PETER P DORGAN portrait
  • Professor (Lecturer), School Of Music
801-585-6921

Professional Service

  • Ohio Light Opera. Role: Accompanist. Accompany Salt Lake City auditions. 11/05/2019 - 11/05/2019
  • Utah Opera. Role: Translator. Supertitle Translation for their production of "Norma". 05/11/2019 - 05/19/2019
  • Utah Opera. Role: Author. 4 articles on "Norma", published in the "Learn More" section of their web-site. 04/18/2019 - 05/19/2019
  • Ohio Light Opera. Role: Accompanist. Accompany Auditions in Salt Lake City. 12/06/2013 - present
  • Utah Opera. Role: Author. On-line educational Material for Utah Opera's production of Richard Strauss's "Salome". Published on <utahopera.org>. 10/01/2013 - present
  • Festival of International Opera of the Americas. Role: Coach. Rehearsal Pianist. Coach. Rehearsal Pianist. 07/10/2013 - 07/28/2013
  • Opera Tampa. Role: Translator. Supertitle translations for their 3-production season, January/February, 2013. "La Boheme". "Un ballo in maschera". Concert of Operatic favorites. 01/20/2013 - present
  • Piano Area, School of Music. Role: Adjudicator. Adjudicate the "Summer Arts Skills" Competition. 08/10/2012 - present
  • Pioneers of Progress. Role: Accompanist. Rehearse and accompany a singer engaged for the event. 07/19/2012 - present
  • Utah Arts Festival. Role: Coach and Accompanist. Coach and Accompanist for a concert by U of U singers. 06/22/2012 - present
  • Opera Tampa. Role: Pianist. Participant in 2 performances of a Gala Concert. 02/18/2012 - present
  • Utah Opera. Role: Lecturer. "I am the cause of wit in others". Lecture on Verdi's opera "Falstaff". Main Library, SLC>. 05/11/2011 - present
  • Ogden Guild of Utah Opera. Role: Lecturer. "Falstaff". Lecture on Verdi's Opera. 05/01/2011 - present
  • Temple Square Recital Series. Role: Accompanist. Accompanied singers in recital September 3, 2010. 09/03/2010 - present
  • National Association of Teachers of Singing. Role: Accompanist. Accompanist for 2 sessions of the NATS National Meeting. 07/04/2010 - 07/05/2010
  • Utah Symphony and Opera. Role: Lecturer. "Sacred and Profane"; an introduction to "Suor Angelica" and "Gianni Schicchi", Puccini operas produced by Utah Opera. 05/12/2010 - present
  • The Veronica Dunne International Singing Competition, Dublin, Ireland. Official accompanist for 22 contestants in three rounds of an International Singing Competition. 01/20/2010 - 01/26/2010

