Schedule
2024
February, 19, 2024: VSU Music Major's Experience Day, faculty performance. Whitehead auditorium, Valdosta, GA.
February 23, 2024: GHSA Literary Events judge - Regional level - Georgia High School (Thomasville, GA).
March 5, 2024:GHSA Literary Events judge - Regional level - Georgia High School (Valdosta, GA).
March 29-31, 2024: Guest singer, St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Albany, GA.
March 7-9, 2024: Music by Women Festival, Recital with Dr. Sherwood Wise. (postponed due to illness)
April 4, 2024: Guest Soprano, VSU Opera After Dark, "Vibrant Voices." Opera and Broadway favorites.
April 5, 2024: Graduate Research Symposium, Valdosta State University. Valdosta, GA.
April 12, 2024: Soprano soloist- "Angels in the Architecture." Valdosta State University Wind Ensemble. Mississippi University for Women in Columbus, MS.
June 27-July 10, 2024: 58th NATS National Conference, Nationals Adjudicator. Knoxville, TN.
July 13-21, 2024: CCM Vocal Pedagogy Institute, Shenandoah University. Winchester, VA.
September 18, 2024: Guest Artist, "Cryin' Time" by Bob Becker, Dr. Ryan Smith Faculty Recital, Valdosta, GA
October, TBD, 2024: Guest Artist in Residence: CCM Vocal Pedagogy. Lee University, Cleveland, TN.
October 2, 2024: Guest Artist, "I Never Saw a Butterfly" by Lori Laitman, Dr. Wilson Poffenberger Faculty Recital, Valdosta, GA
October 30-November 2, 2024: Georgia NATS, Berry College, Rome, GA. Adjudicator.
November 13, 2024: Guest Artist, "Fortune Cookie Lieder" by Bruce Rider, Dr. Sherwood Wise Faculty Recital, Valdosta, GA
2023
February 24, 2023: GHSA Literary Events judge - Regional level - Georgia High School (Thomasville, GA).
March 16-18, 2023: SERNATS Site host and Coordinator, Valdosta State University.
April 14-15, 2023:Graduate Research Symposium. Faculty mentor and judge for poster sessions and 3-minute thesis.
April 15-16, 2023: "Cultural Awareness Through Music Study: Fostering Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Higher Education Vocal Music Curriculum." International Conference on Humanities, Social and Education Sciences, Denver, CO April 13-16, 2023.
April 23, 2023: Faculty Recital Guest Artist, Karl Kroeger, "Tres Psalmi Davidis" for Soprano and Bass Trombone, Valdosta, GA.
April 29, 2023: CCM Open Mic, host. Valdosta State University Music, Dance and Theatre Programs. Valdosta, GA.
July 22-August 14, 2023:Halifax Summer Opera Festival (YAP), Vocal and Diction Coach, Masterclass Clinician. Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
August 27-29, 2023: Guest Artist in Residence: CCM Vocal Pedagogy. Lee University, Cleveland, TN.
September 7, 2023: Faculty Recital - Chamber Music with Valdosta State University Music Colleagues and others. Valdosta State University, GA.
October 5, 2023: Guest Artist, MMP Graduate Recital. Soprano soloist. Valdosta, GA.
November 2-4, 2023: Georgia NATS, Reinhardt University, Waleska, GA. Adjudicator.
2022
January 5-8: Conference Presentation: "“Indigenous Canadian Opera and Vocal Composers: Highlighting Canada’s only Inuk Opera Singer, Ms. Deantha Edmunds." National Opera Association Conference, St. Augustine, FL.
January 20: Faculty Recital - collaborations with Valdosta State University Music Colleagues and others. Valdosta State University, GA
February, 2022: GHSA Literary Events judge - Regional level - Georgia High Schools.
February, 2022: Masterclass and Performance; Classical and CCM Vocal Repertoire, Valdosta High School, Valdosta, GA.
March 4: Music to the Rescue, Almost Home Charity Concert. Turner Center for the Arts, Valdosta, GA.
March 12: Artist and Scholar Series, " SERNATS Conference,"Narratives and Works for Voice by BIPOC, Cisgender Female and Indigenous Canadian Composers." Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL.
March, 2022: GHSA Literary Events judge - State Championships - Georgia
April 29, 2022: Soprano Soloist, Vaughan Williams, Dona Nobis Pacem, Valdosta State University Chamber Choir. Valdosta, GA.
May 1, 2022: CCM Open Mic, host. Valdosta State University Music, Dance and Theatre Programs. Valdosta, GA.
