Rebecca Seeman

Rebecca P.N. Seeman

Adjunct Professor

Part-Time Faculty
Socials

Biography

Rebecca has been a member of the music faculty at USF since 2001. She conducts the USF University Choir and teaches Intro to Music Theory. Past courses include Private Voice, Music Appreciation, and Conducting. In addition to her work at USF, Rebecca serves as Artistic Executive Director of Sacred and Profane Chamber Chorus in Berkeley. She holds BA and MA degrees in Voice and Conducting from UC Santa Cruz, a DMA in Choral Conducting and Pedagogy from the University of Iowa, a Masters of Nonprofit Administration from USF, and certifications in Estill Voice Training. A sought-after guest conductor and adjudicator, Rebecca specializes in the music of Sweden and the intersection between the performing arts and social justice. Her conducting teachers have included Eric Ericson, Nicole Paiement, Timothy Stalter, and William Hatcher. Rebecca is an avid forest bather and gardener.

Expertise

  • Choral music
  • Vocal music
  • Conducting
  • Music theory
  • Arts administration

Research Areas

  • Choral music of Sweden
  • ADEI in the Choral Arts

Appointments

  • Chair, Distinguished Adjunct Faculty Award Committee

Education

  • University of San Francisco, Masters of Nonprofit Administration, 2021
  • University of Iowa, DMA in Choral Conducting & Pedagogy, 2002
  • University of California, Santa Cruz, MA in Conducting and Performance Practice, 1998
  • University of California, Santa Cruz, BA in Vocal Performance, 1992

Prior Experience

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  • Artistic Executive Director, Sacred and Profane Chamber Chorus
  • Interim Director of UC Choral Ensembles, UC Berkeley
  • Lecturer of Music, UC Santa Cruz
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Awards & Distinctions

  • Distinguished Adjunct Faculty Teaching Award, 2012

Presentations

  • From Learning to Doing: How Organizations are Operationalizing ADEI Work (Panel, Chorus America, 2023)
  • ADEI Toolkit for Choral Organizations: Creating Access, Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion in the Choral Arts (WDACDA, 2022)
  • One Sky, Many Destinies: Collaborating Across the Prison-University Divide (with André de Quadros; ACDA 2017)