Barbara Staropoli
Barbara Staropoli, S.S.J., is a Sister of St. Joseph of Rochester, New York, an author, singer and teacher of voice.
Early life and education[edit]
Staropoli was born in 1942 or 1943 to Frank G. and Marie E. Staropoli.[1][2] She joined the Sisters of St. Joseph in 1961, initially taking the religious name Sister Mary Francina.[3] In 1966 she received a Bachelor of Science degree from Nazareth College of Rochester.[4] She taught music at Sacred Heart Cathedral School and studied voice at Northwestern University;[5] in 1971 she obtained an M.Mus.[6] Staropoli later trained under the soprano Jan DeGaetani at the Eastman School of Music, graduating in 1982 with a Doctorate of Music Arts (D.M.A.) in vocal performance and literature.[7][8][9]
Career and publications[edit]
Staropoli commissioned and premiered "The Golden Vessel", William Ferris' 1976 song cycle of poems by Edna St. Vincent Millay.[10][11] In 1982 she gave one of the first performances of John Jacob Niles's setting of poetry by Thomas Merton.[12]
She worked at Nazareth College for 32 years, serving as a music teacher, department chair, and campus minister.[13][7] As of 2006 she sat on the college's Board of Trustees.[14] She plays host to the annual Barbara Staropoli Singing Competition held in Rochester and is a member of the National Association of Schools of Music.[citation needed]
Staropoli was elected Vice President of her congregation in 2003; she held this position until 2011.[15][7] From 2012 to 2017 she ran an afterschool program for refugee children.[7] In 2017 she became Director of Novices for her order.[7]
In late 2000, Hildegard Publishing Company (Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania), which specializes in the study of female composers and musicians, published a collection of Canzonettas by the Italian Baroque composer Francesca Caccini, translated and edited by Staropoli.[16]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Spotlight On: Sr. Barbara Staropoli". Gleaner. Vol. 42 no. 2. Nazareth College of Rochester. September 24, 1971. p. 6.
- ↑ "Death Notices". Democrat and Chronicle. March 18, 2004. p. 2B.
- ↑ "New Sisters of St. Joseph". The Catholic Courier-Journal. Diocese of Rochester. July 7, 1961. pp. 1, 2.
- ↑ "At Nazareth College: Sixty-five Degrees" (PDF). The Catholic Courier-Journal. Diocese of Rochester. August 5, 1966. p. 4.
- ↑ Bennett, Judy (May 17, 1970). "The Singing Sisters of Saint Joseph". Democrat and Chronicle. pp. 27, 29 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Northwestern University: One Hundred and Thirteenth Annual Commencement. Northwestern University. June 12, 1971. p. 21 – via Archive.org. Search this book on
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 "Novitiate Directors | Federation of the Sisters of St. Joseph". www.cssjfed.org. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ↑ Staropoli, Barbara (November/December 1993). "If You Encounter a Great Teacher: Remembrances of Jan de Gaetani". Journal of Singing. 50 (2): 27–33. Check date values in:
|date=(help) - ↑ University of Rochester: One Hundred Thirty-second Annual Commencement Ceremonies (PDF). University of Rochester. May 9, 1982. p. 33. Search this book on
- ↑ Walsh, Michael (February 2, 1976). "Recital presents new composition". Democrat and Chronicle – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Pan Pipes of Sigma Alpha Iota". George Banta Company. 1975. p. 3.[full citation needed]
- ↑ Weis, Monica (Fall 2006). "Merton Set to Music" (PDF). The Merton Seasonal: A Quarterly Review. 31 (3): 30–31. ISSN 0988-4927 Check
|issn=value (help). Retrieved 13 August 2020. - ↑ "30 Sisters of St. Joseph mark jubilees". Catholic Courier. Diocese of Rochester. May 4, 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ↑ Nazareth College Board of Trustees
- ↑ Clark, Matthew H. (June 11, 2003). "From the Bishop: June filled with celebrations, travel". Catholic Courier. Diocese of Rochester. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ↑ Cullivan, Rob (November 8, 2001). "Local writers, voices may fill Christmas stockings" (PDF). Catholic Courier. Diocese of Rochester.
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