Anna offers singing/general music lessons for young children (pre-K through age 12), and traditional classical voice lessons for students ages 13+.
The goals of singing/general music lessons are:
- Discovering a healthy vocal style
- Singing fun, age appropriate music
- Learning music fundamentals
- Building confidence
The focus of traditional/classical voice lessons are:
- Developing healthy technique
- Exploring the classical repertoire (art songs, arias, classic musical theatre)
- Building language skills (Italian, French, and German)
- Preparing for auditions/performances
She has often appeared as a soloist with orchestra; most recently as the soprano soloist in Carmina Burana with Ocala Symphony Orchestra and Christopher Newport University. Previous engagements as soprano soloist include Poulenc’s Gloria with the Virginia Symphony, Verdi’s Requiem with Symphonicity, and Kim Andre Arnesen’s Magnificat and Brahms’ Requiem with Virginia Choral Society. Anna has also made repeated appearances with the Ocala Symphony Orchestra, Symphonicity, Christopher Newport University, and many other organizations as soprano soloist in Handel’s Messiah.
Anna obtained her Master of Music degree from the University of Florida and her Bachelor of Music from Christopher Newport University. She resides in Norfolk, Virginia where she works as the Program Director for the Academy of Music, voice teacher for the Governor’s School for the Arts, wife to her husband Jonathan, and (most importantly) provider of food and snuggles to her dogs Rory and McIlroy.
