ASO welcomes soprano Katherine Swift as guest soloist on March 23
The Akron Symphony Orchestra is pleased to welcome soprano Katherine Swift as a guest soloist for our Planet Earth concert on March 23.
She will perform during Vaughan Williams’ Sinfonia antartica.
Katherine is a recent graduate of The University of Akron’s School of Music, where she earned bachelor’s degrees in vocal performance and choral music education. Throughout her years at the university, Katherine participated in Concert Choir and Chamber Choir, often as a featured soloist, and auditioned small ensembles under the direction of Marie Bucoy-Calavan, director of the Akron Symphony Chorus.
Most recently she was featured soloist in Jake Runestad’s Please Stay. In addition, Katherine was active in the Opera-Lyric Theatre program under the direction of Dr. Frank Ward. Roles included Stephanie in The Worst One Ever; First Lady in The Magic Flute: Don Ettore in La Canterina; Dew Fairy and Sandman in Hansel and Gretel; Cherubino in The Marriage of Figaro: and Amahl in Amahl and the Night Visitors.
Katherine, who studied with Dr. Laurie Lashbrook, received the Outstanding Undergraduate Voice Student Award in 2017 and, in the summer of 2016, she participated in The Vianden International Music Festival in Luxembourg.
Her involvement in the music program at Akron extended to solo performances with guitar ensembles, singing in jazz combos and composing music.
Katherine’s goals for her future are to continue to use her voice to share her passion for music. She also aspires to teach general music or choral music in a school system in order to enrich the minds of her students through the beauty and excitement of the art of music. Katherine believes that music is a true, international language that is shared through performance and inspires the next generation through music education.
The Akron Symphony Orchestra will present Planet Earth on March 23 at 8 p.m. The evening will feature Mendelssohn’s The Hebrides, Respighi’s The Pines of Rome, Rautavaarah’s Cantus arcticus and Vaughan Williams’ Sinfonia antartica, which were all inspired by the sounds and images of nature.
Tickets are available online or by calling the Symphony Box Office at 330.535.8131.