Ursula Kleinecke is a Lecturer in Music at Pomona College, where she teaches voice and musicianship, a position she has held since 2008. She is also an adjunct professor of voice at Claremont Graduate University and maintains a private studio, contributing to vocal education across the Claremont Colleges consortium. B.M. in Music from University of the Pacific M.M. in Vocal Performance and Literature from Eastman School of Music Her research and artistic interests center on vocal performance, with a deep commitment to expanding awareness of Latin American art song through her initiative, The Passion for Music . She is passionate about the expressive power of the human voice and performs across diverse genres and historical periods, including classical, art song, and popular Latin American music such as boleros. While no formal publications are listed, her performance work reflects a scholarly and artistic engagement with repertoire from Scandinavia, Europe, Mexico, and the United States. She was a founding member of the chamber ensemble Colloquy and has released recordings such as Songs of Lee Hoiby (Albany Records) and In the Catalan Style (Clear Note, distributed by Naxos). Awards and Honors: Finlandia Foundation Scholarship for study at the Sibelius Academy, Finland Recognition in the Young Artists Competition, Redlands, CA Recognition by the National Association of Teachers of Singing Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions participant As an educator and performer, Kleinecke advises students through her private studio and university teaching. She has not received mention of formal grants, but her projects involve creative production, recording, and score republication. Her work bridges performance, pedagogy, and cultural preservation. She is actively involved in performance ensembles and her own initiative, The Passion for Music , which functions as a dedicated platform for promoting underrepresented Latin American repertoire through concerts, recordings, and score dissemination.
