Freelance accompanist and music director located in Victoria, BC. Vocal repertoire specialist with 40 years experience including professional opera companies, community theatre, contemporary music-theatre and university recitals at all levels from undergrad to doctoral. Music director of outreach programs for San Diego Opera, Nevada Opera, Edmonton Opera. Repetiteur for Nevada Opera, Edmonton Opera and opera/musical theatre coach at several universities. Currently on faculty at Canadian College for Performing Arts and Victoria Conservatory of Music.
M.M. in Accompanying from University of Southern California; studied with Gwendolyn Koldovsky and Jean Barr. Also apprenticed at Banff Centre with Martin Isepp, Thomas Muraco and Leon Major, Richard Armstrong. Certified Somatic Voicework instructor, studied with Jeannette Lovetri.