Soprano Sarah Bach is possessed with a voice of "sparkling tone", "very fine legato" and "excellent coloratura technique" and is said to "communicate beautifully and convincingly".
She has sung internationally appearing throughout England, Wales and British Columbia, Canada.
In the U.S., Miss Bach has performed in venues throughout Boston, areas of New England and Southern California.
Miss Bach was a recent semi-finalist for the professional track division of the Boston NATS 2008 Song Festival and a 2008 NATSAA Regional Finalist of New England.
In the summer of 2008, Miss Bach was named a Stern Fellow to participate and perform in Songfest, an international program for pianists and singers held in Malibu, CA.
In June 2009, she received a scholarship to attend the Theatre of Art Song program as part of the Vancouver International Song Institute which included master classes and concerts throughout the Vancouver, BC area.
Her repertoire ranges from oratorio and opera to art song, chamber music and new song.
Miss Bach is a candidate for the Master of Music degree in Voice at The Longy School of Music in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
She holds a Bachelor of Music degree in Voice Performance from the University of Massachusetts.
During her undergraduate studies, she was honored with a music award in performance from the College of the Visual and Performing Arts at the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth.
She also received vocal and music education training from The Hartt School of Music at the University of Hartford in West Hartford, CT and The Crane School of Music at the State University of New York at Potsdam.
Miss Bach is a student of D'Anna Fortunato and her principal teachers have included Karyl Ryczek, Celina Moore and Ruthann Ryan Hellfach.
She has participated in master classes with Rosemarie Landry, Carol Webber, Cameron Stowe, Graham Johnson, Martin Katz, Karl Paulnack, Sondra Kelly, and composers John Musto and Lori Laitman.
Collaborative Pianist Emily Murphy holds a Masters degree in Musicology from the University of Washington in Seattle and a Graduate Performance Diploma in Collaborative Piano from the Longy School of Music in Cambridge, MA. In 2002, Ms. Murphy was one of two recipients of the Artsbridge Scholarship for facilitating the creation and production of original operas in Salt Lake City public schools.
She continued her work educating children as Music Director for Studio East Children's Theater and Youth Theater Northwest in Seattle from 2004-2006.
She was awarded a teaching fellowship at the University of Washington and in 2008, Ms. Murphy was named a Stern Fellow to participate and perform in Songfest, an international program for pianists and singers held in Malibu, CA.
In June 2009, she received a scholarship to attend the Collaborative Piano Program as part of the Vancouver International Song Institute which included master classes and concerts throughout the Vancouver, BC area.
Ms. Murphy studies with Brian Moll, and has most recently participated in master classes with Margo Garrett, Graham Johnson, Martin Katz, John Harbison, Kenneth Griffiths, Paul Sperry, Karl Paulnack, Carol Webber and Rosemarie Landry.
She continues to enjoy accompanying in the instrumental and vocal departments at the Longy School of Music and freelancing with singers and instrumentalists throughout the Boston area.
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