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P.O. Box 718, Selma, Oregon  97538-9560   ∞ ∞ (541) 592-9738  ∞ ∞  urthsong@gmail.com

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SOLO VOCAL EXPERIENCE – CONCERT AND CHAMBER MUSIC

Illinois Valley House Concerts- Various Concert programs 2016-present

SongBird Music Salon (house) Concerts, Rogue and Illinois Valleys, Oregon     2016-2019

Debut in 2008; on artist roster for 2008-2013  Malibu Coast Chamber Music Festival and Kairos

   Concerts with Maria Newman and Scott Hosfeld

Founding member, Night Wanderers, chamber ensemble (formerly Enthauptung) 20th- 21st

     century works.  Venues: Brand Library, Skirball Center, Wed. at Noon (Pasadena), 2004-9

Various duos and ensembles at California Institute of the Arts and REDCAT, 2003-06

Hollywood Early Music Players, various venues 1992~1995

 

OPERA AND THEATRICAL EXPERIENCE

Camelot Theatre Company, Talent, Oregon Sound of Music “Mother Abbess”           2013

SEXTUOR, L’Origine des espèces (Georges Aperghis), N.Am. Prem, CalArts: Sop. I  2006

WET (Anne LeBaron), World Prem, REDCAT, Disney Hall, LA, CA:  Lumberjack I      2005

L’ORFEO (Claudio Monteverdi), MOD, CalArts:  Apollo                                             2005

Campanile, percussion theatre using handbells; touring internationally            1986-2006

Opera a la Carte (Gilbert&Sullivan) touring nationally: Principal Soprano-7 roles 1986-2003

San Gabriel CLO & Mus.Theatre…Sound of Music “Mother Abbess” ++   1980’s,90’s,2006

Los Angeles Music Center Opera Chorus                                                        1987-1988

Theatre Arts at CalTech  Mikado “Yum-Yum” and  Kismet “Marsinah”             1985-1986

Occidental Summer Drama – Patience (Lady Angela) & Damn Yankees (Meg)             1985

 

CHORAL EXPERIENCE: SECTION LEADER AND SOLOIST POSITIONS HELD

Temple Beth Shir Sholom, Santa Monica (Diane Rose)                 1992-2013

Chaplain Services, Veterans Hospital, Long Beach (soloist)           1993-2013

St. Mary of the Angels Anglican Church (Kathleen Moon)            2007-2012

North Glendale United Methodist Church (Brad Steed)              1986-1992

Wilshire Presbyterian Church (Malcom Bosma)                            1982-1984

Santa Fe Desert Chorale, New Mexico (Lawrence Bandfield)       1983, 84, 86, 87, 1991

 

CHORAL EXPERIENCE: ENSEMBLE, SECTION LEADER & SOLOIST FREELANCING

RCC Illinois Valley Chorus , now independent                                                  2019-present

Southern Oregon Repertory Singers (Paul French)            2007, 2008, 2015-2019

Jefferson Baroque Orchestra chorus and soloist                       2015-present

Elemental Harmony (a cappella vocal trio www.elementaharmony.org)    1998-2013

Glendale First United Methodist Church (Nancy Sulahian)           1993-2013

St. Victor’s Catholic Church, W. Hollywood (R. DeChristopher)   1992-2003

Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra Chorus (Helmut Rilling)             1991

Los Angeles Bach Festival (T. Summerville, J. Talberg)               1987-1991, 2008

Baroque Music Festival, Corona Del Mar, CA (Burton Karson)      1987-1992

 

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CHORAL EXPERIENCE: ENSEMBLE, SECTION LEADER & SOLOIST FREELANCING (cont.)

First Congr. Church of LA (T. Summerville, J. Talberg)               1986-91, 2007-09

Oneonta Congregational Church, S. Pasadena (Ron Huntington)    1981-1991

Altadena Community Ch (Karen Reinhard)                                   1982-1990

Angelica Lutheran Ch, LA (E. Robt. Kursinski)                             1976-1986)

Hollywood United Methodist Ch (Richard Warne)                       1974~1982

 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Private voice teaching                                                      1996-present

Get America Singing-Again! Program, Evergreen Elementary 2017-present

Choral Directing, Vocal Coaching, Music Librarian

           Temple Beth Shir Sholom                                      2009-2013

Educational Assemblies for Schools with Campanile, Opera a la Carte,

Southland Opera, and S. Ore. Rep. Singers             1987-2007

Master Class and Workshops for children, college students, and adults

          Campanile and Opera a la Carte                              1987-2006

 

EDUCATION

Master of Fine Arts, Vocal Performance; Calif. Institute of the Arts, Valencia, Calif., 2006

Bachelor of Science, Biology, with Minor in Vocal Performance; Calif. State U., Los Angeles 1982

Pierce College, Woodland Hills, California, 1975-1978

Taft High School, Woodland Hills, California, graduated 1975

 

REFERENCES

Kate Campbell, director, RCC IV Chorus      katecampbell03@yahoo.com

Maria Newman, composer & violinist; presenter:  Kairos Concerts & Malibu Coast Chamber Music Festival.  http://malibufriendsofmusic.org  310-924-4357  marianewman@verizon.net 

Jacqueline Bobak, Associate Dean for Academic and Special Programs, California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, California.  Voice teacher and mentor, 2003-2006

661-253-7817 (Music School office, CalArts)     jbobak@calarts.edu

Marc Lowenstein, Faculty, California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, California.  Choral Director; Music Director for WET and SEXTUOR

661-253-7817 (Music School office, CalArts)     marc.lowenstein@calarts.edu

Nancy Sulahian, Music director, First United Methodist Church, Glendale

818-243-2105     sulahian@earthlink.net

Paul French, Director of Choral/Vocal Studies, Southern Oregon University, Ashland.

541-552-6532    ptfrench@charter.net

David Shukiar, Cantor, Temple Adat Elohim (formerly at Beth Shir Sholom

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