Internal Service

  • Vocal Performance Juries, Spring and Fall 202. Panel, 05/2023 - present. Department service.
  • Vocal Entrance Auditions. Panel Member, 02/11/2023 - present. Department service.
  • Administered 4 DMA Language Comprehension Exams. Administrator, 01/01/2023 - 12/01/2023. Department service.
  • "Collaborative Piano" Search Committee. Member., 09/14/2019 - 04/12/2020. Department service.
  • School of Music Strategic Plan. Member of the Sustainability sub-committee, 09/01/2019 - 12/01/2019. Department service.
  • Performance Juries. Panel Member, 12/15/2015 - 12/15/2015. Department service.
  • Sundays@7. Vocal Area Faculty Recital. Accompanist, 11/01/2015 - present. College service.
  • 3 DMA Diction Diagnostic Exams. Administrator, 08/01/2015 - present. Department service.
  • Performance Juries. Panel Member, 05/01/2015 - 05/01/2015. Department service.
  • D.M.A. German Comprehension Exam. Administrator, 04/28/2015 - 04/28/2015. Department service.
  • "Songs my Mother Taught Me". A recital of African-American Spirituals given by Raymond Tymas-Jones. Accompanist, 03/22/2015 - present. College service.
  • Entrance Auditions. Panel Member, 02/28/2015 - 02/28/2015. Department service.
  • Entrance Auditions. Panel Member, 02/21/2015 - 02/21/2015. Department service.
  • Entrance Auditions. Panel Member, 01/31/2015 - 01/31/2015. Department service.
  • Served on 3 DMA committees. Committee Member, 01/01/2015 - 12/31/2015. Department service.
  • Served on 2 MM Committees. Committee Member, 01/01/2015 - 12/31/2015. Department service.
  • Performance Juries. Panel Member, 12/16/2014 - present. Department service.
  • Scholarship Entrance Auditions. Panel Member, 11/10/2014 - present. Department service.
  • Accompanied the recital and Master Class of candidate auditioning for the Voice Area Position. Accompanist, 10/21/2014 - present. Department service.
  • Diction Diagnostic Exam for incoming D.M.A. candidate. Administered the exam, 08/22/2014 - present. Department service.
  • Performance Juries. Panel member, 04/25/2014 - present. Department service.
  • D.M.A. Voice Recital. Accompanist, 03/20/2014 - present. Department service.
  • Scholarship Entrance Auditions. Panel Member, 02/15/2014 - present. Department service.
  • Voice Area Language Exams for D.M.A. candidates. Administered 14 exams between the start/end dates., 02/07/2014 - 12/18/2014. Department service.
  • Scholarship Entrance Auditions. Panel Member, 02/01/2014 - present. Department service.
  • Performance Juries. Panel Member, 12/07/2013 - present. Department service.
  • Performance Juries. Panel Member, 05/2013 - present. Department service.
  • DMA Voice Recital. Accompanist, 04/28/2013 - present. Department service.
  • Voice Area Recital. Accompanist, 03/28/2013 - present. Department service.
  • DMA Voice Recital. Accompanist, 03/17/2013 - present. Department service.
  • Faculty Recital with Kirsten Gunlogson. Accompanist, 03/08/2013 - present. Department service.
  • Entrance Scholarship Auditions. Panel Member, 01/26/2013 - present. Department service.
  • DMA Committee. Committee Member, 01/01/2013 - present. Department service.
  • MM Committee. Committee member, 01/01/2013 - present. Department service.
  • Voice Performance Juries. Faculty member, 12/11/2012 - present. Department service.
  • Coached the Graduate Vocal Quartet on a weekly basis; accompanied them in 5 University/High School/community performances. Volunteer coach/accompanist, 08/24/2012 - 12/14/2012. Department service.
  • Voice Performance Juries. Faculty Member, 05/02/2012 - present. Department service.
  • Voice Area Recital. Accompanist, 04/05/2012 - present. Department service.
  • Vocal Area Auditions. Panel member, 02/25/2012 - present. Department service.
  • Serve as a member of a DMA committee: attend their performances; contribute to their qualifying exams; read their thesis/document. Committee member, 01/09/2012 - present. Department service.
  • MM Committee: attend candidate's recitals, and participate in their final Oral Examination. Committee member, 01/09/2012 - present. Department service.
  • Voice Area Faculty Meetings, as scheduled. Contributing member, 01/09/2012 - present. Department service.
  • Sundays@7 "List to Liszt". Accompanist, 12/18/2011 - present. Department service.
  • Fall Performance Juries. Critique Vocal Performance Majors in their end-of-semester exams., 12/13/2011 - present. Department service.
  • Utah Music Teacher's Association Lunch. Accompanist, 05/10/2011 - present. Other service.
  • Served on two Master of Music Graduate Committees. 05/04/2011 - present. Department service.
  • Spring Vocal Performance Juries. Critique Vocal Performance Majors in their end-of-semester exams., 05/02/2011 - present. Department service.
  • Master of Music Graduate Recital. Accompanist, 04/18/2011 - present. Department service.
  • Master of Music Graduate Recital. Accompanist, 04/05/2011 - present. Department service.
  • Undergraduate Recital. Accompanist, 03/19/2011 - present. Department service.
  • Master Class given by David Gately for Lyric Opera Ensemble. Accompanist, 03/11/2011 - present. Department service.
  • Sundays@7 "Music of Johannes Brahms". Accompanist, 01/30/2011 - present. Department service.
  • Fall Vocal Performance Juries. Critique Vocal Performance Majors in their end-of-semester exams, 12/14/2010 - present. Department service.
  • Undergraduate Recital. Accompanist, 09/26/2010 - present. Department service.
  • Master of Music Graduate Recital. Accompanist, 08/27/2010 - present. Department service.
  • Vocal Performance Juries Spring Semester. Critique Vocal Performance Majors in their end-of-semester exams, 05/03/2010 - present. Department service.
  • Gala Concert produced as a benefit for the School of Music by Leon Petersen. Accompanist, 04/27/2010 - present. Department service.
  • Sundays@7 recital. Accompanist, 02/14/2010 - present. Department service.
  • Served on 6 Master of Music Graduate Committees. 01/02/2010 - present. Department service.
  • Served on 6 Master of Music Graduate Committees. 01/02/2010 - present. Department service.

Community Partnership

  • Interim Board Chairman of Utah Youth Symphonies and Ensembles. 09/10/2023 - present
  • Member of the Board of Utah Youth Orchestras and Ensembles. 01/01/2020 - 12/31/2020
  • Member of the Board of Utah Youth Orchestras and Ensembles. 01/01/2019 - 12/31/2019