Angela Cofer
Professor of Voice
817-923-1921 ext.3290
Dr. Cofer’s interests include teaching students in all voice categories and levels as well as performing a variety of repertoire from oratorio, opera, and art song to gospel and spirituals. She has appeared as a soloist with Southwestern's Oratorio Chorus and Fort Worth Chamber Orchestra on many occasions as well as in several operatic roles with Fort Worth Opera. She is also featured on recordings by Southwestern’s Oratorio Chorus, including Kvalite Boga, Deo Gratias, and Messiah Highlights. Throughout her singing career she has also performed in various churches and universities throughout the United States and abroad.
Dr. Cofer is an active member of the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) Texoma Region and Dallas/Fort Worth Chapter. In 1980 she was chosen as a national finalist in the NATS Artist Awards Auditions, and in that same year was recognized as one of the Outstanding Young Women of America. In 1987 she was awarded a Vocal Fellowship to study and perform at the Tanglewood Music Festival, where she was a soloist in Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms under the direction of Seiji Ozawa.
Dr. Cofer holds a Bachelor of Arts from Mercer University, a Master of Church Music from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, a Master of Music from Louisiana State University, and a Doctor of Musical Arts from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music.
Dr. Cofer also serves as a faculty advisor for the South, Central, and East Asian student group of Southwestern’s International Fellowship as well as for the Chinese Fellowship. She has taught and performed in Guatemala, Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines, Brazil, and Ukraine.
Education
D.M.A., University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, 1988
Participated in a music mission project in Sao Paulo, Brazil, teaching and performing for a Brazilian Baptist Church Music Workshop, May 2002
Performed and taught in various churches and with singing groups in Singapore, Summer 2001
Performed and taught at the World Association of Chinese Church Musicians Convention, Grace Baptist Church, and Glad Tidings Presbyterian Church, Singapore, Summer 1996
Taught and Sang for Guatemala Baptist Convention, Music Mission Project, Guatemala, Summer 1991
Soloist, Arizona Baptist Convention, 1998
Music director/soloist, WMU Annual Meeting, SBC, 1986
Teaching Experience
Professor of Voice, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1989-present
Assistant Professor of Voice and Diction, University of Arizona Assistant, 1983-89
Teaching Assistant, University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, 1982-83
Adjunct Instructor of Voice, Abraham Baldwin College, 1979-80
Teaching Assistant, Louisiana State University, 1978-79
Personal
Professional Memberships: National Association of Teachers of Singing, NATS Dallas/Fort Worth Chapter
