Dr. Richard G. Cox

EDUCATION
University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill:
    Bachelor of Arts in Music, 1949
    Master of Arts in Musicology, 1951
Northwestern University:  PhD in Music History and Literature, 1963

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
1953-1958  Assistant Professor, High Point College
1960-2002 Instructor, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Professor,
    University of N. C. at Greensboro

PUBLICATIONS
1.  Books
Cox, Richard G.  A Singer's Manual of German and French Diction.  New York:
   Schirmer Books, 1970.
Cox, Richard.  Singing in English.  Lawton, OK: American Choral Directors
   Association, 1990.
Glenn, Carroll J.  In Quest of Answers:  Conversations with American Choral
   Directors.  Chapel Hill:  Hinshaw Music, 1991.
Webb, Guy B. ed.  Up Front!  Becoming the Complete Choral Conductor.
   Boston: ECS Publishing, 1993.  (chapter on "Diction")

2.  Contributions to the Choral Journal
Reviews of choral music in 14 issues between January 1969 and May 1973.
"Research Reports" column:  20 installments between October 1979 and August 1986.
Two articles and eight book reviews

3.  Editions of Music
Johannes Brahms, Six Love-Song Waltzes, edited and translated by Richard
   Cox.  Charlotte;  Brodt Music Company, 1963.
Tomás Luis de Victoria, Domine non sum dignus, edited and translated by
   Richard Cox.  New York:  Lawson-Gould Publishing Company, 1978.
Heinrich Schütz, Psalm 100, edited and translated by Richard Cox.  Chapel
   Hill:  Hinshaw Music Inc., 1980.
Robert Schumann, Talismane, edited by Richard Cox.  Chapel Hill:  Hinshaw
   Music Inc., 1982.
Henry Purcell, O Sing unto the Lord, edited by Richard Cox.  Chapel Hill:
   Hinshaw Music Inc., 1987.
Claudio Monteverdi, Lamento d'Ariana, edited by Richard Cox.  Chapel Hill:
   Hinshaw Music Inc., 2001.

CONDUCTING
1.  At University of North Carolina – Greensboro
1960-1975 and 1993-1999 Women's Choir, including these invited performances:
    MENC Southern Division conventions in 1965 and 1971
    Southeastern Choral Conductors Conference in 1967
    ACDA Southern Division convention in 1998; national convention in 1973

1963-1994 University Chorale, including these invited performances:
    Washington Cathedral in 1970, 1977, 1980, 1984, and 1990
    ACDA Southern Division conventions in 1971, 1976, and 1984
    Kennedy Center "Parade of States" concert, 1975
    MENC state conventions in 1975 and 1979
    Walt Disney World in 1978
    MENC Southern Division conventions in 1979 and 1990
    Knoxville World's Fair in 1982
    250th anniversary performance of Handel's Messiah in 1992

Conductor for the UNCG Opera Theatre major productions in 1965, 1967, 1976,
1979-1988, and 2002

2.  As Guest
Greensboro Symphony Orchestra in 1961, 1962, 1965, and 1966
North Carolina Governor's School chorus in 1964 and 1965
Virginia regional choral festivals in 1966, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1972, and 1977
North Carolina All-state chorus in 1969
Virginia Music Camp in 1969
Eastern Music Festival in 1978
Tennessee All-state chorus in 1978
Quad-City Choral Festival (Florence, Alabama) in 1979
North Carolina Honors Chorus in 1982
South Carolina All-state chorus in 1985
North Carolina Collegiate Honors Chorus in performance for the Southern
Division convention of ACDA, 1988

3.  Community
Choirmaster, Holy Trinity Episcopal Church since 1963
Choral preparation, Greensboro Symphony Orchestra, 12 concerts 1961-93
Choral preparation, Eastern Music Festival 1968, 1977-94
Choral preparation, Greensboro Opera Company 1981-96 and 2003
Musical Director, Bel Canto Company 1982-86

HONORS
Phi Beta Kappa 1948
Fulbright Scholarship 1951
Southern Fellowships Fund Grant-in-aid 1955
Lara Hoggard Award for Distinguished Service in Choral Music in North
Carolina 1986 (presented by the NC chapter of ACDA)
Life Membership, North Carolina Music Educators Association 1996
UNC Board of Governors Teaching Excellence Award 1998
Award for Choral Excellence presented by the Southern Division of ACDA, 2002