SUSAN M  
Instruments: Voice
Styles: Classical, Jazz, Folk, Country, Gospel, Musical Theater, Opera, Showtunes, Spirituals, Soul

After winning the National Association of Teachers of Singing Artist Award I enjoyed operatic roles: Gingerbread Witch/Hansel and Gretel(Connecticut Opera and Opera Theatre of Connecticut) Rosina /Barber of Seville; Susanna/Marriage of Figaro; Pappagena/Magic Flute; Dido/Dido and Aeneas; Estella/La Perichole; Senta(Scena/Duet/Flying Dutchman) opposite David Rae Smith of New York City Opera. Oratorio roles include opposite Jennifer Larmore and Jacques Trussel in Judas Maccabeus; Faure’s Requiem, Haydn's Missa Brevis, Vivaldi's Gloria; Handel's Messiah, and the premiere of Fanny Mendelssohn's Faust. A soloist on Public radio and TV in Boston, San Francisco, in Connecticut, in Carnegie Hall, and as a Connecticut Commission on the Arts Touring Artist, I sung jazz, broadway, and on concert series throughout the Northeast and has an AGMA chorister/soloist at Connecticut Opera for 6 seasons and Stage hand for the Met Boston and Boston Opera. I Directed/coached musical theatre, winning Best Musical Director; Into The Woods; and with my high school students. My 30+ years as Church Soloist and Music Director/organist included King and Chapel and Arlington St. Church/Boston, St Anthony of Padua (Litchfield), Our Lady of Sorrows(Hartford), Church of the Good Shepherd, (Hartford) St. John the Evangelist (Watertown), St Anthony (Prospect). I was very fortunate to receive 5 grants to research Fanny Mendelssohn, Amy Beach, and Barbara Strozzi, resulting in feature journal articles, publication of 60 scores, and lecture/recitals throughout the world including Venice, Boston, and New York. Elected to Pi Kappa Lambda, Who's Who in America, Women the World and Lifetime Achievement Award, I hold a B.Music degree from New England Conservatory, M.M from The Hartt School, and a Ph.D. from the University of Connecticut.