Current Positions

Artistic and Executive Director, Henry Purcell Society of Boston 501(c)(3) 2013- present

Associate Professor, University of Massachusetts, Boston 2006- present

Faculty, Powers Music School 2001- present

 

Past Positions

Soprano Soloist/ section leader, All Saints Brookline 1998- 2017

Rhode Island Philharmonic School of Music, 2006- 2007

Franklin School for the Performing Arts, 2000- 2003

Chelmsford School of Music, 2006-2007

 

Education                                                                         

M.M. Opera Performance, Distinction in Performance, New England Conservatory, 2000 

M.M. Voice Performance, Honors and Distinction in Performance, New England Conservatory 1999 

B.M. Voice Performance, Honors, San Diego State University 1997

Music Together (early childhood music) training, 2013

Professional Ensembles

Boston Baroque, Boston MA 

Handel and Haydn Society Boston MA

True Concord, Tucson AZ

                                                               

Solo Concert Stage, Chamber, and Opera

2019 Purcell & Friends: The Tempest, Henry Purcell Society of Boston (Artistic Director)

2017 Haydn Paukenmesse, Assabet Valley Singers

2017 Faculty Recital, Baroque repertoire for flute and soprano, University of MA. Boston 

2017 Purcell, Great Anthems of Purcell, Henry Purcell Society of Boston (soloist, Artistic Director)

2016 Handel Gloria for soprano, Dixit Dominus, Spectrum Singers

2016 French Tenebrae services, Newton Baroque

2016 Handel Messiah, Arcadia Players

2016 Purcell, Incidental Theatre Music, Purcell Society of Boston (soloist, Artistic Director)

2016 Purcell, King Arthur, Henry Purcell Society of Boston (Artistic Director)

2015 Monteverdi Vespers, Arcadia Players

2015 Beethoven, Mass in C major, Cambridge Community Chorus

2015 Bach, Mass in B minor, Musica Sacra

2015 Monteverdi Vespers, Arcadia Players

2015 Monteverdi Vespers, Sounds of Stow

2015 Pinkham, A Garden Party, Commonwealth Chorale

2015 Dvorak Mass in D, Boston Cecilia

2015 De Varon, “American Visions,” Coro Allegro, **World Premiere, Jordan Hall

2015 Vignieri, “There will come soft rains,”  **World Premiere, Boston Symphony Hall

2015 Purcell, Te Deum and Jubilate, Music from Queen Mary’s Royal Chapel

2015 Bach, Christmas Oratorio, Sounds of Stow

2015 Piazzolla, Crossing lines: Argentinian vocal tango, Chelmsford Center for the Arts

2014 Handel Messiah, Arcadia Players

2014 Purcell Welcome to all the Pleasures, Henry Purcell Society of Boston

2014 Bach, BWV 209, Kaleidoscope Ensemble

2013 Handel, Jephtha, Sounds of Stow

2013 Heiss, “Songs of Joyce” Vortex New and Improvised Music Series

2013 Coprario. Funeral Teares/ English Lute Songs, Cyprian Consort

2013 Britten, Rejoice in the Lamb, All Saints Parish Brookline

2013 Stanford Magnificat, All Saints Parish Brookline

2013 Handel, Messiah, Bach Collegium SD

2013 Handel, Messiah, Arcadia Players

2013 Purcell, Indian Queen,  Handel and Haydn Society

2012 Verdi Falstaff Handel and Haydn Society (ensemble)

2012 Bach Christmas Oratorio Handel and Haydn Society (ensemble)

2012 Monteverdi, Orfeo ed Euridice, Boston Baroque (ensemble)

2011 Handel “Semele” Boston Baroque (ensemble)

2011 Faure, Requiem, Boston Cecilia 

2011 Berlioz L’ Enfance du Christ Boston Cecilia

2011 Britten, Ceremony of Carols Boston Cecilia 

2011 Mozart, Requiem, Florida Northwest Symphony Orchestra

2010 Bach Magnificat, Boston Baroque (ensemble)

2010 Vivaldi Gloria in D, Boston Baroque (ensemble)

2008 Handel, Gala Handel Birthday Concert, Boston Cecilia 

2008 (09, 10) Messiah, Boston Baroque (ensemble) 

2007 Bach, St. John Passion” Chorus Pro Musica

2007 Handel, Dixit Dominus, Boston Cecilia

2005 Nun lob mein Seel, Chamber Orchestra of All Saints

2005 WGBH, Live Broadcast works of Piazzolla for strings and voice

2006 Schubert, Miriam’s Siegesgesang, Boston Cecilia

2006 Handel, “Messiah,” Portland Symphony 

2006 Heiler, “Optavi,” Boston Cecilia 

2005 Mozart, Davidde Penitente, Boston Cecilia

2005 Mozart, Coronation Mass, Boston Cecilia

2005 Handel, “Messiah” Andover Choral Society 

2005 Mendelssohn, Hear my prayer, All Saints Parish

Stage directing/ Producer

2016 Purcell, King Arthur, Henry Purcell Society of Boston (Artistic Director, Producer)

2011 Little Red Riding Hood by Seymour Barab (Stage Director)

2010 Three LIttle Pigs is John Davies (Stage Director)

2009 Cinderella, a Fairy Tale Opera by Seymour Barab (Stage Director, soloist)

Recordings

Haydn Creation, Handel & Haydn Society Harry Christophers 2015

Messiah, Handel & Haydn Society Harry Christophers 2015

Mozarts Coronation Mass, Handel & Haydn Society Harry Christophers 2014

ECS Schirmer, staff recording artist 2005- 2012

The Sacred Voice sacred vocal works by Graham Gordon Ramsay 2012

A retrospective of live performance, Boston Cecilia,  Donald Teeters conducting (soloist) 2007

A Capella Christmas, Harry Christophers conducting (chorus) 2013

Meditations over Shore, compositions of Lior Navok, Tamara Brooks conducting 1998

 

Awards 

1st place Peter Elvins Opera competition 2006

1st place, NATS Musical Theater Division, 2006

Finalist, Metropolitan Opera New England Region, 2003

Finalist, Metropolitan Opera New England Region, 2002

Finalist, NATSAA National Level, 2002

1st place, NATSAA New England Finals, 2002

1st place, Concerto Competition, New England Conservatory, 2000

1st place, La Jolla Young Artist Competition, 1997

1st place, Concerto Competition, San Diego State University, 1997

Outstanding Music Graduate, San Diego State University, 1997      

 

Conductors

Harry Christophers, Martin Pearlman, Donald Teeters, Grant Llewellyn,  John Moriarty, Craig Smith,  Jeffrey Rink

teachers

Mary Mackenzie, Anna Gabrieli, Helen Hodam

Coaches

John Moriarty, Terry Decima, Timothy Steele, Michael Beattie