunt began his performance career as a baritone. His Figaro in Il Barbiere di Siviglia was described as "delightfully entertaining & [he] filled the stage with his presence and voice." (Peter Schimpf, Bloomington Independent) His other operatic credits include Valentin in Faust, Guglielmo in Cosí fan tutte, Lescaut in Massenet's Manon, Cesare in Handel's Giulio Cesare, and Danilo in The Merry Widow, all with Indiana University Opera Theater. Jeremy has worked with acclaimed stage directors Tito Capobianco, Stefano Vizioli, David Gately, Herbert Kellner, Dale Girard, Vince Liotta, and Mark Ross Clark. He has been a featured soloist with The Riverside Symphonia in Lambertville, NJ, The Orlando Chorale, the Orlando Philharmonic and the Windsor Symphony Orchestra, and is a frequent recitalist in the US and abroad.
Dr. Hunt has a strong interest in the Italian language and repertoire, and has twice participated in the Ezio Pinza Council for American singers of Opera in Oderzo, Italy. He also attended the Scuola Leonardo da Vinci in Siena, Italy for an intensive study of the language.
In addition to his musical interests, Jeremy is a registered yoga instructor with the Yoga Alliance, and incorporates his knowledge and practice of yoga into the voice studio.
Dr. Hunt has been on faculty at the University of Central Florida since 2005, as Assistant Professor of Music. He is a member of the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) and is currently Secretary/Treasurer of the Central Florida chapter.
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