Emily G. |

Teacher

Emily G.

Plays/Teaches

Voice

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Experience:

I will help you find your true voice through the freedom of technique. Learning how to use your voice in a healthy way is the foundation for all styles of singing. In addition to improving vocal technique and expanding repertoire, I also prepare students for college auditions, NYSSMA festivals, competitions, and school productions. In addition to teaching privately, I also have experience teaching at a collegiate level; designing and teaching undergraduate “MUS143A: Beginning Voice for Non-Majors” at Binghamton University. I became a professional singer through hard work and dedication, and feel strongly that my students can do the same. With hard work, small improvements over time are what lead to impressive sounds. The human voice works similarly for everyone, but no two voices or students are the same. My exercises are tailor-made for each student, teaching the basic concepts of vocal technique within an individualized approach for maximum results. I believe in improving technique, not teaching toward a specific sound. If you have a passion for singing, and are willing to put in the time, I guarantee you will see results.Whether you sing for fun or have previous experience, we can work together to reach your next musical goal.

Education:

Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance- New England Conservatory of Music.

Master of Music in Opera- Binghamton University

Located:

Westchester, NY

Praised as “delightfully over the top” and “most enjoyable to watch and listen to”, Emily is a young up-and-coming mezzo-soprano hailing from Long Island, NY. Last summer she returned to Opera North to perform Ma Moss in Copland’s The Tender Land. Emily made her Mississippi debut, performing with the Natchez Festival of Music singing Kate Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly and Kate in The Pirates of Penzance. She received much acclaim in her portrayal “as the loquacious, nosy neighbor Emma Jones, [who] comes dangerously close to stealing the show with her effortless comic delivery” in Opera North’s production of Kurt Weill’s Street Scene.

As a two-year Resident Artist with Tri-Cities Opera she performed numerous roles including: an “especially commended” Prince Orlofsky in Die Fledermaus; a “musically appealing” Mercédès in Carmen alongside Metropolitan Opera mezzo-soprano, Ginger Costa-Jackson, Lola in Cavalleria rusticana, and Ines in Il trovatore.

In 2012, Emily was chosen as a Tyler Young Artist with Opera on the James where she covered Giannetta in L’elisir d’amore, and sang The Wife in Richard Wargo’s The Music Shop. Additionally, she has performed leading roles with numerous regional theater companies and summer festivals, including The Center for Contemporary Opera, The Staten Island Philharmonic, C-R Productions, Music Theater Bavaria, One World Symphony, Amore Opera, Regina Opera, NY Lyric Opera Company, Village Light Opera Group, College Light Opera Company, Intermezzo Opera, Rising Star Opera, the Harvard-Radcliffe Gilbert & Sullivan Players, and Boston University’s Tanglewood Vocal Program.

Emily has been a semi-finalist in the Sally and Tony Amato Opera Competition, NATS Song and Aria Competition, and Orpheus National Vocal Competition, as well as in the Classical Singer Competition in both the undergraduate and graduate divisions. Concert soloist work includes Mendelssohn’s Elijah, Vivaldi’s Gloria, Bach’s Christmas Oratorio, Duruflé’s Requiem, Britten’s Rejoice in the Lamb, and Handel’s Messiah.

She earned a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from the New England Conservatory of Music under the Ruth S. Morse Scholarship, and holds a Master of Music in Opera from Binghamton University, where she received a full assistantship.