Joshua McGuire

Joshua McGuire is a Principal Senior Lecturer in Aural Skills at the Blair School of Music, Vanderbilt University, where he teaches aural skills and meditation for musicians. His work spans opera librettos, nonfiction, and poetry. He holds a B.M. from Vanderbilt University and an M.M. from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music.

• Education:
  • Bachelor of Music (B.M.), Vanderbilt University
  • Master of Music (M.M.), University of Cincinnati

His research and creative output includes over ten opera librettos, such as The Ghosts of Gatsby and Lucinda y Las Flores de la Nochebuena, alongside the nonfiction book The Secret of Music: a look at the listening life (2019). His poetry appears in journals like Levee Magazine and The Manhattan Review.

McGuire has received awards from Opera America, Washington National Opera, and Yaddo, among others. His work bridges music pedagogy, performance, and interdisciplinary creativity.

• Awards:
  • Opera America Prize
  • Washington National Opera Fellowship
  • National Opera Association Award
  • American Center for New Works Development Fellowship
  • Yaddo Residency

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