Kevin Hanrahan has performed nationally and internationally in opera, oratorio, and recital performances. Some favorite roles have been Tamino in Die Zauberflöte, Sam Polk in Susannah, Ferrando in Così fan tutte, Alfred in Die Fledermaus, Harold Hill in The Music Man, and Harlequin and the Soldier in Viktor Ullmann’s Der Kaiser von Atlantis. Dr. Hanrahan has performed the Mozart Requiem, Bach’s Magnificat, both sets of Mozart Vespers, Mozart’s Coronation Mass, the Messiah, Gounod’s St. Cecilia Mass, Haydn’s Lord Nelson Mass and Mendelssohn’s Elijah. A frequent recitalist, Dr. Hanrahan has performed in Pittsburgh, Phoenix, Scottsdale, and throughout Austria and India. Highlights include Weill und Brech, Liederabend in Graz, Austria, Schubert’s Die Schöne Müllerin with fortepiano in Phoenix, AZ, Denver, CO and Lincoln, NE, and Beethoven’s An die ferne Geliebte in Pune and Mumbai, India.
In January of 2007 Dr. Hanrahan along with pianist Roberta Swedien performed Schubert’s Die Schöne Müllerin in Pune and Mumbai, India, and were the first perform Schubert’s masterpiece in over 50 years with the last performance given by Peter Pears and Benjamin Britten. As a founding member of the Vocal Chamber Ensemble, Lyrika, Dr. Hanrahan has performed Brahm’s Liebeslieder Walzer, Barber’s A Hand of Bridge, and John Greer’s Liebesleid-Lieder Waltzes. Dr. Hanrahan has performed as a soloist with the Opera Theatre of Pittsburgh, the Lyric Opera Theater at Arizona State University, the Catalina Chamber Orchestra, the Arizona State University Chamber Orchestra, the Phoenix Bach Choir, the AIMS Festival Orchestra in Graz, Austria, The Poona Music Society in India, the Omaha Chamber Music Society, Abendmusik in Lincoln, the McKeesport Symphony, the Lincoln Symphony, and the Denver Philharmonic Orchestra. Dr. Hanrahan has worked with numerous influential conductors including Robert Page, Charles Bruffy, David Stocker, and Gunther Schuller, as well several esteemed directors such as Elizabeth Bachman, Rhoda Levine, Gregory Lehane and Graham Whitehead.
Dr. Hanrahan has held teaching positions at Arizona State University, Scottsdale Community College, and Grand Canyon University. As a researcher and teacher, Dr. Hanrahan has presented at national and international conferences including the National Association of Teachers of Singing 2006 National Convention and the International Society of Music Educators World Conference 2006 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and has given masterclasses/workshop sessions in India. Future research activities include continuing investigating the relationship between the second vowel formant and adduction, and the effect of hearing and listening in the training of singing. Dr. Hanrahan currently holds the position of Assistant Professor of Voice and Voice Pedagogy at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln, and is the founder and director of the UNL School of Music Voice Lab.
