Courtney Crouse, MM
Vocal Technique
Courtney
Crouse is new to New York City and has quickly become a
sought-after voice teacher and coach. She has
been trained by the world famous soprano, Carol Vaness, and
with one of America’s leading vocal pedagogues, Paul
Kiesgen. She was an Associate Instructor of voice at
America’s largest operatic training ground, Indiana
University, and has taught private lessons throughout the
United States for almost 10
years. She performs operatic repertoire,
musical theater and is the featured singer with the Nate
Sutton Jazz Quintet. Crouse has become a champion of new
music and has recently performed in several premieres. In
2008 Ms. Crouse sang the role of Victoria Corelli, a
morphine addicted mother, in the collegiate premiere of
Bolcom's A WEDDING as well as Mrs. Gibbs in the world
premiere of Ned Rorem's OUR TOWN, both at Indiana
University. Balancing new music with more standard
repertoire, Crouse has also portrayed Susanna in LE NOZZE
DI FIGARO with Opera Ischia on the island of Ischia, Italy
during the summer of 2007.
Ms.
Crouse, a versatile performer, is noted for being an
accomplished actress as well as singer. During the
summer of 2008 Crouse was seen as Sharon Graham to critical
acclaim in the Tony Award Winning play MASTER CLASS with
Heritage Repertory Theater. In addition, Ms. Crouse has
also performed such musical theater roles as Amalia in SHE
LOVES ME, Anna Held in TINTYPES, Anne Egerman in A LITTLE
NIGHT MUSIC, Connie Miller in 1940s RADIO HOUR, and
Cindererlla’s Stepmother in INTO THE WOODS. She was
also in the critically acclaimed performance of Bernstein's
Mass as the Blues Singer at the Indiana University Jacobs
School of Music.
Concert
solo performances include Copland's “In the Beginning”,
Freund's “Six Songs from Passion with Tropes” and “Fear and
Trembling Blue”s, Vaughan Williams' “Dona Nobis Pacem”,
Bernstein “Chicester Psalms”, and the Mozart “C Minor
Mass.”
During
her time at Indiana University Ms. Crouse portrayed
Columbina in Busoni's twentieth century opera ARLECHINO,
Josephine in H.M.S. PINAFORE, and the Second Lady in THE
MAGIC FLUTE. Other collegiate experience includes the
roles of Musetta in LA BOHEME and the title role of
Carlisle Floyd's SUSSANAH.
Courtney
Crouse is a native of Fort Worth, Texas, and a graduate of
Texas Wesleyan University and the prestigious Indiana
University Jacobs School of Music. Ms. Crouse is in the
final stages of her doctoral work at Indiana University
where she will graduate as a Doctor of Music in Voice
and Song Literature with minors in Stage Direction of Opera
and Music History.
www.courtneycrouse.com