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| Performance Experience |
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Jazz/blues gigs in Portland |
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Elizabeth Lavenue Jazz Quartet |
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Singer in Jazz trio |
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The Swizzle Chicks |
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Singer/Songwriter, Romantic Mythtakes |
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Humble Divas comedy duo |
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Chorus, ONE |
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Insight-out Theater Collective |
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Soprano/founder, Synergy of Song |
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Leap of Faeth vocal quartet |
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Helena, A Midsummer Night’s Dream |
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Middleton Jewish Community Center |
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Fran, The Gift of Speech |
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New Music Visions on Stage |
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Soloist, Angels: The Next Generation |
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Angeltime Productions |
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Rachel, NEA Saturday Market Sunday Opera |
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New Works Northwest |
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Phyllis, Iolanthe |
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Mock’s Crest Productions |
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Mabel, Pirates of Penzance |
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Mock’s Crest Productions |
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Fiametta, The Gondoliers |
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Mock’s Crest Productions |
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Peep-bo, The Mikado |
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Mock’s Crest Productions |
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Mabel, Pirates of Penzance |
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Linn-Benton Community Chorale |
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Chorus, Samson and Delilah, Falstaff |
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Portland Opera Association |
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Snow White, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs |
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Portland Opera Players |
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Chorus, Iphigenia in the Temple of the Taurians |
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Classical Greek Theatre |
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Hansel, Hansel and Gretel |
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Lewis & Clark College |
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Queen of the Night and Papagena, The Magic Flute |
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Lewis & Clark College |
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Fiordiligi, Cosi Fan Tutte |
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Lewis & Clark College |
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Soprano, Handel’s Messiah |
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The University of Portland |
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The Leyden Singers |
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Oregon Symphony |
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Katrina, Ichabod |
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Opera West, Provo, Utah |
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Bridesmaid, Trial by Jury |
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Opera West, Provo, Utah |
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Frasquita, Carmen |
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Fourth International Vocal School, SLC, Utah |
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| Education & Training |
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Teaching Certification, Northwest Institute of Voice |
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2000-Present |
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Private vocal training |
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1984-Present |
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Vocal Energetics/Sound Healing |
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1998-2000 |
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Wesley Balk Musical Theatre Institute |
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1999 |
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Fourth International Vocal School |
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1990 |
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B.A., Lewis and Clark College |
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1990 |
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| Choral Experience: Soloist |
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Concord Choir |
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First Unitarian Church Choir |
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Lake Oswego Presbyterian Church |
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Lewis & Clark Chamber Choir |
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Lewis & Clark Jazz Choir |
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St. Mark Presbyterian Church Choir |
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Springville Presbyterian Church Choir |
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Tenth Church of Christ, Scientist |
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Westminster Presbyterian Church |
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Woods Hole Community Chorale |
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| CD Recordings |
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Songs for My Mother, Gospel CD |
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Soprano soloist |
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Lewis & Clark College Indonesian Gamelan, Sweet Breathed Minstrel |
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Soprano soloist |
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Concord Choir, The Mother of Us All |
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Soprano soloist |
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Angeltime Productions, Angels the Next Generation |
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Soprano soloist |
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A Journey to the Heart |
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Solo vocal recital and poetry readings |
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| Teaching Experience |
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Voice teacher, Cleveland High School |
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1993-1994 |
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Voice teacher, Elizabeth Lavenue Vocal Studio, teaching all ages |
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1994-1995, 2000-present |
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Preschool music/movement teacher, Portland Parks & Recreation |
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1996-1997 |
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Preschool music/movement teacher, Music Together |
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2003-present |
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| Honors/Awards |
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First place winner, Lena Belle Tarter Award |
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1990 |
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Elenor Leiber Scholarship Competition, Superior rating |
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1988 |
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NATS Competition, Superior rating |
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1988 |
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Four year Lewis & Clark College Music scholarship |
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1986-1990 |
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Elizabeth Lavenue trained at Lewis & Clark College and the Wesley Balk Musical Theater Institute. She currently studies with Thomas Blaylock, Director of the Northwest Institute of Voice. A member of the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) and a Certified Voice Teacher with the Northwest Institute of Voice, Elizabeth has 25 years of experience performing a variety of musical styles. Her performances, honors, and eduction are detailed below.
