EDUCATION
Doctor of Musical Arts, Voice Performance Spring 2009
The Catholic University of America Washington, DC
Sharon Christman, Voice Instructor
Music Fest Perugia 2008 Perugia, Italy
Master of Music, Voice Performance 2002
University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN
Jean delSanto and Wendy Zaro-Mullins, Voice Instructors
Glenda Maurice Summer Art Song Institute St. Paul, MN 2001
Wesley Balk Opera/New Music Theater Summer Institute St. Paul, MN 2000
Bachelor of Music, Voice Performance 2000
University of North Carolina at Wilmington Wilmington, NC
Nancy King, Voice Instructor
Blás-Irish Traditional Music, Song and Dance, Limerick, Ireland Certificate, Irish Traditional Music 1999
PERFORMANCES
Handel Giulio Cesare (Cleopatra) Bel Cantanti Opera Washington, DC 2009
The Three Ladies Present: Opera 101 Our Town Theatre Oakland, MD 2009
The Three Ladies Present: Opera 101 Calvary Presents Washington DC 2009
Monteverdi L'Incoronazione Di Poppea (Nerone) Andrew Weaver, Director Washington, DC 2009
Mozart Vesperae Solennes de Confessore Elaine Dalbo, Conductor Rockville, MD 2008
Baroque Festival Handel (Cleopatra Arias) Steven Errante, Conductor Wilmington, NC 2008
Music Fest Perugia Selected Arias Ilana Vered, Director Perugia, Italy 2008
Martin Life in Death (Emily) Jay Brock, Director Washington, DC 2008
Rorem OurTown (Mrs. Gibbs) — D.C. Premier James Hampton, Director Washington, DC 2008
Martin Life in Death (Emily) — World Premier Carrie Klewin, Director Washington, DC 2008
Handel Giulio Cesare (Cleopatra) Joel Lazar, Conductor Washington, DC 2006
Mood Indigo: A Tribute to Duke Ellington Joe Hickman, Conductor Wilmington, NC 2006
Our Town Theater Benefit Concert Oakland, MD 2006
Constitution Hall 115th Continental Congress Washington, DC 2006
Simpson A Crown of Stars – World Premier Gisèle Becker, Conductor Washington, DC 2006
Mozart Così fan Tutte (Fiordiligi) Cynthia Oxberry, Director Washington, DC 2006
Simpson The Furies (Athena) - World Premier Michael Scarola, Director Washington, DC 2006
Mozart Festival Nancy
King, Director Wilmington, NC 2006
Blitzstein Regina (Birdie) David Toulson, Director Washington, DC 2005
Dvorak Mass in D Major Joe Hickman, Conductor Wilmington, NC 2004
Handel “Let the Bright Seraphim” Joe Hickman, Conductor Germany/Austria 2004
Mendelssohn A Midsummer Night’s Dream Steven Errante, Conductor Wilmington, NC 2004
Winter Earth Mass (“Mystery”) Paul Winter, Director Wilmington, NC 2003
Haydn Missa Brevis in F Joe Hickman, Conductor Wilmington, NC 2003
Mozart Exsultate Jubilate Joe Hickman, Conductor Wilmington, NC 2003
Bernstien Candide in Concert (Paquette) Steven Errante, Conductor Wilmington, NC 2003
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (Frostburg, MD)
August 2008- Present
Adjunct Music Instructor
- Teach applied voice to voice majors and minors
- Prepare students for junior/senior recitals
- Prepare students for roles in operas
- Prepare students for solos in choral works
- Team teach weekly Masterclass with other vocal professors
- Member of voice audition committee
- Use Blackboard and other modern technologies to improve learning experience
GARRETT COLLEGE (McHenry, MD)
August 2007- May 2008
Adjunct Music Instructor
- Worked closely with president of college and appropriate deans to evaluate music curriculum
- Set new guidelines for music department
- Taught applied voice and piano lessons
- Taught Music Appreciation course
- Recruited other applied instrumental instructors
- Organized and ran “All college Arts Night”
- Prepared students for auditions and transfer to other colleges and universities
- Worked closely with community arts programs in outreach and development, including organizing, facilitating and running of music workshops
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT WILMINGTON (Wilmington, NC)
August, 2003-May, 2005
Adjunct Voice Instructor
- Taught Voice Class for non- music majors
- Taught applied lessons to freshman and sophomore majors and non-majors
- Taught Master Class for freshman and sophomore majors and non-majors
- Co-directed opera workshop class
- Prepared students for departmental recitals
- Co-directed Opera Outreach for UNC-W, an organization dedicated to bringing opera and the arts into rural areas and to exposing them young students
- Member of voice audition committee
- Member of interview committee for adjunct voice instructor
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT WILMINGTON (Wilmington, NC)
January, 2004-May, 2004
Full-time Voice Instructor
- Assumed all responsibilities of head of vocal program during the maternity of current head of program
- Taught applied lessons to all voice majors and non-majors
- Taught Masterclass for all majors and non-majors
- Directed Opera Workshop Class
- Taught Voice Class for non-majors
- Prepared students for departmental recitals
- Co-directed Opera Outreach for UNC-W
- Member of voice audition committee
WILMINGTON ACADEMY OF MUSIC (Wilmington, NC)
June, 2002–August, 2003
Voice Teacher
- Instructed weekly private voice lessons and one group lesson per month
- Introduced students to vocal technique as well as Italian, German, French and English lyric diction
- Taught basic musicianship including music theory and music history
- Introduced performance practice skills
- Prepared students for concerts, group voice recitals, honors chorus auditions and undergraduate auditions Piano Teacher
- Instructed weekly private piano lessons and one group lesson per month
- Taught general musicianship in private lessons
- Provided education on music theory, music history and performance practice in group class
- Prepared students for recitals
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT WILMINGTON (Wilmington, NC)
September, 2002–May, 2003
Teaching Assistant, Vocal Department
- Assisted with weekly critique and evaluation in performance seminars
- Attended all concerts given by students and conducted evaluations
- Evaluated final juries
- Member of audition committee
PRIVATE VOICE STUDIO AND PIANO STUDIOS
January, 1999 – Present
- Consistently maintained private voice and piano studios in Washington, DC; Oakland, MD; Minneapolis, MN and Wilmington, NC
- Produced students who have won multiple competitions and scholarships to universities including the “Maryland Distinguished Scholar for Talent in the Arts”
- Produced students who have been featured soloist of church and school choirs, leading roles in musicals, both in school productions and professional, and members of chamber and honors choirs at school, local, regional and state levels
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