Annie-Claude Chartrand – Soprano – Masters of Music, RooseveltUniversityCollege of Performing Arts.Participant in the Oberlin in Italy summer music program; Studied under renowned vocalist Judith Haddon; has performed under the baton of acclaimed conductors such as Pinchas Zukerman, Mario Bernardi and Tyrone Paterson. 14 years as a vocalist, 20+ year’s piano playing experience.
Susan Dennis - Soprano is an active soloist where she is equallyat home with Classical music as well as the Broadway repertoire. Susan is on the Vocal Faculty at Harper College in Palatine where she teaches Private Voice Lessons, Class Voice, Musical Theatre linked course and is the Director of Spotlight Singers. Susan has been a featured Soprano soloist with the Symphonic Pops Orchestra of Chicago, Navy Pier Pops Orchestra and Opening Night Broadway Review Troupe. She has performed with O.P.E.R.A., Elgin OPERA, Bowen Park Opera Company, Basically Bach and WTTW Sunday Evening Club to name a few. Susan's has completed roles at Appletree Theatre, Illinois Theatre Center, and The Organic Theatre.
Lisa Grisolia – Soprano – Master of Music: Voice Performance and Vocal Pedagogy, RooseveltUniversity, ChicagoCollege of Performing Arts.Bachelor of Music Education: voice major, piano minor, IllinoisWesleyanUniversity.10+ years teaching experience.Currently teaches voice & piano at Lisle & Romeoville High Schools.Formerly adjunct faculty at MorraineValleyCommunity College in Music Appreciation and teaching assistant in vocal classes at RooseveltUniversity.Currently serves as the West Suburban Symphony Singers chorus master and rehearsal accompanist.
David Hoffman – Tenor – DMA University of Michigan, MM Cleveland State University, Post-Graduate Studies Cleveland Institute of Music. Teachers include Jo Rodenburg, Stephen Lusmann, Mary Schiller, George Vassos, Noriko Fuji and Joann Sims. 12+ years teaching voice, theory, sight-singing, ear-training. Previously on the faculties of Hiram College and Cuyahoga Community College in Ohio and teaching assistant for University of Michigan. Performances at Old Dominion University, Baldwin Wallace College, Peabody Conservatory. European premiere of Stephen Rush’s vidGod in Tübingen, Germany. Currently a member of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chorus and Da Corneto Opera Company.
Lauren Konen – Soprano – Northwestern University, B.M. in Vocal Performance, minor in Musical Theater.Studied privately under renowned musiciansMignon Dunn, Sherill Milnes, Mignon Dunn, William Woodruff and Fabrizio Melano; 20+ years playing the piano, 12+ years as a vocalist.Studied abroad in Italy, participating in the International Institute of Vocal Arts;Piano & Voice teacher at New Trier High School.
Emily Sites- Soprano - Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance with a minor in Dance from MillikinUniversity. Currently pursuing a Masters of Music in Vocal Performance at NorthernIllinoisUniversity. Participant in the Oberlin in Italy summer music program. Voice instructor at ‘CampAdler.’ Previous teachers include Cynthia Oeck, Beverly Renaldi, and Ruth Golden. Opera/Theatre roles include the Countess in the Marriage of Figaro, Ottavia in The Coronation of Poppea, and the Narrator in Joseph…
Jennifer Stapf - Hailing from Grand Rapids, MI,
Jennifer started studying piano and voice at the age of ten and began
performing in local musicals. By high
school, Jennifer’s talents had attracted the attention of recruiters from the InterlochenArtsAcademy. She went on to study piano and voice at the
Interlochen, followed by a degree in vocal performance at NorthwesternUniversity. Jennifer has performed with the Lyric Opera
of Los Angeles, the Pacific Chorale, and sings regularly with the Grand Teton
Music Festival. She continues to perform
regularly throughout the greater Chicago
area while working on her Master’s of Nonprofit Business Administration at the
University of Notre Dame. Jennifer
officially joined the faculty at AMI in August 2008 and is thrilled to be a
part of the AMI family.
Julia Tarlo - Soprano - Philadelphia soprano, Julia Tarlo, has sung in numerous productions and recitals throughout the East Coast and Midwest. She recently received her Master of Music degree from the Chicago College of Performing Arts, and has her Bachelor of Music degree from SUNY Purchase in New York.This past summer she sang with the Grant Park Symphony Chorus and is now an associate member with the Chicago Symphony Chorus for the 2008 season.
Nicole Teram - Nicole Teram was
born in Albany, New York and has been singing as long as she
can remember. Her first public performances were at the age of 13 singing in
competitions and community theatre programs.
After leaving school, Nicole obtained an associates degree in Voice Performance
from SchenectadyCommunity College. In 1998, she was the first place winner of
the Mendelssohn Club Competition and then went onto study opera at SUNY
Purchase where she obtained her Bachelor’s in Music. After graduating Nicole worked
with Taconic Opera as Contessa Ceprano in Rigoletto, You Gotta Hear This Productions
as the Mother in Amahl and the Night Visitors and was a guest performer for WilliamstownCollege as Susanna in the Marriage of
Figaro. In 2004, she embarked on a double Graduate degree in opera performance
and vocal pedagogy at Chicago College of Performing Arts and performed such
roles as Amelia in Amelia goes to the Ball by Menotti and Miriam from the scarf
by Lee Hoiby. Recently, Nicole performed in Aida with Da Corneto Opera. She not
only has a love for performing but she has a passion for teaching as well.
Katherine Thomson
- Katherine Thomson recently finished her master's degree in vocal
performance and pedagogy at Northern Illinois University. She
completed her undergraduate work in vocal performance and theatre at
Millikin University, graduating with honors in 2006. She is an active
performer in the DeKalb and Chicago area and teaches private and group
voice lessons at NIU and private lessons at the American Music
Institute in St. Charles.
Leah Wilhelm – Soprano – University of Illinois Chicago, music/vocal/piano studies; currently studying with world renowned teacher and singer Gisela Goettling.Solo engagements include Old St. Pats in the Loop, Emmanuel Episcopal Church in La Grange, Divine Infant in Westchester, St. Mary's in Riverside, Holy Trinity in Westmont, St. Francis Xavier in La Grange, Grace Episcopal in Hinsdale and various other ensembles and organizations throughout the Chicago-land area.
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