Voice Faculty
Rose Guccione - Head of Voice Department. B.A. (in progress), Northeastern Illinois University. Performances with Lyric Opera of Chicago, Chicago Opera Theater, Carnegie Hall, Grand Theatre de Bordeaux, l'Associazione Rome Festival, Ravinia Festival, WFMT 98.7FM Chicago, Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts, St. Charles Art & Music Festival, Evanston Symphony Orchestra, and Windy City String Ensemble. Teaching experience with Merit School of Music and private studio.
Philip Caldwell - Vocal Coaching. B.M., Sherwood Conservatory of Music; M.M., Columbia College. Music director and performer with Second City, Annoyance Theater, Davenport’s Cabaret, Goodman Theater, Live Bait Theater, and Bristol Renaissance Faire; adjunct faculty in the Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University.
Sandra Cross - M.M. (vocal performance), Eastman School of Music. Performances with the Lyric Opera of Chicago, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Opera Theatre, DuPage Opera Theater, Chamber Opera of Chicago, Milwaukee Opera Company and Bach & Beyond.
Luis Galvez - B.M. (Music Education), Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University. Solo, opera and choral performances with the Intimate Opera, The Opera Factory, Ensemble Espanol, Opera for the Young, Opera Birmingham, Lyric Opera of Chicago and Chicago Symphony Choruses; Tenor soloist with Temple Sholom, Chicago, and Christ Church, Winnetka. Choral instructor, language and general music teacher at public, private, and parochial schools throughout the Chicago metropolitan area.
Kimberly Jones - B.M., Westerminster Choir College. Performances with Lyric Opera of Chicago, Houston Grand Opera, Chicago Opera Theater, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Ravinia Festival, Grant Park Symphony.
Walter Kirchner - B.M., American Conservatory of Music; Advanced studies, Juilliard School of Music. Performances throughout the United States in opera and musical comedy.
Olga Saad - M.M. (performance), University of Nebraska-Lincoln; B.M. (performance), Friends University; additional training at American Institute of Musical Studies. Performed with Bowan Park Opera, Chicago Folks Operetta, Rome Festival (Italy), and Wichita Grand Opera.
Kyndel Trejo - B.A. (music education), Northeastern Illinois University; additional studies at Truman College and Columbia College. Also taught at Lockport Township High School, Corliss High School, Newberry Math and Science Academy, and the Chicago Park District/Lincoln Park Cultural Center.
