Cheri Montgomery teaches English, Italian, German, French, Spanish, Latin, and Russian Lyric Diction at the Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University. She was a mentor voice teacher and featured presenter for the National Association of Teachers of Singing 2019 Summer Workshop at St. Olaf College. She is co-author of Exploring Art Song Lyrics published by Oxford University Press and first author of Exploring English Lyrics published by Rowman & Littlefield. Vanderbilt bio.