Curriculum Vitae
Born 29. June 1961 in Seattle, Washington, USA |
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Education |
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1979 |
Graduation from Shorecrest High School, Seattle, Washington |
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1980-1982 |
Musical Studies at Shoreline Community College, Seattle, Washington |
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1983-1987 |
Undergraduate Studies at Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington |
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Vocal Performance (Major) and Music History (Minor) |
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1987-1990 |
Graduate Studies in the Masters Program (Voice) at Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana |
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Voice Teachers: |
Marianne Weltman, Norman Phillips, Giorgio Tozzi, Svatava Subratová, Mark Schnaible, Patricia McCaffrey, Thomas Michael Allen, Abbie Furmansky |
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Lied Course: |
Leonard Hokanson |
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Master Classes: |
Carol Neblett, Marlena Malas, Mikael Eliason, John Norris |
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Awards: |
National Finalist - Metropolitan Opera Auditions (1990) |
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Additional Experience |
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1982-1984 |
Music Director - Assumption Catholic Church, Seattle, Washington |
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1984-1990 |
Music Director - Crue Consort (Early Music), Bellingham, Washington |
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1990-1991 |
Music Director - Westminster Presbyterian Church, Tacoma, Washington |
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Career |
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1995-1997 |
Fest Contract in Nuremberg |
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Guest Appearances in Kiel and Zwickau |
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1997-1998 |
Fest Contract in Rostock and Guest Contract in Schwerin |
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1998-1999 |
Fest Contract in Schwerin and Guest Contracts in Rostock and Dorset |
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1999-2002 |
Fest Contract in Halle and Guest Contract in Koblenz and Schwerin |
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2002-2008 |
Freelance Singer in Berlin with appearances in Leipzig, Peralada, San Sebastian, Halle, Schwerin, Neustrelitz, Hildesheim, Friedrichshafen and Seattle |
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2008-2010 |
Fest Contract in Freiburg and Guest Contracts in Lübeck |
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2010- |
Freelance Singer with appearances in Buenos Aires, Mexico City, Warsaw, Auckland, Bergen, Berlin, and Guanajuato |
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Collaborations |
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Stage Directors: |
Valentina Carrasco, Fred Berndt, Arturo Gama, Annegret Ritzel, Uwe Scholz, Cesare Lievi, Laurence Dale, Martin Schüler, Werner Saladin, Axel Köhler, John Norris, Brian Deedrick, Christian Marten-Molnàr, Urs Bircher, Barbara Ellenberger, Ralf-Peter Schulze, Jürgen Pöckel, Klaus Arauner, Tristan Braun and others |
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Conductors: |
Kent Nagano, Philippe Jordan, Niksa Bareza, Roberto Paternostro, Klaus Weise, Jacques Delacôte, Miltiades Caridis, Michail Jurowski, Stefan Malzew, Rolf Reuter, Axel Kober, Joseph Rescigno, Anton Marik, Roman Brogli-Sacher, Wolfgang Katschner, George Shangrow, Randall Behr, Karsten Huschke, Roger Epple, Jens Troester, Bryan Balkwill, Patrick Shelley, Eckehard Stier, Evan Christ, Phillip Thomas, Clemens Flick and others |
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