Assistant Professor of Voice
About
Lily Guerrero is assistant professor of voice at The University of Texas at Austin, where she oversees the vocal pedagogy program and teaches applied voice.
The daughter of Mexican and Cuban immigrants, her research focuses on advocating for Latin American voices in classical music and she has received fellowship funding for this from the Society for American Music. Her debut album, MILAGROS (Ladoga Records, 2025), consists of art songs by Latina composers. Guerrero is a frequent lecturer and panelist on DEI in the voice studio and serves as a member of the NATS DEI Task Force as well as the organizer for the NATS Latinx/Hispanic Teachers Affinity Group. She is a previous Faculty-First Look Fellow at NYU Steinhardt and Future of Music Faculty Fellow at Cleveland Institute of Music. Guerrero also serves as Vice President of Membership for the National Association of Teachers of Singing. An activist-scholar, Guerrero’s work highlights the intersections of music, social justice, civic engagement, and mental health. Her recent initiative in partnership with Austin Opera and the Austin Public Library, MEET THE OPERA, introduced hundreds of children to the magic of theatre. As a result, Guerrero was named a 2025 Yamaha 40 Under 40 Music Educator.
A lyric coloratura soprano, Guerrero has won numerous awards from the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, National Opera Association, Opera Grand Rapids, Naftzger Young Artist Competition, NATS Artist Awards, Gilbert & Sullivan Society of Houston, Bel Canto Foundation, and two artist grants from the Koch Cultural Trust. A proponent of singing and teaching all vocal styles, Guerrero completed the Contemporary Commercial Music Vocal Pedagogy Institute at Shenandoah Conservatory. Guerrero is also an alumna of the NATS Intern Program. She is a member of the National Association for Teachers of Singing, Pan American Vocology Association, National Opera Association, and Opera America.
Courses
MUS 271P 3
Pedagogy: Voice
MUS 281P 3
Graduate Pedagogy: Voice
MUS 280N
Technology in Voice Study
Applied Voice
Recent Publications
MILAGROS
Ladoga Records, 2025
The Ethics of a Profession: Diversity and Inclusivity
Plenary Session, NATS National Conference, 2020
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in the Voice Studio: Cultivating Brave Spaces
NATSChat, 2021/22
From Wotan to Wichita Grand Opera: Alan Held
CS Music, September 3, 2021
Choosing a Graduate Program
CS Music, October 7, 2020
Liliana Guerrero
Featured guest, VocalFri Podcast, September 24, 2021
Recent Press
NATS presents 2025 Clifton Ware Group-Voice Pedagogy Award to Lily Guerrero
National Association of Teachers of Singing
Yamaha's 40 under 40 in Music Education Excellence
Yamaha
Bringing Opera to Austin Children
Yamaha
35 Chosen for Future of Music Faculty Fellowship
Cleveland Institute of Music, June 22, 2021
Vocal Students Receive Accolades at National Opera Association Conference
Texas Lutheran University, January 10, 2022
Future of Music Faculty Fellowship Selects Dr. Liliana Guerrero
Texas Lutheran University, June 18, 2021
NATS Announces 2021 Intern Program Participants
NATS online, February 19, 2021
2019-2020 Faculty first-Look Scholars
NYU, Steinhardt, 2019
Lily Guerrero is assistant professor of voice at The University of Texas at Austin, where she oversees the vocal pedagogy program and teaches applied voice.
The daughter of Mexican and Cuban immigrants, her research focuses on advocating for Latin American voices in classical music and she has received fellowship funding for this from the Society for American Music. Her debut album, MILAGROS (Ladoga Records, 2025), consists of art songs by Latina composers. Guerrero is a frequent lecturer and panelist on DEI in the voice studio and serves as a member of the NATS DEI Task Force as well as the organizer for the NATS Latinx/Hispanic Teachers Affinity Group. She is a previous Faculty-First Look Fellow at NYU Steinhardt and Future of Music Faculty Fellow at Cleveland Institute of Music. Guerrero also serves as Vice President of Membership for the National Association of Teachers of Singing. An activist-scholar, Guerrero’s work highlights the intersections of music, social justice, civic engagement, and mental health. Her recent initiative in partnership with Austin Opera and the Austin Public Library, MEET THE OPERA, introduced hundreds of children to the magic of theatre. As a result, Guerrero was named a 2025 Yamaha 40 Under 40 Music Educator.
A lyric coloratura soprano, Guerrero has won numerous awards from the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, National Opera Association, Opera Grand Rapids, Naftzger Young Artist Competition, NATS Artist Awards, Gilbert & Sullivan Society of Houston, Bel Canto Foundation, and two artist grants from the Koch Cultural Trust. A proponent of singing and teaching all vocal styles, Guerrero completed the Contemporary Commercial Music Vocal Pedagogy Institute at Shenandoah Conservatory. Guerrero is also an alumna of the NATS Intern Program. She is a member of the National Association for Teachers of Singing, Pan American Vocology Association, National Opera Association, and Opera America.
MUS 271P 3
Pedagogy: Voice
MUS 281P 3
Graduate Pedagogy: Voice
MUS 280N
Technology in Voice Study
Applied Voice
MILAGROS
Ladoga Records, 2025
The Ethics of a Profession: Diversity and Inclusivity
Plenary Session, NATS National Conference, 2020
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in the Voice Studio: Cultivating Brave Spaces
NATSChat, 2021/22
From Wotan to Wichita Grand Opera: Alan Held
CS Music, September 3, 2021
Choosing a Graduate Program
CS Music, October 7, 2020
Liliana Guerrero
Featured guest, VocalFri Podcast, September 24, 2021
NATS presents 2025 Clifton Ware Group-Voice Pedagogy Award to Lily Guerrero
National Association of Teachers of Singing
Yamaha's 40 under 40 in Music Education Excellence
Yamaha
Bringing Opera to Austin Children
Yamaha
35 Chosen for Future of Music Faculty Fellowship
Cleveland Institute of Music, June 22, 2021
Vocal Students Receive Accolades at National Opera Association Conference
Texas Lutheran University, January 10, 2022
Future of Music Faculty Fellowship Selects Dr. Liliana Guerrero
Texas Lutheran University, June 18, 2021
NATS Announces 2021 Intern Program Participants
NATS online, February 19, 2021
2019-2020 Faculty first-Look Scholars
NYU, Steinhardt, 2019
Contact Information
Email address
liliana.
Website
www.lilyguerrero.com
MRH 4.124
Teaching Areas
Voice & Opera
Research Areas
DEI in the voice sudio
Vocology
American/Latin American song literature
Music as civic engagement and activism
Education
Doctor of Music
Florida State University
Master of Music
Wichita State University
Bachelor of Music
Grand Valley State University
Certificate in Diversity and Inclusion
Florida State University
Certificate in Vocology
Lamar University