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Current Repertoire "en pointe":
2001 was the 100th anniversary of the death of Giuseppe Verdi, and many orchestras and choral organizations have scheduled performances of the Verdi Requiem. I have prepared and coached the soprano solos in the Verdi Requiem and would be able to perform it on very short notice. This music speaks to my heart -- 'Libera me, Domine . . .'Mozart Requiem- One of my favorite Mozart choral works. And Mozart treated his soprano soloists very well, giving us utterly loving and emotionally powerful music.
Brahms Requiem- The soprano solo is one of the loveliest and most heartrending arias ever written for soprano. Whenever I am tempted to grieve that I don't have the rich contralto which would allow me to sing the Brahms "Alto Rhapsody," I remember that I can sing the soprano solo in the German Requiem. I love it. I could sing it tomorrow.
Faure' Requiem- The 'Pie Jesu' section is another joy for a soprano to sing.
Bach's Cantata #51 - "Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen - With Beverly Ratajak playing organ, I sang this for the 2001 Faith in Practice Benefit. On Sunday, November 18, 2001, with Colette Schlegel playing piano, I performed the first movement during two worship services at First Presbyterian Church in Corvallis. On Sunday, January 13, 2002, with Anna Mai Young playing piano, I performed four sections of the cantata as part of a worship service at Grace Lutheran Church in Corvallis. On January 29, 2002, with Angela Carlson playing piano, I recorded the first two movements of this Cantata, "Jauchzett Gott in allen Landen" and "Wir beten zu dem Tempel an." I am ready to sing it again, anytime, anywhere.
Handel's Messiah- A staple of the repertoire still much beloved. I always enjoy performing these solos.
(n.b.: "en pointe" in this case means that the soprano solos in these works are fully prepared and ready to perform)
Summer 2000 - American Institute of Musical Studies
Graz, Austria
Vocal study with Irma Cooper
Musical coaching with Jan Suverkrop
Stage artistry with Patricia Heuerman
Italian coaching with Nell Schaenen
German coaching with Isidora Edse1999-Present/1996-1997 Paul Guthmiller; Oregon State
University; Private
1984-1986 Constantia Tsolianos, Oregon State University
1983 Candace deLattre, Oregon State University
1979-1980 Gwenellyn Leonard, Oregon State University
1974-1979 Dewey Camp, PrivateOTHER EDUCATION: Lots!! The curious should click here
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ORATORIO SOLOS:
Handel’s Messiah; Mozart’s Requiem; Exsultate, Jubilate; Coronation Mass; Brahms’ A German Requiem*; J. S. Bach’s Magnificat,Passion According to St. John*, Passion According to St. Matthew*, Christmas Oratorio*, Cantata #51 (for Soprano & Orchestra), Cantata #11*,Cantata #21*; Haydn’s Lord Nelson Mass, The Creation, Mass in Time of War; Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana; Rossini’s Stabat Mater; Verdi's Requiem;Faure's Requiem. *Both German and English versions.OPERATIC ROLES:
Mozart: Dona Anna, Don Giovanni; Fiordiligi, Cosi fan Tutte [Italian]; Pamina, 1st Lady, 2nd Lady, Die Zauberflöte [German and English]; Countess, Marcellina, The Marriage of Figaro [Italian]; Constanza, Die Entführung aus dem Serail [German]; G. Verdi: Leonora, La Forza del Destino [Italian]; Leonora, Il Trovatore [Italian]; Priestess, Aida [Italian]; J. Strauss: Rosalinda, Die Fledermaus [German and English]; H. Purcell, Dido, Dido & Aeneas.OPERATIC ROLES IN PREPARATION:
Dvorak, Rusalka, Rusalka [Czech; English]
Mozart, La Clemenza di Tito, Vitellia [Italian]
Humperdinck, Hansel and Gretel, Mother [English]
Rossini, La Cenerentola, Clorinda [Italian]
Rossini, Semiramide, Semiramide [Italian]
ORATORIO SOLOS PERFORMED:
G. F. Handel, The Messiah, San Francisco Bach Choir;
Linn-Benton Community Chorus,
First Presbyterian Church, Corvallis
J. S. Bach, Passion According to St. John,
San Francisco Bach Choir
J. S. Bach, Magnificat, San Francisco Bach Choir
C. Orff, Carmina Burana, San Francisco Community Chorus
CHURCH SOLOIST:
1991-present First Presbyterian Church, Corvallis OR1
1999-present First Congregational Church, Corvallis OR1
Presently - Grace Lutheran Church, Corvallis OR1
Presently - First Church of Christ Scientist, Corvallis & Albany OR3
1988-1990 Strathcona Presbyterian Church, Edmonton AB2
1986-1988 Woodland Park Presbyterian Church, Seattle WA2
1983-1985 First Presbyterian Church, Corvallis OR1
1Occasionial Soloist 2Regular Soloist 3Substitute SoloistOPERA WORKSHOPS (Scenes):
Katisha, duet from The Mikado, University of Alberta,
Department of Music
Tatiana’s Letter Scene, from Eugene Onegin,
Preview Concert, Spokane Opera Guild;
University of California Opera Workshop
Fiordiligi, Cosi fan Tutte, Act 1, Duet & Finale,
Oregon State University, Department of Music
University of California Opera Workshop
Blonde, duet from The Abduction from the Seraglioby Mozart
Violetta, La Traviata by G. Verdi, Act IV DuetFULL LENGTH OPERAS
Solo Roles:
The Magic Flute, 2nd Lady, San Francisco Parks & Recreation Dept, Summer Opera
The Impressario, Mme. Goldentrill, San Francisco City College
Die Fledermaus, Ivan, Act II Entr’acte-Voices of Spring, U. of Alberta Music Dept.
La Boheme, Milk Maid Comprimario Solo in Act III, Edmonton Opera
The Saint of Bleecker Street, Assunta, San Francisco City College
Chorus:
Die Fledermaus, Opera Theatre Corvallis, Corvallis OR
Der Fliegende Hollander, Edmonton (Alberta) Opera Chorus
Dialogues of the Carmelites, Edmonton Opera Chorus
La Boheme, Edmonton Opera Chorus
Aida, Edmonton Opera Chorus
Carmen, Seattle Opera Chorus
The Pirates of Penzance, San Francisco Lamplighters
The Gondoliers, San Francisco Lamplighters
The Merry Widow, San Francisco Symphony Chorus
RECITALS & OTHER CONCERTS:
Ongoing: A series of lunchtime concerts in retirement homes and assisted living centers; songs of Gershwin, Kern, Hammerstein, Cole Porter, and others.
