Since I was a young girl, my dream has been to share my passion for music, performance, and cultural studies with audiences. While pursuing operatic training and performing in operas, concerts and recitals, I have continually examined and questioned what it means to be a woman of color in the classical music industry.
In recent years, I have begun to explore the narrative power inherent in lyric theater by assuming new roles as a stage and music director and as a mentor to young composers. I am activity engaging in new partnerships utilizing "theater of sound," or lyric theater, to explore the stories of American people of the African diaspora. Contact me here to learn more.
My activities as an artist have always included teaching. I have worked as music educator for opera companies, community schools and art organizations throughout the U.S. In recent years I have transitioned to teaching in higher education and K-12 school settings, working as an educator, administrator, and board member. In 2019, I joined the faculty of the Dougherty Family College at the University of St. Thomas in Minneapolis, MN. I am currently a doctoral candidate in the Educational Leadership doctoral program at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, MN. I hold a Master of Music, Vocal Performance from the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland and graduated Phi Beta Kappa in Italian Studies (BA) from the University of Minnesota.
Click the buttons below to listen to my recordings, and to learn more about my current and past performing activities.
In recent years, I have begun to explore the narrative power inherent in lyric theater by assuming new roles as a stage and music director and as a mentor to young composers. I am activity engaging in new partnerships utilizing "theater of sound," or lyric theater, to explore the stories of American people of the African diaspora. Contact me here to learn more.
My activities as an artist have always included teaching. I have worked as music educator for opera companies, community schools and art organizations throughout the U.S. In recent years I have transitioned to teaching in higher education and K-12 school settings, working as an educator, administrator, and board member. In 2019, I joined the faculty of the Dougherty Family College at the University of St. Thomas in Minneapolis, MN. I am currently a doctoral candidate in the Educational Leadership doctoral program at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, MN. I hold a Master of Music, Vocal Performance from the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland and graduated Phi Beta Kappa in Italian Studies (BA) from the University of Minnesota.
Click the buttons below to listen to my recordings, and to learn more about my current and past performing activities.