July 26-30, 2022: International Double Reed Society (IDRS) Conference. Lecture Recital with Dr. Sherwood Wise, Works for BIPOC composers for Soprano, Oboe and Bassoon. Boulder, Colorado, July 26-30, 2022.
October 6, 2022: Guest Soloist, Pops in the Park, Valdosta State University Wind Ensemble. Valdosta, GA.
November 3-5, 2022: Georgia NATS, Columbus State University, Columbus, GA. Adjudicator.
December 3, 2022: Soprano soloist, Vesperae Solennes de Confessore, Musical Union, Valdosta, GA.
2021
January 9: Masterclass - CCM and Classical vocal masterclass. O Muse Academy of Arts. Clifton Park, NY
February 27: Faculty Camerata Concert Series-performer- Celebration of Black History Month. H. T. Burleigh's Five Songs of Laurence Hope
April 3: Vigil: Soprano soloist - Mozart Vesperae Solennes de Confessore and Coronation Mass, Troy, NY
September 9: Guest singer performing Jazz with Mr. Joseph Mason; Faculty Recital of Mr. David Springfield and Mrs. Maila Springfield; Valdosta State University, Valdosta, NY.
November 29: Soprano Soloist- Haydn, Missa Brevis Sancti Joannis de Deo, Valdosta State University, Georgia
2020
February 5 & 7: All-County Vocal Jazz Ensemble Clinician- Columbia County, NY
February 15: College of Saint Rose Faculty Camerata Concert Series-performer; Juliana Hall Bells and Grass for Soprano and Oboe with Dr. Sherwood Wise - oboe (Albany, NY)
March 6: First Friday Concert Series, Guest Performer- Juliana Hall-Bells and Grass for Soprano and Oboe with Dr. Sherwood Wise (First Presbyterian Church, Albany, NY)
March 14: Adjudicator, Dolven Vocal Competition, Mendelssohn Club of Albany, Albany, NY (postponed)
April 14: Jazz workshop clinician; NY JEN (Albany, NY) (postponed)
April 25: Musical Theatre workshop and masterclass, O Muse Arts Academy, Clifton Park, NY. Virtual
June 23-27: Lecture Recital with Dr. Sherwood Wise (oboe and bassoon). International Double Reed Society Conference, The University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA) Virtual (postponed until 2021)
July 6-7: Edulearn20, International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies. Virtual Presentation and Article, "Freedom and Responsibility in the Student-Teacher Relationship in Higher Education Transitioned to Online Voice Instruction: Consideration of the Influence of Jean-Paul Sartre's Principles." Virtual
July-6-31: Music, Stage Director, Instructor: Children's Theatre Saratoga
July-19-23: Somatic Voicework™Workshop; Jeannette LoVetri, Baldwin Wallace University
November 17: Workshop: “Vocal Health and Hygiene During a Pandemic: Teaching and Singing With Masks” College of Saint Rose School of Education, Albany, NY.
2019
March 23: Adjudicator, Dolven Vocal Competition, Mendelssohn Club of Albany, Albany, NY
March 30: Faculty Camerata Concert Series-performer; Schubert Der Hirt auf dem Felsen with Soprano, Oboe (with Dr. Sherwood Wise) and Mr. Josiah Stocker - Piano (Albany, NY)
April 9: Faculty Recital, Dr. Susan Boddie and Dr. Sherwood Wise, Soprano, Oboe and Bassoon -Picotte Recital Hall, Albany, NY
May 5: Beethoven Symphony No. 9, Bernstein Chichester Psalms, Guest performer. Glens Falls Symphony
May 10-11: NYSSMA Vocal Judge, Brooklyn, NY
May 17-19: NYSSMA Vocal Judge, Nyack, NY
June 21-26: Vocal Jazz Music Educators Seminar, University of North Texas
July-14-27: Music and Stage Director: Children's Theatre Saratoga
October 20: Soprano soloist - Mozart Requiem and Vesperae Solennes de Confessore (Albany, NY)
October 26: Faculty Camerata Concert Series-performer; George Crumb Apparition, (Albany, NY)
November 23: Soprano soloist - Poulenc Gloria; College of Saint Rose (Albany, NY)
2018
January 8: Adjudicator, Concerto Competition, Union College. Schenectady, NY
March 28: March/April Journal of Singing (National Association of Teachers of Singing) article published, pp. 439-442.
