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PERFORMANCERESUME

OPERA

► Featured Soprano, Washington National Opera Gala | Kennedy Center, 2026

Suor Angelica (Suor Angelica) | COSI in Sulmona, Italy, 2017

Katisha (The Mikado) | JMU Opera Theater, 2017

Hannah Glawari u/s (The Merry Widow) | JMU Opera Theater, 2016

Berta (Il barbiere di Siviglia) | JMU Opera Theater, 2015

Susannah u/s / Mrs. Gleaton (Susannah) | Halifax Opera Festival, 2015

Marenka u/s / Ludmilla (The Bartered Bride) | Bethesda Opera, 2015

Queen of the Fairies (Iolanthe) | Trackside Theater, 2015

Lady Ella (Patience) | JMU Opera Theater, 2015

MUSICAL THEATER

► Professor of Musical Theatre | Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine ArtsHoward University, 2022-

Into The Woods in Concert (Music Director) | Georgetown University, 2025

Jesus Christ Superstar (Music Director) | Georgetown University, 2025

Cinderella (Music Director) | Georgetown University, 2024

Cabaret (Music Director) | Georgetown University, 2023

Black Nativity (Assistant Vocal Coach) | Howard University, 2023

Company in Concert (Director / Vocal Coach) | JMU Opera Guild, 2016

Dogfight (Vocal Coach / Assistant Music Director) | Stratford Players, 2015

35MM (Music Director / Arranger) | James Madison University, 2015

Avenue Q (Music Director) | Stratford Players, 2015

CONCERT / ORATORIO

Cathedral Choir (Full Time Soprano) | Washington National Cathedral, 2025-

Handel's Messiah | Washington National Cathedral, 2025

Bach's Magnificat | Washington National Cathedral, 2025

Mozart's Requiem (Soprano Soloist) | Choralis, 2025

Bach's Mass in B Minor (Soprano Soloist) | Choralis, 2025

Mozart's Requiem (Soprano Soloist) | Choralis, 2024

Voices of Liberty (AEA Contracted Singer) | Walt Disney World, 2018-2022

Copland's 12 Poems of Emily Dickinson | Bridgewater College, 2018

Finzi's In Terra Pax (Soprano Soloist Cover) | James Madison University, 2016

Bach's Magnificat (Soprano Soloist) | James Madison University, 2015

Vivaldi's Dixit Dominus | Staunton Music Festival, 2015

Bach's Matthäuspassion | Staunton Music Festival, 2015

AWARDS / HONORS

► Full Scholarship Recipient | Bayview Music Festival, 2026

► First Place Advanced American Negro Spirituals Division | NATS National Finals, 2025

► First Place Advanced American Negro Spirituals Division | NATS Mid-Atlantic Region, 2025

► First Place Advanced American Negro Spirituals Division | NATS MDDC 2024

► Full Scholarship Recipient | Berkshire Music Festival, 2024

► Second Place Advanced Classical Women's Division | NATS National Finals, 2023

► Second Place Upper Collegiate Women's Division | NATS National Finals, 2016

► Best Collegiate Female Singer in Virginia | Virginia NATS, 2016

► Furious Flower Project Scholarship Recipient | JMU Choral Program, 2016

► Best Arrangement and Song of the Year | CARA Acapella Awards, 2016

► TED Talk Speaker and Performer | 2015

► Featured on USA Today, FOX News, Buzzfeed for Note-Oriety's Pretty Hurts Video | 2015

Bach's Magnificat at Washington National Cathedral​​

 

October 3, 2025 | 7 PM

Washington, DC

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October 5, 2025 | 7 PM

Washington, DC

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Handel's Messiah at Washington National Cathedral​​

December 5, 2025 | 7 PM

Washington, DC

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December 6, 2025 | 6 PM

Washington, DC

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December 7, 2025 | 6 PM

Washington, DC

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Washington National Opera Gala

Featuring Stephen Schwartz

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May 16, 2026 | 7 PM

Washington, DC

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