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About Marissa M.
Experience
Voice Teacher
Jun, 2017 - PresentPrivate Voice Teacher
Voice Teacher in my private studio in Tacoma, WA and New York, NY. Additionally, taught voice for Stadium High School students.
Apprentice Artist
Sep, 2021 - Apr, 2022Palm Beach Opera
Apprentice Artist during Palm Beach Opera's 2021-2022 season in Palm Beach Florida.
Countess Almaviva
Mar, 2021 - Jun, 2021International Summer Festival of Morelia
Summer 2021, Morelia Mexico.
Blog Contributor
Nov, 2020 - Apr, 2022TakeLessons
Blog Contributor for the TakeLessons Blog. Wide-range of topics, primarily Vocal Pedagogy and repertoire.
Fiordiligi
Sep, 2020 - Feb, 2021Mannes Opera
Fellow
Jun, 2020 - Jun, 2021Classical Singing and New York in June
Participant in the Classical Singing and New York in June program, working with some of the most prominent authors, medical doctors, vocal pedagogues, pianists, and diction coaches in New York City and beyond.
Donna Anna
Feb, 2020 - May, 2020The Eurasia Festival
Singing Donna Anna in Mozart's Don Giovanni as a Young Artist with The Eurasia Festival in Manhattan, NY.
Suor Angelica
Jan, 2020 - Feb, 2020New York Lyric Opera Theatre
Title Role in Puccini's Suor Angelica with New York Lyric Opera Theatre.
Staff Soprano
Sep, 2019 - Apr, 2021St. James' Church, Manhattan
Member of The Compostela Choir & The Canterbury Choir.
Sub Soprano
Jan, 2019 - Apr, 2020University Place Presbyterian Church
Substitute Soprano; occasionally leads worship in music or leads the soprano section in worship.
Soloist
Apr, 2017 - Apr, 2017Signum Records
Evening soloist on Eriks Esenvald's 2020 album "There Will Come Soft Rains", released on Signum Records.
Cantor
Apr, 2016 - Apr, 2020Church of the Redeemer - Kenmore, WA
Cantor and Soloist during evening services.
Outreach Performer
Dec, 2015 - Apr, 2016Seattle Opera
Performed Seattle Opera outreach for Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro, as well as a recital of opera scenes.
Choral Scholar
Nov, 2015 - Mar, 2020St. Johns Episcopal Church Gig Harbor
Member of the parish's professional liturgical staff. Section leader, soloist, cantor, assistant music director, and occasional rehearsal leader.
Education
Anthropology, Bachelor of Arts
Sep, 2015 - May, 2019Pacific Lutheran University
Professional Studies Diploma
Jun, 2021The New School, Mannes School of Music
Master of Music, Voice
Aug, 2019 - Apr, 2021Mannes School of Music at The New School
Vocal Performance, Bachelor of Music
Sep, 2015 - May, 2019Pacific Lutheran University
Certifications
First Aid Certification
Jun, 2015American Red Cross
Childrens Yoga Certification
Apr, 2021YogaAlliance
Founding member of a course in Children's Yoga.
Yin Yoga Certification
Apr, 2021YogaAlliance
20-hour additional certification in Yin Yoga.
Yoga Certification
Jan, 2021YogaAlliance
200-hour CYT in order to build awareness of the benefits of yoga practice for singers. Specialization in Hatha and Vinyasa.
CPR Certification
Jun, 2015American Red Cross
Awards
Mary Baker Russell Music Scholar
Mar, 2015Pacific Lutheran University
Semi-Finalist
Apr, 2021James Toland Vocal Arts, Inc.
Finalist
Feb, 2021Pasadena Vocal Competition
Encouragement Award
Jan, 2021Metropolitan Opera National Council
International Semifinalist
Jan, 2020James Toland Vocal Arts, Inc.
Encouragement Award
Oct, 2019Metropolitan Opera National Council
Deans Award of Excellence
Jun, 2019Pacific Lutheran University
Winner, Angela Meade Vocal Competition
Jan, 2019Pacific Lutheran University
Encouragement Award
Oct, 2018Metropolitan Opera National Council
Affiliations
American Choral Directors Association
Sep, 2015Founded in 1959, the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) is a nonprofit music-education organization whose expressed purposes outline the associations dedication to the advancement of choral music. The mission of ACDA is to inspire excellence in choral music through education, performance, composition, and advocacy.
Yoga Alliance
Mar, 2021Yoga Alliance is the largest nonprofit association representing the yoga community. Our mission is to spread the power of yoga one person at a time. We believe that the individual experience of yoga is of paramount importance, and are committed to supporting the passage of yoga from trainer to teacher, teacher to student, and student to aspiring yogi. Our role as the national support organization for the yoga community is to ensure that the practice of yoga will keep growing, so that more people will connect with yoga and be transformed. As an organization we keep several core values at heart: service, excellence, transparency, learning and community.
New York Singing Teachers Association
Jun, 2020NYSTA strives to provide voice professionals, both locally and globally, with the tools and inspiration needed for an increasingly informed and creative pedagogy. Immense advances in voice science, neurology, psychology, education theory, medicine, and mind/body healing offer new information and techniques from which voice teachers can draw. By making these resources accessible to our members, we foster twenty-first-century pedagogy, rooted in the great traditions of the past, incorporating the new knowledge of our time.
Opera America
Oct, 2019OPERA America draws on resources and expertise from within and beyond the opera field to advance a mutually beneficial agenda that serves and strengthens the field through programs in the following categories: Creation: Artistic services that help artists and companies increase the creativity and excellence of opera productions, especially North American works; Presentation: Opera company services that address the specific needs of staff, trustees and volunteers; Enjoyment: Education, audience development and community services that increase all forms of opera appreciation.
American Guild of Organists
Jan, 2019The mission of the American Guild of Organists is to enrich lives through organ and choral music. To achieve this we: 1. Encourage excellence in the performance of organ and choral music 2.Inspire, educate, and offer certification for organists and choral conductors 3. Provide networking, fellowship, and mutual support 4.Nurture future generations of organists 5. Promote the organ in its historic and evolving roles; and 6. Engage wider audiences with organ and choral music.
National Association of Teachers of Singing
Feb, 2018Founded in 1944, National Association of Teachers of Singing, Inc. (NATS) is the largest professional association of teachers of singing in the world with more than 7,000 members worldwide.
Languages
Russian
Limited Proficiency
French
Limited Proficiency
German
Professional Proficiency
Italian
Limited Proficiency
English
Native Proficiency
Czech
Limited Proficiency
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