Dr. Susan Kirby Roe

Susan Kirby Roe, soprano, earned the Bachelor of Music degree from Converse College, the Master of Church Music in vocal pedagogy from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and the Doctorate of Musical Arts in vocal performance from the University of South Carolina. Dr. Roe served on the faculty of Francis Marion University for ten years as a tenured Assistant Professor of Music before moving to Tifton in 1996 where she taught at Valdosta State University before joining the ABAC faculty in a full time position in the fall of 2002. She is currently Associate Professor of Voice at ABAC, Director of the First Tuesday Performance Series and the Director of Choral Music. In addition to these duties, Dr. Roe teaches freshmen   theory, applied voice, and music appreciation.

Dr. Roe performs frequently throughout the southeast as a recitalist and sang in opera and oratorio productions of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Crescent Hill United Methodist Church, the Louisville Symphony, and the Kentucky Opera Association while she resided in Louisville, Kentucky. In returning to her native state of South Carolina, she resumed performing for churches throughout the Southeast, the Florence Symphony Pops Concert, and the prestigious Koger/ Burns Memorial Concert Performance. She has studied voice under John David Stoudenmire, Jane Rolandi Gray, Edie Davis Tidwell, and Laury Christie.

Dr. Roe’s professional affiliations include the National Association of Teachers of Singing, the Music Teachers National Association, The American Choral Directors Association, and the Music Educators National Association and the state of Georgia with each of these Associations. She was approved this past spring to serve as an adjudicator by the GMEA Choral Council.

Dr. Roe was recently promoted to Professor of Voice and has assumed the duties as Director of the Music Program.

Education

DMA Voice Performance, The University of South Carolina, 1992

MCM Vocal Pedagogy, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1979

BM     Voice Performance/Music Education, Converse College, 1977

Office Hours Spring 2013

Monday 10:00AM-12:00PM

Tuesday  10:00AM-12:00PM   2:00-3:00PM

Wednesday  10:00AM-12:00PM

Thursday  10:00AM-11:00AM  2:00-3:00PM

Friday 10:00AM-11:00AM

Please schedule an appointment to see me during my office hours or if your schedule conflicts with mine for an appointment. Thank you.