Elizabeth Johnson Knight, American mezzo soprano, is in demand as both a choral and solo artist. She made her Carnegie Hall debut as alto soloist in Handel's Messiah with Andrew Megill. In addition to oratorio work she is a frequent recitalist and chamber musician. Knight has sung in professional choral ensembles across the United States, including Orpheus Chamber Singers, Vox Humana, Kinnara, Spire Ensemble, and the South Dakota Chorale. She is a long-time member of the Chorale of the Carmel Bach Festival. She has recorded with many of these ensembles, including the GRAMMY-nominated album Tyberg: Masses with South Dakota Chorale. 

Knight joined the faculty of the University of Georgia's Hugh Hodgson School of Music in 2016 after holding teaching positions at Southeastern Oklahoma State University, the University of Louisiana Monroe, Murray State University, the University of North Texas, and Richland College. She is a 2022 recipient of UGA's Sandy Beaver Excellence in Teaching Award. In addition to private voice, she has taught English, Italian, French, and German Diction, Vocal Pedagogy, and Opera Workshop. Her research interests include assessment techniques for the applied studio and the effects of posture on the acoustics of the singing voice. She has published research in Journal of Voice and has presented papers at the New Voice Educators' Symposium, the Texoma NATS Artist Series, and the Performing Arts Medicine Association Symposium. She frequently gives clinics for teachers and choral conductors, masterclasses for solo singers, and leads workshops for singers in children's, church, and community choirs.

Courses Taught:

Applied Voice, all levels

Undergraduate Vocal Pedagogy I and II

Graduate Introduction to Vocal Pedagogy

Graduate Special Topics in Vocal Pedagogy

Graduate Research in Vocal Pedagogy

Graduate Vocal Pedagogy for the Choral Conductor