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CELESTE EMMONS JAMERSON

Soprano

(914) 937-7815

celestejamerson@yahoo.com

**OPERA AND MUSICAL THEATRE**
Adina	Elixir of Love	Opera Iowa
Giannetta	Elixir of Love	Opera Iowa
Rumpelstiltskin	Rumpelstiltskin	Opera Iowa
Daughter	Rumpelstiltskin	Opera Iowa
Aunt	Madama Butterfly	Opera Northeast
Celia	The Night Harry Stopped Smoking	Wildwood Opera Tour
Queen of the Night	The Magic Flute	State University of New York at Fredonia
Violetta	La Traviata	University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Goldentrill	The Impresario	University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Silverpeal	The Impresario	University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Fiordiligi	Così fan tutte	University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Corilla	Viva la mamma	Indiana Opera Theatre
Julia	The Grand Duke	Oberlin College Gilbert & Sullivan Players
Josephine	HMS Pinafore	Oberlin College Gilbert & Sullivan Players
Aline	The Sorcerer	Oberlin College Gilbert & Sullivan Players

**SOLO ORCHESTRAL ENGAGEMENTS AND ORATORIO**
Saint-Saëns	Christmas Oratorio	Greensboro, NC; Lorain, Ohio
Fauré	Requiem	St. Francis Episcopal Church, Greensboro, NC
	Fourth of July concert	Fredonia, NY Chamber Players
	Christmas Concert	Fredonia, NY Chamber Players
Mendelssohn	Elijah	First Lutheran Church, Greensboro, NC
Britten	Ceremony of Carols	First Lutheran Church, Greensboro, NC
Haydn	Seven Last Words	First Lutheran Church, Greensboro, NC
Vivaldi	Gloria	Greensboro Symphony Youth Orchestra
Mozart	Requiem	Raleigh Oratorio Society
	Christmas Concert	Greensboro Symphony Orchestra

**AWARDS**
Winner	North Carolina NATS Artist Awards	1995
Winner	Indiana NATS Artist Awards	1986
Honorable Mention	Toronto Region, Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions	1985
First Place	Cleveland District Met Auditions	1984

EDUCATION

D.M.A., Voice Performance, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 1994.

M.M., With Distinction, Voice Performance, Indiana University, 1987.

B.M., Voice Performance, Oberlin College Conservatory, 1985.

B.A., German Studies, Oberlin College, 1985.

CHURCH SOLOIST AND SECTION LEADER POSITIONS

St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church -- Ridgefield, CT

Episcopal Church of the Ascension – Mount Vernon, NY

Third Church of Christ, Scientist – Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York

St. Francis Episcopal Church – Greensboro, North Carolina

Miles Park Presbyterian Church – Cleveland, Ohio

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

9/99-present. Music Conservatory of Westchester, White Plains, NY. Voice instructor. Individual lessons, repertoire class, voice class.

1/95-12/96. Guilford College, Greensboro, NC. Lecturer in voice. Taught individual lessons and group performance classes.

6/95-12/96. Greensboro Music Academy, Greensboro, NC. Voice instructor. Taught individual lessons and repertoire class. Co-chairman of voice department from 11/95-10/96.

9/95-5/96. Elon College, Elon, NC. Voice instructor. Taught individual lessons and French, German, Italian, Latin, and English diction.

9/93-5/94. University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC. Lecturer in voice. Taught individual voice lessons to undergraduate and graduate students. Taught German, English, Italian, and Latin diction.

9/91-5/93. State University of New York at Fredonia. Instructor in voice. Taught individual voice lessons, French diction, vocal pedagogy and voice class. Sang in opera and concerts.

5/91-7/91. University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Research assistant. Library research on vocal pedagogy, word processing, data entry.

9/83-5/85. Oberlin Conservatory. Taught secondary private voice to non-majors.

9/81-5/82. Oberlin College. Tutor for music theory.

9/79-5/81. Oberlin Conservatory. Tutor for Italian.

VOICE TEACHERS

Richard Miller, Dale Moore, William McIver, Diana Walters

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

National Association of Teachers of Singing