Juan Carlos Mendoza

Juan Carlos Mendoza is an Assistant Professor of Voice and Opera at the University of South Dakota, Department of Music. A tenor based in Coralville, IA (formerly Sioux Falls, SD), he performs extensively across the Midwest as a soloist, choral singer, and educator. His stage roles include Aarón/Javier in Reinaldo Moya's *Tienda*, Freddy in *My Fair Lady*, and Tigranes in Cavalli's *La Doriclea*. He has collaborated with ensembles like the Lyric Opera of Chicago Chorus, Grant Park Music Festival Chorus, and Border CrosSing.

• Born: Muscatine, IA
• Education:
  • DMA in Voice, The University of Iowa (2020)
  • MA in Voice, The University of Iowa (2010)
  • BM in Voice, The Juilliard School (2008)
  • Additional studies at Aspen Music Festival and School

Mendoza specializes in Spanish-language art songs and opera, with a focus on post-revolutionary Mexican music. His debut album *Finding A Voice: Mexican Song Cycles After 1920* (2021) explores this repertoire. He teaches courses in opera, voice, diction, and song literature.

Recent performance highlights include solo roles in *The Messiah* (Handel), *Requiem* (Mozart), and *Passio* (Pärt), as well as premiering Thomas F. Savoy's *Masefield Songs* (2018). He is an advocate for the works of Mexican composers like Manuel M. Ponce and Carlos Guastavino.

Professional Memberships:

• American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA)
• National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS)