Education
Doctor of Education (Philosophy of Education and Vocal Pedagogy), University of Calgary, Graduate Division of Education Research, Calgary, Alberta
Master of Music, Vocal Performance, Manhattan School of Music, New York, New York
Bachelor of Music, Vocal Performance, New England Conservatory of Music, Boston, Massachusetts
Certificate in CCM Vocal Pedagogy, Shenandoah Conservatory
Level I, II, II Somatic Voicework™ , Baldwin Wallace
Certificate in Spanish Language Studies, Domine Institute, Madrid, Spain
Training
Acting: Susan Batson, Carlos Leon, TVI Actors Studio (NYC), HB Studio (NYC), Rhoda Levine (NYC)
Other: Piano, Cello, Conducting, Alexander Techique, Improv, Stage Combat, Movement, Dance
Voice: Patricia Misslin, Mary Setrakian, Edward Zambara
CCM Voice: Jeannette LoVetri (Somatic Voicework™ The LoVetri Method), Shenandoah Conservatory (Vocal Pedagogy Institute)
Vocal Jazz Ensemble Clinic: University of North Texas
Vocal Acoustics; Ken Bozeman
Teaching Credits
25+ years vocal instruction
Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA, 2021-
College of Saint Rose, Albany, NY 2016-2021
Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia 2011-2016
Mount Saint Vincent University Halifax, Nova Scotia, 2013-2014
Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia 2009-2011
St. Francis Xavier University (Jazz and Classical), Antigonish, Nova Scotia 2008-2010
Acadia University (Sabbatical replacement for Head of Voice), Wolfville, Nova Scotia, 2006-2007
Maritime Conservatory of Performing Arts, 2004-2017
Halifax Summer Choral Conducting Symposium, Vocal Pedagogy Clinician and Voice Instructor, 2014; 2015
Halifax Summer Opera Festival, Vocal and Diction Coach, 2015; 2016
Nova Scotia Youth Choir, Vocal and Workshop Clinician, 2015, 2016
Annapolis Valley Honour Choir, Vocal and Workshop Clinician, 2015-2016
Voice Studio New York City, 1994-2003
Voice Studio Boston, 1991-1994
Voice Studio Halifax, Nova Scotia 2003-2016
Some Performance Highlights
Jazz Standards and Musical Theatre with Wind Ensemble, Valdosta, GA
Haydn’s Missa Brevis Sancti Joannis de Deo, Valdosta, GA
Apparition, George Crumb, Soprano, Albany, NY
Five Songs of Laurence Hope, H. T. Burleigh, Albany, NY
Requiem, Mozart, Soprano Soloist, Octavo Singers, New York
Gloria, Poulenc, Soprano Soloist, College of Saint Rose Choruses, New York
Carmina Burana, Orff, Soprano Soloist, Festival Theatre, Nova Scotia
Coronation Mass, Mozart, Soprano Soloist, Festival Theatre, Nova Scotia
Choral Fantasy, Beethoven, Soprano Soloist, Festival Theatre, Nova Scotia
Christmas Oratorio, Bach, Soprano Soloist, Festival Theatre, Nova Scotia
Opera Nova Scotia, Opera Valentine, Soprano Soloist, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Carmina Burana, Orff, Soprano Soloist, NSYSO, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Saint Rose Camerata Concert Series, Guest Singer, Picotte Recital Hall, Albany, New York
Saint Rose Chamber Choir, Guest Singer, Picotte Recital Hall, Albany, New York
All is Calm, All is Bright, Soprano Soloist, Choir, and Chamber Musicians, Bedford, Nova Scotia
Blue Engine String Quartet, Chamber Music Concert, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Four Seasons Orchestra, Guest Soprano Soloist, Windsor, Nova Scotia
Bach Cantata 209, Riverside Church, New York
Lady Larken, Once Upon A Mattress, Queens, New York
Mother Abbess, The Sound Of Music, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Emma, Jekyll and Hyde, Old Bethpage, New York
Narrator, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia