Gail Dooley

Gail Dooley, associate professor of music, teaches voice, diction for singers, song literature and vocal pedagogy. She is also the director of the Morningside Opera Theatre. She performs regularly both in solo recitals and as a guest soloist with performing ensembles in Sioux City. Dooley's students perform regularly on campus and throughout the Siouxland community, performing major roles in Morningside College Opera Theatre and Musical Theatre productions. They have placed among the finalists in regional, state, and local competitions. Dr. Dooley received her bachelor's and master's degrees in vocal performance from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. She completed her Doctor of Music in vocal performance with an emphasis on vocal pedagogy at Florida State University. Before joining the faculty of Morningside College, Dr. Dooley taught voice at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga State Technical Community College, and Cadek Conservatory of Music. Some of the groups with which she has appeared as soloist include the Sioux City Symphony, the Siouxland Master Chorale, the Chattanooga Symphony Orchestra, the Chattanooga Opera Company, the Chattanooga Bach Choir, the Asheville (N.C.) Symphony Orchestra, the Western Carolina Summer Music Institute, and the Smoky Mountain Chorale.