Ilah Raleigh
Biography
Vocalist and educator Ilah Raleigh is thrilled to join the Music Faculty of Perpich Arts High School in Golden Valley, MN, a competitive arts-focused high school for talented juniors and seniors. At Perpich, Ilah teaches courses in voice, piano, music theory and coaches students in preparation for auditions, competitions and performances.
Ilah is receiving recognition for her work as a scholar and a social justice advocate. She was recently selected to present her research paper “I Do Want to Know: Case Studies of Effective Teachers of Students of Color" at the 31st Annual Ethnographic & Qualitative Research Conference (EQRC) in Las Vegas, NV in February 2019. This Fall, Education Minnesota selected Ilah to join their second Racial Equity Advocate cohort of the Minnesota Educator Academy's FIRE program. Ilah is currently a student in the Educational Leadership and Learning doctoral program at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, MN. She is simultaneously completing coursework for the K-12 Principal licensure.
Ilah delights in sharing her passions for music, performance, and accessible arts education with students and audiences alike. She has performed in varied opera venues: from the Kennedy Center to the Minnesota's Ordway Center, and even a haunted theater in Florida's "Emerald Coast." During a two-year stay in Milan, she became fluent in Italian while studying with celebrated classical mezzo-soprano, Giulietta Simionato. Ilah earned a Master of Music, Vocal Performance from the Peabody Institute in Baltimore, Maryland and graduated Phi Beta Kappa in Italian Studies (BA) from the University of Minnesota. She is a member of National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS).
Ilah is receiving recognition for her work as a scholar and a social justice advocate. She was recently selected to present her research paper “I Do Want to Know: Case Studies of Effective Teachers of Students of Color" at the 31st Annual Ethnographic & Qualitative Research Conference (EQRC) in Las Vegas, NV in February 2019. This Fall, Education Minnesota selected Ilah to join their second Racial Equity Advocate cohort of the Minnesota Educator Academy's FIRE program. Ilah is currently a student in the Educational Leadership and Learning doctoral program at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, MN. She is simultaneously completing coursework for the K-12 Principal licensure.
Ilah delights in sharing her passions for music, performance, and accessible arts education with students and audiences alike. She has performed in varied opera venues: from the Kennedy Center to the Minnesota's Ordway Center, and even a haunted theater in Florida's "Emerald Coast." During a two-year stay in Milan, she became fluent in Italian while studying with celebrated classical mezzo-soprano, Giulietta Simionato. Ilah earned a Master of Music, Vocal Performance from the Peabody Institute in Baltimore, Maryland and graduated Phi Beta Kappa in Italian Studies (BA) from the University of Minnesota. She is a member of National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS).