A Center for Singing
RESUME
Teaching Experience
1990 - 1992 FACULTY - Waldorf School of the Monterey Peninsula, Monterey, CA
(Grades 2 – 5)
1993 - 1998 FACULTY - Sacramento Waldorf School, Fair Oaks, CA (Grades 2 – 12)
1994 – 2004 FACULTY – Summer Teacher Education Program,
Rudolf Steiner College, Fair Oaks, CA
1999 – Present FACULTY – Public School Institute, Rudolf Steiner College, Fair Oaks, CA
2000 – 2002 Part-Time Lecturer – California State University Sacramento
2001 – 2007 Music Coordinator – Rudolf Steiner College, Fair Oaks, CA
2002 – 2010 Guest Lecturer – Keisen University, Tokyo, Japan
Performance Experience
Operatic Roles
- First Witch in DIDO & AENEAS by Purcell
- Laurie in THE TENDER LAND by Copland
- The Mother in AMAHL & THE NIGHT VISITORS by Menotti
- Queen of the Night in THE MAGIC FLUTE by Mozart
- Frasquita in CARMEN by Bizet
Music Theater Roles
- Miss Ritter in SHE LOVES ME by Bock & Harnick
- Liebeslieder Singer in A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC by Stephen Sondheim
- JACQUES BREL IS ALIVE AND WELL AND LIVING IN PARIS
- Abigail Adams in 1776 by Sherman Edwards
Featured Soloist
- Westlake Handel Festival, Oakland, 1982
- Oakland Opera, Britten’s CEREMONY OF CAROLS, 1983
- Contra Costa Performing Arts Society, Walnut Creek, 1985
- Western Stage New Visions Festival, Salinas, 1990
- RUDOLF STEINER’S SOUL CALENDAR by Jay Sydeman, 1992
- Sing-Along MESSIAH by Handel, 1993
Choral Experience
- Bertie Backus Junior High School Chorus
- School of the Holy Child Choir (High School)
- Boston University Chorus
- Newburyport Choral Society
- Holy Names College Choir; Ed Bolkovac, Director
- Oakland Symphony Chorus; Joseph Liebling, Director
- Oakland Opera Chorus; Robert Pettit, Director
- American River College Chamber Singers; Dr. Ralph Hughes, Director
Choral Direction
- Waldorf Children’s Choir (17 members /1992)
- Orpheus Community Choir (1994 – 1999/ Ranged from 9 to 25 members)
- Christmas Caroling Choir (1999 and 2000/ Ranged from 15 to 18 members)
- Sacramento Waldorf School Concert Choir (1993 – 1998/ Ranged from 45 to 55 members)
- Rudolf Steiner College Concert Choir (2001 – 2007/ Ranged from 30 to 40 members)
- Rudolf Steiner College Ensemble (2002 – 2006/Ranged from 12 to 15 members)
- Chalice Ensemble (2007 – Present/ Ranges from 5 to 15 members)
- Singers With HART (2014 - Present/Ranges from 30 to 50 members)
Cantor Experience
- St Agnes Catholic Church, Concord, CA
- St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, West Oakland, CA
Music Direction
- The Shepherd’s play (Oberufer Cycle), 1988, 2001
- 1776 by Sherman Edwards, 1993, 1994, 1996
- Sing-Along Messiah by Handel, 1993, 1996
- Oklahoma by Rodgers & Hammerstein, 1995
- Amahl and the Night Visitors by Menotti, 1988, 1996, 1997
- The Good Doctor by Neil Simon, 1998
- The Magic Flute by Mozart, 2003
- Twelfth Night by Shakespeare, 2003 (arranging and composing)
- The Tempest by Shakespeare, 2005 (arranging and composing)
Education
- Bachelor of Arts (Psychology), Boston University, 1975
- Bachelor of Music (emphasis in Vocal Performance), Holy Names College, Oakland, 1983
- TaKeTiNa Rhythm Training - Basic and Advanced Level (2001 - 2008)
- Performance in Masters’ Classes with Simon Estes, Daniel Helfgot, and Diane Gilfether
- Seminars with Jo Estill (the Vocal Mechanism) and Monroe Kanouse (Lyric Diction)
Upcoming
Events