Students in UWSP’s Contemporary Voice Studio will develop their artistry, singing in a variety of different styles including pop, rock, jazz, musical theater, R&B, and folk. Students can complete either a BA in Music or a BM in Jazz Studies with contemporary voice as their primary instrument. Students will receive weekly contemporary voice lessons with Professor of Vocal Jazz and Contemporary Voice, Dr. Timothy Buchholz, and participate in weekly Contemporary Voice Studio Class with their peers in the program.
Students will also perform on a studio recital each semester, accompanied by pop/rock/jazz instrumentalists, and can sing in on-campus jam sessions in the Basement Brewhaus. Students are encouraged to audition for the UWSP Vocal Jazz Ensemble and can additionally participate in one of the five student-led Contemporary A Cappella groups that are part of the A Cappella UWSP club.
The UWSP Central Standard Time vocal jazz group is a select SATB vocal ensemble open to any university student through audition. The group of 14-18 singers performs a wide variety of jazz and popular music and gives numerous performances each year on and off campus. The ensemble has collaborated with professional vocal jazz groups and singers such as säje, Kerry Marsh, m-pact, Janet Planet, and more. The ensemble takes a yearly weekend group retreat to UWSP’s Treehaven center, hosts a vocal jazz festival each spring, and travels to perform at high schools and festivals throughout the state.
Director: Dr. Timothy Buchholz
Rehearsals: Tuesday and Thursday, 3-4:15 p.m.
Registration: MUS 344, option of 1 or 2 credits
A Cappella UWSP (ACU) is a student organization with the purpose of creating a collaborative environment for UWSP students to build their skills singing and performing a cappella music. UWSP currently has four student-led contemporary a cappella groups and a body music ensemble that are part of ACU. All groups perform on a concert together each semester and have club activities such as karaoke nights. Some groups also have additional performances on and off campus. There are many leadership opportunities within ACU including student music directors for each ensemble and roles on the club’s executive board. If you have any questions or are interested in joining an a cappella group at UWSP, please email: a.cappella.uwsp@uwsp.edu
A Cappella UWSP Ensembles:
One Hundred Footsteps – Body Music Ensemble, non-auditioned
In Harmony – All voice parts, non-auditioned
On Point – TTBB, auditioned
The Point Pitches – SSAA, auditioned
Sforzando – SATB, auditioned
VOICE AND CHOIR FACULTY
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Timothy Buchholz
- Professor – Vocal Jazz and Contemporary Voice
Matthew Markham
- Professor – Voice
- Voice Area Coordinator
Matheus Cruz
- Assistant Professor – Voice
- Director of Choirs
Natalie Cummings
- Teaching Assistant Professor – Voice
upcoming cofac events
The College of Fine Arts and Communication offers more than 500 events open to the public each academic year! These include dance, music, and theater performances, master classes, guest artists, gallery exhibitions, SPTV broadcasts, WWSP radio programs, media and video productions among many other student-created pieces.
While the academic year has concluded, we have an exciting summer ahead! Watch our website for the 2026-27 theatre and dance season announcement, free public concerts during the American Suzuki Institute this July, Carlsten Gallery exhibits and more!
National Association of Schools of Music
Founded in 1924, the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM) is an organization of schools, conservatories, colleges, and universities with approximately 637 accredited institutional members. It establishes national standards for undergraduate and graduate degrees and other credentials for music and music-related disciplines and provides assistance to institutions and individuals engaged in artistic, scholarly, educational, and other music-related endeavors.
The College of Fine Arts and Communication at UW-Stevens Point is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music.