Vocal Studies

DMA (University of Colorado Boulder) in Vocal Performance and Pedagogy; MM - 2 (Arizona State University) in Vocal Performance & Vocal Performance/Pedagogy; BM (Arizona State University) in Vocal Performance.

• My vocal chamber music recordings are on the Capstone and Innova labels.
• I am a faculty member at the Colorado Vocal Institute.
• My students have performed all over the world including at the Metropolitan, San Francisco Opera, Houston Grand Operas.

DMA – University of Houston | MM – Rice University | BME – Georgia Southern University

• I perform with leading opera houses and orchestras around the world
• I won several high-profile competitions including the Houston Grand Opera Concert of Arias
• My students have gone on to perform with top professional choral and opera ensembles.

Arizona State University (B.M. and M.M. in piano performance), Musikhochschule Lübeck (Fulbright scholarship) 

• I was a pianist and conductor on the musical teams of the Vienna State Opera, the Houston Grand Opera, the Metropolitan Opera, and the San Francisco Opera.
• I perform in collaboration with singers on some of the world’s greatest recital stages: Wigmore Hall, the Kennedy Center, Tokyo’s National Theater, and more.
• I’m a mentor and advocate for singers, pianists, and conductors worldwide. 

The Ohio State University (DMA in Vocal Performance), Michigan State University (MM and BM in Vocal Performance)

• I’ve sung leading operatic and musical theater roles across the Midwest.
• My experience as a soloist is diverse, ranging from classical symphonic works and oratorio to contemporary commercial music.
• I have over 15 years of music ministry leadership experience in modern and traditional musical settings.

Stony Brook University (DMA, Vocal Performance), Long Island University (MA, Vocal Performance), Holy Names University (BA in Music) 

• I've performed in recitals around the world at venues such as Carnegie Hall, The University of Oxford, Sibelius Hall, and Lauderdale House (London).
• I won top prizes from several competitions internationally, including The American Prize, the S. Livingston Mather Vocal Competition, and the John Kerr Awards.
• I specialize in French repertoire, and I am regularly invited to teach lectures and masterclass in universities and other organizations worldwide.  

The Ohio State University (DMA in Vocal Performance, Singing Health Specialization), University of Houston (MM in Vocal Performance), University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music (BM in Vocal Performance)

• I’ve performed nationally and internationally in opera, musical theater, new works, recitals, and concerts.
• My research is published in leading voice pedagogy and research journals, and I speak on voice science and health at national and international conferences and universities nationwide.
• I’m connected to my colleagues through organizations including the Pan American Vocology Association, National Association of Teachers of Singing, Performing Arts Medicine Association, Texas Music Educators Association.

Stony Brook University (DMA in Piano Performance, MM in Piano Performance), Biola University (BM in Piano Performance)

• I’ve performed in recitals at Seiji Ozawa Hall, Carnegie Hall, Museo del violino (Cremona), Sibelius Hall (Järvenpää), as well as at the Schleswig-Holstein Festival, Oxford International Song Festival, and Cincinnati Song Initiative.
• I specialize in art song repertoire, as well as in the solo & chamber works of Franz Schubert and Lili Boulanger.
• I frequently perform premieres and new works; my recent recordings of chamber works by Gabriel Vicéns can be found on the Stradivarius label.

University of Illinois (DMA Vocal Coaching and Accompanying), Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (MM Piano Accompanying and Chamber Music), West Virginia University (BM Piano Performance, Vocal Coaching, Voice Performance)

• I played in the studios of great singers like Martina Arroyo, Virginia Zeani, James King, and Sherrill Milnes.
• I have performed recitals across the globe, including in Australia, South Korea, Brazil, New York City, Paris, and Bologna.
• Fun fact: I shared the opera stage with Renee Fleming, in Benjamin Britten’s “Turn Of The Screw”. 

DMA The University of Alabama (Vocal Performance), MM University of South Florida (Conducting and Vocal Performance) BA Westfield State University (Vocal Performance and Music History), BM The University of Massachusetts (Spanish and Communication; certificate in Latin American and Caribbean Studies)

• I have directed over fifty productions throughout North America and Europe.
• I have served as an Executive Officer on the board of the National Opera Association since 2020.
• I am Co-Founder and Artistic Director for Music On Site in central Kansas, which is the largest winter opera festival in the United States.

University of Wisconsin-Madison (DMA), New England Conservatory of Music (MM)

• I have been a featured soloist with major orchestras like the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Boston Symphony Orchestra, and National Symphony Orchestra
• I’ve sung leading roles with opera companies including Austin Opera, Wolf Trap Opera, Boston Lyric Opera, Utah Opera, and many more.
• I was the winner of Baylor's 2023 Outstanding Faculty Award for tenured teaching.

University of North Texas (DMA), University of Cincinnati, College/Conservatory of Music (Artist Diploma in Opera and MM), Baylor University (BM)

• I was named 2016-2017 Baylor University Outstanding Professor for Teaching.
• I’ve performed principal opera roles across the country, from NYC’s Lincoln Center to Central City, and I sang Christine Daae in the Kopit/Yeston Phantom of the Opera tour across Germany and Switzerland.
• I authored a French diction textbook and Instructor’s manual, A Course in French Lyric Diction (GIA Publications, Inc.).