Background
Hamer, Jeanne Huntington was born on March 1, 1933 in Lovell, Wyoming, United States. Daughter of Edward Olney andFrancine M. (Clavier) Huntington.
Hamer, Jeanne Huntington was born on March 1, 1933 in Lovell, Wyoming, United States. Daughter of Edward Olney andFrancine M. (Clavier) Huntington.
Mus.B with honors, University Wyoming, 1955. Postgraduate, University Wyoming, 1976—1982. Master of Arts with honors, University Wyoming, 1984.
Postgraduate, University Denver, 1976.
Graduate teaching assistant U. Wyoming, 1955-1956. Private vocal teacher, Billings, Montana, 1957-1958, Miles City, Montana, 1958-1959, Grand Rapids, Minnesota, 1959-1961, Torrington, Wyoming, 1962. Instructor music Eastern Wyoming College, 1968, department chairman music, 1978, faculty emerita, 1992.
Participant-time instructor, 1992.
Lead roles in operas, including: The Medium, The Telephone, Cavalleria Rusticana, I Pagliacci, Baby Doe. Soloist with Billings (Montana) Symphony, Casper (Wyoming) Symphony, Scottsbluff (Nebraska) Symphony, Nebraska Panhandle Symphony, U. Wyoming Symphony, Wyoming chorus for Wyo.Centennial at Teton Music Festival with Orchestra.
Soprano Barta Trio, 1972-1989. Member Cheyenne Chamber Singers, 1992, soloist, adjudicator for music festivals, Wyoming, Montana, Nebraska.
Organist, choir director All Saints Episcopal Church, Torrington, 1974-1982, 86-98.
Director Torrington Community Chorus, 1975-1993.
Organist, choir director All Saints Episcopal Church, 1974—1982. Member of American Association of University Women, Wyoming American Choral Directors (president 1988-1991), Music Educators National Conference, American Choral Directors Association, National Association Teachers Singing (governor Wyoming), Friends of Music Club, Philanthropic and Educational Organization, Order Eastern Star, Kappa Kappa Gamma, Phi Kappa Phi.
Married Roger F. Hamer, August 19, 1955. Children: Michael Edward, Kathryn Louise.