Choral Experience
- Young boy/Ensemble, Schütz Auferstehungshistorie, Kansas City, MO, 2016*
- Ensemble, Shaw “Passacaglia,” University of Missouri-Kansas City Crescendo, 2015
- Alto Section Leader/Soloist, St. Mary Magdalene Episcopal Church, 2013-present (Jennifer Coleman, dir.)
- AGO Schola Cantorum, Kansas City, MO, 2013-present (Anthony Maglione, cond.)
- premieres of Maglione The Trumpet Sounds (2014) and Pangrazio Requiem (2015)
- Conservatory Singers, University of Missouri-Kansas City, 2013-present (Robert Bode, cond.)
- served as soprano section leader, 2014-2015
- includes extensive small-ensemble work for conducting recitals and concerts
- Te Deum Antiqua, Kansas City, MO, 2014, (Matthew Christopher Shepard, cond.)
- Mount Marty College Choral Scholars, Yankton, SD, 2010-2011 (Sean Vogt, cond.)
- Siouxland Choral Artists, Sioux City, IA, 2010 (Sean Burton, cond.)
- University of South Dakota Chamber Singers, 2004-2006 (Matthew Harden, cond.) !
Solo Performance Experience
- Recital (Texts from the Holocaust: Heggie, Laitman), Kansas City, MO, 2016*
- Alto Soloist, Bach Cantata 62, University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC), 2016*
- Alto Soloist, Bach Cantata 8, UMKC, 2016*
- Alto Soloist, Bach Cantata 197, UMKC, 2015
- Israelitish Man, Judas Maccabaeus, Kansas City, MO, 2015
- Alto Soloist, Bach Cantata 106, KCAGO Bachathon, Kansas City, MO, 2015
- Recital (American Song: Al-Zand, Heggie, Larsen), UMKC, 2015
- Alto Soloist, Bach Cantata 125, UMKC, 2015
- Soprano Soloist, Bach Cantata 75, UMKC, 2015
- Alto Soloist, Bach Cantata 103, UMKC, 2015
- Alto Soloist, Bach Cantata 12, UMKC, 2014
- Alto Soloist, Bach Cantata 182, UMKC, 2014
- Recital (Late-Romantic German Lieder: Berg, Mahler, Zemlinsky), UMKC, 2014
- Alto Soloist, Saint-Saëns Oratorio de Noël, op. 12, Prairie Baptist Church, Prairie Village, KS, 2014
- Alto Soloist, Bach Mass in G minor, BWV 106, KCAGO Bachathon, Kansas City, MO, 2014
- Lecture Recital, Argento From the Diary of Virginia Woolf, UMKC, 2014
- Recital (Faith, Marx, Poulenc, Rossini, Telemann), UMKC, 2013
- Soloist, St. Michael the Archangel Parish Fall Concert, Leawood, KS, 2012
- Soloist, Mount Marty College Vespers, Yankton, SD, 2010
- Recital, First United Methodist Church, Vermillion, SD, 2010
- Recital, Asolo Song Festival, Asolo, Italy, 2006
- Recitals, University of South Dakota, 2005, 2006
- Alto Soloist, Parker Hora Novissima, University of South Dakota, 2005
Opera Experience
| Cecilia March |
Little Women |
University of Missouri- Kansas City 2015 |
| Olga Olsen |
Street Scene |
University of Missouri- Kansas City 2014 |
| Madame de la H. |
Cendrillon |
University of Missouri-Kansas City 2013 |
| Hermia |
A Midsummer Night’s Dream |
University of Missouri- Kansas City 2013 |
| Nancy |
Albert Herring |
(partial) Kansas City Opera Institute 2013 |
| Romeo |
I Capuleti e i Montecchi |
(partial) Kansas City Opera Institute 2013 |
| Charlotte |
Werther |
(partial) Camp Opera, Vermillion, SD 2007 |
| Dorabella |
Così fan tutte |
(partial) Asolo Song Festival, Asolo, Italy 2006 |
| Sesto |
Guilio Cesare |
(partial) Asolo Song Festival 2006 |
| Véronique |
Le docteur Miracle |
University of South Dakota 2006 |
| Ma |
The Tender Land |
(partial role) University of South Dakota 2005 |
| Counsel |
Trial by Jury |
University of South Dakota 2005 |
| Dinah |
Trouble in Tahiti |
Briar Cliff University, Sioux City, IA 2004 |
Awards and Research
- Choral workshop (Shaw “Passacaglia”), Estelí Gomez, University of Missouri-Kansas City, 2015
- Conservatory Dean’s Scholarship, University of Missouri-Kansas City, 2015
- Masterclass and Coaching, Florence Quivar, University of Missouri-Kansas City, 2014
- Coaching, Sheri Greenawald, University of Missouri-Kansas City, 2014
- Coaching, Christine Brewer, University of Missouri-Kansas City, 2014
- University of Missouri-Kansas City Women’s Committee Scholarship, 2013, 2014
- Masterclass, Nancy Maultsby, University of Missouri-Kansas City, 2012
- Presenter, “Langston Hughes and Ricky Ian Gordon,” NATS Research Forum, Sioux City, IA, 2011
- Recipient, Asolo Prize, Asolo Song Festival, 2006
- Presenter, “The Faces of Love in Mystery by Lori Laitman”, USD Graduate Research Forum, 2006
- First prize, South Dakota Music Teachers Association Young Artist Competition, 2005
Education
- University of Missouri- Kansas City Conservatory of Music and Dance, Kansas City, MO
- Doctor of Musical Arts, Vocal Performance, anticipated 2016
- University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD
- Master of Music, Vocal Performance, 2006
- Briar Cliff University, Sioux City, IA
- Bachelor of Arts, Music (Voice and Piano) and Theatre, 2004
| Voice Teachers |
Coaches |
Conductors |
Directors |
Piano Teachers |
| Frank Aiello |
Judy Aiello |
Robert Bode |
Marciem Bazell |
Susan Keith Gray |
| Mary Day |
Natalia Rivera |
Ward Holmquist |
Dorothy Danner |
Richard Steinbach |
| Christopher Mitchell |
Lee Thompson |
Robert Olson |
Fenlon Lamb |
| Aidan Soder |
Richard Williams |
Anthony Maglione |
Other instruments studied
- piano (17 years)
- violin (8 years)
Related Professional Experience
- Lecturer of Music, Mount Marty College, 2008-2012
- Adjunct Instructor, Mount Marty College, 2006-2007
- Director of Music, First United Methodist Church, Vermillion, SD, 2006-2012
- Private Lesson Instructor, Ray’s Midbell Music Learning Center, Sioux City, IA, 2007-2012
- Graduate Teaching Assistant, Asolo Song Festival, 2006
- Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of South Dakota, 2004-2006
*indicates future engagement
