Sherry Overholt
استادیار · Vocal Performance
Purchase College, State University of New Yorkمعرفی
Sherry Overholt, soprano, is an Assistant Professor of Music at the Conservatory of Music, Purchase College. Her career spans operatic and concert performances, specializing in lyric coloratura roles and contemporary repertoire. She also teaches privately and co-founded the Westchester Summer Vocal Institute and Queens Summer Vocal Institute for high school students.
- Education
- Bachelor of Music, University of Miami
- Master of Music, Yale University
- Master of Musical Arts, Yale University
- Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) in Vocal Performance, Yale University
Sherry Overholt's research interests include vocal performance techniques, operatic history, and pedagogy. Her career highlights include guest soloist appearances with the Chamber Orchestra of New York, Tanglewood Festival Orchestra, and international recitals with baritone Lee Velta. She emphasizes contemporary and Neo-Romantic repertoire in her performances and teaching.
As an educator, her students have secured roles with prestigious companies like the Metropolitan Opera and won awards in competitions such as the Liederkranz and Metropolitan Council Awards. She is also a recording artist on labels including MSR Classics and Albany Records.
