Dr. Cloyce Kuhnert joined the WTAMU faculty in 1993. She is a professor in voice and also directs opera workshop and the vocal group Sforzando. She is a mezzo soprano and completed her Bachelor of Music and Master of Music in vocal performance at WTAMU. She earned her Doctorate of Musical Arts in vocal performance at the University of North Texas. Her training background includes work with Royal Brantley, Elsa Porter, Pattye Johnston, Harold Heiberg, Jeanine Crader, Linda Di Fiore and Mary Jane Johnson. She also has worked with such conductors as Rene Claussen, Robert Shaw, Anshel Brusilow, James Setapen and Stephen Dubberly.