Meet Jennifer
I am a conductor, vocal coach and pianist based in Nashville, Tennessee. I also serve as Music Director of the Vanderbilt Opera Theatre at Vanderbilt University. I am available for any conducting, vocal coaching or pianistic needs you may have. This includes coaching virtually or recording accompaniment tracks for practice or performance. Please feel free to reach out via my Contact page. Otherwise, enjoy browsing my website!
Upcoming Performances
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The Bremen Town Musicians
W.O. Smith Music School
Gayle Shay, stage director
Jennifer McGuire, music director
March 20 and 21, 7:30 PM
A beloved fairy tale told through classic melodies from the operatic repertoire; light, fun and geared toward children! The performance is 45 minutes long.
Legends, Longing and Loss: Welsh, Italian, German and English Rarities for Baritone and Piano
Jeffrey Williams, baritone
Jennifer Quammen McGuire, piano
Kevin Jablonski, double bass (selected performances)
Click on university names below for times and ticket information:
February 3, Eastern Tennessee State University, 7:30 PM, Powell Recital Hall
February 11, Vanderbilt University, 8 PM, Turner Hall
February 16, Austin Peay State University, 3 PM, Mabry Hall
February 21, University of Tennessee at Martin, 7:30 PM, Blankenship Recital Hall-POSTPONED due to winter weather
Le Nozze di Figaro, W.A. Mozart
Rothschild Black Box Theatre, Vanderbilt University
Thursday, January 23, 2025, 7:30 PM
Saturday, January 25, 2025, 7:30 PM
Recitatives are spoken in English; ensemble numbers and arias are sung in Italian with English subtitles. More information here:
“Dies sind einige andere Lieblingssachen:” Opening Night Recital for the Vocal Artistry Art Song Festival in Albuquerque, NM
Jonathan Retzlaff, baritone, and Jennifer Quammen McGuire, piano
Friday, November 1, 2024, 7 PM
Keller Hall, University of New Mexico
La Vie en Rose-Songs of Edith Piaf
Prairie Fire Theatre, Bloomington, IN
October 11, 7:30 PM
October 13, 3:00 PM
Kate Tombaugh, Mezzo soprano, Jennifer Quammen McGuire, piano
Join Kate and Jennifer as they honor the life and legacy of chanteuse Edith Piaf through song. Find more information here:
Staggerwing, Ingram Hall, Blair School of Music
Thursday, October 3, 2024, 8 PM
Friday, October 4, 2024, 8 PM
Gayle Shay, stage director, Jennifer Quammen McGuire, conductor
Lisa DeSpain, composer, Rachel J. Peters, librettist
1936 was the first year that all-female teams could compete in the grueling transcontinental Bendix Trophy Air Race. Aviation industry titans Olive Ann and Walter Beech tap crackerjack pilots Louise Thaden and Blanche Noyes to win it in their revolutionary new plane. Staggerwing takes off in Brooklyn and follows Louise and Blanche as they navigate extreme physical risk, sabotage, personal tragedies, and a male-dominated field. The pilots persevere beyond the Los Angeles finish line to shape the future of women in aviation. Opera Kansas commissioned and premiered the original version of Staggerwing as winner of the company’s 2020 Zepick Modern Opera Competition; Composer Lisa DeSpain and librettist Rachel J. Peters developed this new, expanded version at Vanderbilt’s inaugural Opera Lab in 2023 for this year’s regional premiere. (Rachel J. Peters, librettist)
Sweeney Todd, Ingram Hall, Blair School of Music
Thursday, April 4, 2024, 8:00 PM
Saturday, April 6, 2024, 8:00 PM
Entrance is FREE
Gayle Shay, stage director, Jennifer Quammen McGuire, conductor
Join us for Stephen Sondheim’s beloved and bloody masterpiece Sweeney Todd, featuring new Blair faculty Dashon Burton in the title role and outgoing Blair faculty Amy Jarman in the role of Mrs. Lovett.
Due to violence and coarse language, this production is not suitable for children under age 13.
Lucinda y las Flores de la Nochebuena, W.O. Smith Music School
Thursday, November 16, 2023, 7:30 PM
Friday, November 17, 2023, 7:30 PM
Entrance is FREE
Erin Ridge, stage director, Jennifer Quammen McGuire, conductor
This is both the Spanish language and chamber ensemble premiere of Evan Mack and Joshua McGuire’s beloved children’s opera. Sung entirely in Spanish with English subtitles. Run time is 45 minutes.
The Magic Flute, Richland Place
Brenda Sparks, stage director, Jennifer Quammen McGuire, conductor
September 30, 2023, 2:00 PM
October 1, 2023, 3:00 PM
Enjoy a one-act version of Mozart’s beloved final opera, sung in English.
