Sarah lives and maintains a private studio in Nashua, NH and also has a studio at the Chelmsford Center for the Arts in Chelmsford, MA. She holds several positions at neighboring schools utilizing the Montessori educational philosophy, including The Taylor School, and is a huge advocate for early childhood music and basic music education for everyone. She teaches all levels, but especially holds the amateur musician in the highest of regards. Amateurs make music purely for the love of it!
She teaches piano, voice, and early childhood music classes and is currently accepting a limited number of students into her studio for Fall 2020.
Sarah is a certified Music Together teacher and teaches with Footnotes Music in the Acton and Concord, MA areas. She is also trained in the Music! Words! Opera! Creating Your Own Opera or Musical Theater program and can bring a multi-faceted, STEAM supporting curriculum to your local school or youth group.
As an operatic soprano, Sarah has received accolades for the rare power and richness of her voice along with her acute musicianship and multi-layered interpretations. Her voice has been described as soaring with a cognac body and a shimmering effervescent top.
Sarah obtained her Master of Music degree from the Cleveland Institute of Music and her Bachelor of Music from Georgia State University with undergraduate studies at the New England Conservatory of Music and Istituto Europeo in Florence, Italy.
Sarah has always been community-driven when it comes to her lifestyle. She currently works in arts administration with MassOpera as the Director of Individual and Corporate Giving. In the past, she has served as President of the Berwick (PA) Theater and Center for Community Arts, director of the Berwick Community Choir, and founded a program matching donors of used pianos to deserving young musicians. She hopes to bring the latter program to Nashua in the near future!
In her free time, Sarah loves to ride her pink scooter named Shelby, attend Elvis Tribute Artist Concerts, gourmet cook, travel, and make new friends wherever she goes!
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