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JOANIE BRITTINGHAM
SOPRANO
Joanie Brittingham, soprano, has been praised for her “dramatic versatility” (Opera News), “meltingly beautiful” interpretations (Forbes), “lucid diction” (New York Times), “captivating stage presence” (New York Classical Review), and “full-bodied voice” (Tulsa World throughout her “outstanding solo work” (New York Concert Review). Ms. Brittingham has two Masters degrees from Baylor University, in voice performance and music history and literature, and obtained her undergraduate degree from West Virginia University in voice performance and theatre.
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TOURING: Voce Anima
SPECIALTIES: Stage Presence, Extended Technique, Fundraising Strategy
SARAH DUTCHER
PIANO, KEYBOARDS
Sarah Dutcher is a solo and collaborative pianist, instructor, and composer living in New York City. Alongside teaching a full studio of young students, she performs in a wide range of roles from opera accompanist to synthesizer player. She specializes in new works and has participated in several local and world premieres of new music.
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TOURING: The Yellow Wallpaper, Voce Anima
SPECIALTIES: Piano Extended Techniques, Electronics and Synths, Collaborative Piano
JANE HOFFMAN
SOPRANO
As a passionate advocate for contemporary music, she is particularly in demand as a performer of new works; she recently premiered scenes from The Contract Player with OperaRox Productions, and she has premiered multiple works as a Core Company Resident with the Fresh Squeezed Opera Company.
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TOURING: Voce Anima
SPECIALTIES: New Discipline, Collaboration with Artists, Acting, Opera Scenes
TIM LEONARD
CELLO
Brooklyn-based cellist Timothy Leonard, is a promising young cellist. He has concertized in China, Australia, Italy, and Mexico and has collaborated with members of the Juilliard Quartet, Momenta Quartet, ICE, ACME, MET Orchestra, and Adelaide Symphony.
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TOURING: The Yellow Wallpaper, Voce Anima
SPECIALTIES: Working with Composers, Cello Extended Technique