Soprano Equally comfortable on the concert and recital stage, Melissa Coombs has performed throughout the Eastern United States and in Europe. Her concert appearances have included Bach’s B-minor Mass, Händel’s “Alexander’s Feast” and Mozart’s Requiem. Ms. Coombs has been a featured soloist at the Maryland Händel Festival, presenting the North American premier of Maurice Greene’s cantata, Duristanti’s Farewell. She has also been a soloist at...

Pianist Virginia Rice Sircy was Professor of Music at Cameron University (Lawton, Oklahoma). Before coming to Cameron, she taught at Mississippi College, Clinton MS, and William Woods College, Fulton MO. Dr. Sircy holds three degrees in piano performance. She has been soloist for two piano premieres, the Sonata of Charles Knox and the Mirror Etudes of Vincent Persichetti. The Mirror Etudes were commissioned for the dedication of the Louise D....

Tenor Joseph Regan is an active performer and voice teacher based in the Mid-Atlantic region, making appearances throughout the East Coast. Joseph can be seen on the opera stage where he has performed operatic roles of Verdi, Mozart, Barber, