Soprano Carole Blankenship is heard regularly in recitals, chamber music concerts, and choral works at Rhodes and many venues in the local area. She is a charter member of the Memphis Vocal Arts Ensemble and the Rhodes MasterSingers Chorale and has appeared as soloist with both groups as well as the University of Memphis Opera Theatre, the Memphis Symphony Orchestra Baroque Series, the University of Memphis Imagine Festival and as recitalist for the Memphis Chamber Music Society. In 1999, she was featured in two recitals at Germany′s Bayerische Musickakademie Marktoberdorf. She may be heard on the compact disc, Lullabies with Duo Vance.

In April 2004, Dr. Blankenship received the Graduate Document Award for the most outstanding thesis as judged by the faculty at the Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music at the University of Memphis. Her dissertation examines “The Unpublished Songs of Paul Bowles.” Dr. Blankenship′s research continues in American song, particularly the songs produced under the direction of the Federal Music project, 1935-1940.

Dr. Blankenship is a member of the Memphis Chapter of the National Association of Teachers of Singing and has served as President since 1995.