Trainer Profile

Dr. Nicholas Miguel is active as a baritone soloist and chorister, having created a reputation as a versatile and intelligent singer in diverse genres. Miguel currently sings with the professional choir GRAMMY-nominated True Concord in Tucson, AZ. Recently, he sang with Morten Lauridsen at the Green Lake Festival of Music, and Helmuth Rilling in the Weimar Bach Cantata Academy. A regular soloist in the Midwest, Miguel’s concert appearances include Ralph Vaughan Williams' Five Mystical Songs, Craig Hella Johnson's Considering Matthew Shepard, J. S. Bach’s BWV 129, 131, 34, 18, 172, 82, 4, 140, 74, Haydn’s Lord Nelson Mass and Theresienmesse, Mozart’s Requiem and Mass in C minor, Durufle’s Requiem, Pärt’s Passio, Handel's Esther and Messiah, and Monteverdi's 1610 Vespers. Miguel is also known for his engaging stage presence in recitals and in operatic productions. Stage credits include Don Alhambra in The Gondoliers, Sam in Trouble in Tahiti, Sir Joseph in HMS Pinafore, and Comte Capulet in Romeo et Juliette.In 2018, Miguel received his DMA in voice performance from the University of Iowa in Iowa City, where he also received his MA in 2013. He received his BM with Distinction from St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN in 2010. Miguel’s dissertation on an influential Venezuelan composer, The Art Songs of Modesta Bor (1926-1998), demonstrates Miguel’s fluency in various academic disciplines including musicology, music theory, and phonetics. At UI, Miguel also served as an award-winning Teaching Assistant for the renowned vocologist, Ingo Titze. In 2023, Miguel received his Estill Figure Proficiency in Estill Voice Training. He is a member of Estill Voice International (EVI), and the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS).Dr. Miguel is an Assistant Professor of Voice at Western Illinois University in Macomb, IL. He teaches Classical and Musical Theater voice. From 2014-2022, Dr. Miguel taught voice at Grinnell College in Iowa. He has also taught at Simpson College, and Kirkwood Community College.Miguel is also a composer/arranger of art song, choral music, and jazz; an amateur piano accompanist, and a dilettante jazz pianist. He can be heard playing on his most recent composition "We Will Not Forget" on the album A Hero's Journey by the saxophonist Jeff Miguel. He enjoys learning the guitar, collecting bikes, acquiring foreign languages, and spending time with his three children.