April 21: Adjudicator, Dolven Vocal Competition, Mendelssohn Club of Albany, Albany, NY
June 26-28: Lecture-Recital with Dr. Sherwood Wise, "Community Love in Contrast to Solitude.” International Symposium of Singing and Song II. Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. Johns, Newfoundland, Canada
July 14-22: Commercial Contemporary Music Vocal Pedagogy Institute, Shenandoah Conservatory, VA
September 22: Faculty Camerata Concert Series-Guest soprano performer - Bernstein selections (Albany, NY)
November 19: Saint Rose Double Reed Ensemble, Narrator; A Moon and a Mountain Away – Stacey Berk (Albany, NY)
November 29 - December 2: NYSSMA Conference (New York State School Music Association)
2017
January 20: Convocation-Guest performer, Albany, NY
March 3: First Friday Concert Series-recital (Brandon Love Songs, Bach), First Presbyterian Church, Albany, NY
March 22: Guest panelist: American Choral Directors Association/Capital District Youth Education
March 25: Faculty Camerata Concert Series-Guest performer (Brandon Love Songs for Soprano and Oboe with Dr. Sherwood Wise), Albany NY
April 22: Chamber Choir, guest soprano soloist (Schuman Prelude for Voices), Albany, NY
May 6: Lecture and Workshop presentation, Spanish Music. NATS (Eastern New York), Albany, NY
July 13-14: Musical Theatre Coach/Clinician, Marigold Center, Truro, Nova Scotia
September 1: Convocation concert-Guest Soprano performer, Albany, NY
September 22-24: Somatic Voicework™Workshop; Jeannette LoVetri, Washington, DC
October 21-22: Adjudicator, Eastern New York Regions NATS (National Association of the Teachers of Singing)
October 27: Workshop and Masterclass Clinician (Classical and CCM Techniques), Central High School District, Rochester, NY
November 21: Conference Presentation. Provisions Conference. Albany, New York
2016
January 22-23: Maritime Conservatory Voice Exams-Voice Examiner
March 6-12: Carbonear, Newfoundland Music Festival-Voice Adjudicator
April 1: Philosophy of Education Society of Great Britain Conference,"Growth Mindset Meets Existentialism in Higher Education Vocal Instruction" (Conference presentation). Oxford University, Oxford, England
April 30: Spanish Diction-Workshop and Masterclass. Maritime Conservatory
May 28-29: Nova Scotia Youth Choir-Vocal Pedagogy Clinician
June 8: Maritime Conservatory-Soprano Soloist performance (Art Song repertoire)
July 15-August 14: Halifax Summer Opera Festival:Vocal and Diction Coach for Puccini's Suor Angelica and Gianni Schicchi
August 18-21: Nova Scotia Youth Choir-Vocal Pedagogy Clinician
September 2: Convocation-Guest performer, Albany, NY
September 30: Faculty Camerata Concert Series-Guest performer, Albany, NY
October 23: Adjudicator, Eastern New York Regions NATS (National Association of the Teachers of Singing)
November 5: Chamber Choir Guest solo performer, Albany, NY
December 1-3: NYSSMA Conference (New York State School Music Association)
2015
March 25-29: Philosophy of Education Society of Great Britain Conference, "An Existentialist View of the Student-Teacher Relationship in Higher Education Arts Instruction" (Conference presentation). Oxford University, Oxford, England
April 1: Guest Recital, First Baptist Church, Wolfville, Nova Scotia
June 17: Faculty performance, Maritime Conservatory of Performing Arts, Halifax, Nova Scotia
July 13-17: Halifax Choral Conducting Institute-Vocal Pedagogy Faculty and Panelist
July 17: Halifax Choral Conducting Institute-Soprano Soloist, Fauré Requiem
July 18-August 15: Halifax Summer Opera Festival-Vocal and Diction Coach for Street Scene by Kurt Weill
August 16: Eastern Shore Arts Festival: Soprano Soloist Recital Performance
August 21: Nova Scotia Youth Choir-Vocal Pedagogy Clinician and Vocal Coach
September 15: British Educational Research Association Conference: "A Sartrean Approach to the Student-Teacher Relationship in Higher Education Arts Instruction" (Conference presentation). Belfast, Northern Ireland
September 29: Annapolis Valley Honour Choir (Senior)-Vocal Pedagogy Clinician
September 30: Annapolis Valley Honour Choir (Junior)-Vocal Pedagogy Clinician
November 9: Acadia University Graduate Performance Class: Guest Masterclass Clinician
November 23: Maritime Conservatory Faculty Recital: Der Hirt auf dem Felsen by Schubert. Halifax, Nova Scotia
December 11: Maritime Conservatory Faculty Recital: Der Hirt auf dem Felsen by Schubert. Halifax, Nova Scotia