Coloratura soprano Catherine Sandstedt loves bringing music to life—whether on the opera stage, in concert halls, or playing in indie folk bands! Some of her favorite performances include Debussy’s Impressions de Pelléas (Mélisande), Poulenc’s Dialogues des Carmélites (Blanche), Pigmalion (L’amour), and Mozart’s Il re pastore (Elisa), Bellezza (Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno), and Bach’s Coffee Cantata. She has appeared with the University of Missouri–Columbia’s Choral Union as a soloist, conducted by Dr. Paul Crabb; performed Villa-Lobos’ Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 on Stony Brook’s Starry Nights series; shared a duet from Derrick Wang’s Scalia/Ginsburg with tenor Jeremy Little and the composer at the piano; and premiered Nathan Heidelberger’s Come il vento tra queste piante with the Stony Brook Contemporary Chamber Players.

Catherine holds both her Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees in vocal performance from Stony Brook University, where she studied with soprano Brenda Harris. Before moving to New York, Catherine earned her Bachelor of Music in both voice and viola performance at the University of Missouri, where she studied with Ann Harrell and Leslie Perna and worked closely with stage director Christine Seitz. Her roles there included Susanna (Le Nozze di Figaro), Nella (Gianni Schicchi), and Mary Warren (The Crucible). She has also appeared with OperaNEO in San Diego as Lucinde/Plaisir in Gluck’s Armide and Almirena in Handel’s Rinaldo, where she was praised by the San Diego Story for her “ample voice.”

An avid choral musician, Catherine has performed with ensembles such as Vox Nova, Prometheus (directed by Dr. Paul Crabb), and New York City’s Marble Collegiate Choir (directed by Ken Dake).

Dr. Catherine Sandstedt now resides in Missouri as an Assistant Professor of Music at Columbia College, teaching applied voice, music theory, aural skills, and related vocal courses. She looks forward to performing Tell Me On A Sunday by Andrew Lloyd Webber with Talking Horse Productions, December 11-14. This one-woman musical is not often performed, and Catherine is excited to share this story with audiences.

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