Your voice is a powerful instrument of expression that can directly tap into the creative source within. As you strengthen your voice and give sound to your emotions, old patterns will shift, allowing your true voice to emerge, your true heartsong!

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Performance Experience

Singer/Songwriter, Romantic Mythtakes, Civil Disunion Humble Divas comedy duo
Chorus, ONE Insight-out Theater Collective
Soprano/founder, Synergy of Song Leap of Faeth vocal quartet
Helena, A Midsummer Night's Dream Middleton Jewish Community Center
Fran, The Gift of Speech New Music Visions on Stage
Soloist, Angels: The Next Generation Angeltime Productions
Rachel, NEA Saturday Market Sunday Opera New Works Northwest
Phyllis, Iolanthe Mock's Crest Productions
Mabel, Pirates of Penzance Mock's Crest Productions
Fiametta, The Gondoliers Mock's Crest Productions
Peep-bo, The Mikado Mock's Crest Productions
Mabel, Pirates of Penzance Linn-Benton Community Chorale
Chorus, Samson and Delilah, Falstaff Portland Opera Association
Snow White, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Portland Opera Players
Chorus, Iphigenia in the Temple of the Taurians Classical Greek Theatre
Hansel, Hansel and Gretel Lewis & Clark College
Queen of the Night and Papagena, The Magic Flute Lewis & Clark College
Fiordiligi, Cosi Fan Tutte Lewis & Clark College
Soprano, Handel's Messiah The University of Portland
The Leyden Singers Oregon Symphony
Katrina, Ichabod Opera West, Provo, Utah
Bridesmaid, Trial by Jury Opera West, Provo, Utah
Frasquita, Carmen Fourth International Vocal School, SLC, Utah

Education and Training

Teaching Certification, Northwest Institute of Voice 2000-Present
Private vocal training 1984-Present
Vocal Energetics/Sound Healing 1998-2000
Wesley Balk Musical Theatre Institute 1999
Fourth International Vocal School 1990
B.A., Lewis and Clark College 1990

Choral Experience: Soloist

Concord Choir
Lewis & Clark Chamber Choir
Lewis & Clark Jazz Choir
St. Mark Presbyterian Church Choir
Springville Presbyterian Church Choir
Woods Hole Community Chorale
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Lake Oswego Presbyterian Church
Tenth Church of Christ, Scientist

Solo Vocal Recitals

Lewis & Clark College 1990
The Old Church 1990
A Journey to the Heart 2002

CD Recordings

Lewis & Clark College Indonesian Gamelan
Sweet Breathed Minstrel
Soprano soloist
Concord Choir
The Mother of Us All
Soprano soloist
Angeltime Productions
Angels the Next Generation
Soprano soloist
Elizabeth Lavenue
A Journey to the Heart
Solo vocal recital and poetry readings

Teaching Experience

Voice teacher, Cleveland High School 1993-1994
Voice teacher, Heartsong Studio 2000- present
Preschool music/ movement teacher, Portland Parks & Recreation 1996-1997
Preschool music/ movement teacher, Music Together 2003- present

Honors and Awards

First place winner, Lena Belle Tarter Award 1990
Elenor Leiber Scholarship Competition, Superior rating 1988
NATS Competition, Superior rating 1988
Four year Lewis & Clark College Music scholarship 1986-1990
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