Meet Dr. Cody Laun
Degrees and Experience
- D.M.A., Vocal Performance and Pedagogy (University of Southern Mississippi)
- M.M., Vocal Performance (University of Florida)
- B.M., Vocal Performance (Colorado State University)
Biography and Professional Achievements
Dr. Cody Laun is a native of the Denver-metro region, and has served on the faculty of several colleges and universities, including Colorado State University, Front Range Community College, and New Saint Andrews College. He has also appeared as a guest lecturer and clinician across the US. He is in high demand along the Front Range, where he is frequently seen as a soloist with various opera companies and other organizations, and participates in several chamber music ensembles throughout the area, including Colorado Bach Ensemble and Anima Chamber Ensemble. He has also been seen regionally with various other arts organizations, such as Des Moines Metro Opera, Opera Colorado, Boulder Opera, Loveland Opera, Carbondale Arts, Opera Mississippi, Mobile Opera, and The Muses Creative Artistry Project, among others. His competition credits include The Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions (district winner and regional finalist), NATSAA (national semi-finalist), and The Madame Rose Palmai-Tenser Competition (finalist). He enjoys collaborating on newly composed works, as well as performing operatic and choral standards.
His students have appeared with a number of different companies and organizations across the country and in the Denver area, including Ohio Light Opera, Opera Kansas Boulder Opera, Loveland Opera, and Opera Fort Collins, among others. They have won and placed in numerous competitions, including Inland Empire NATS, CO/WYO NATS, and the Denver Lyric Opera Guild competition.
His obsessions include his amazing wife, two beautiful children, hiking, gluten-free baking, and exploring his Colorado home, with all the culture and scenery it has to offer.
Publications
Laun, Cody, "Finding Euridice: A Singers Introduction to Jonathan Dove's L'altra Euridice" (2018).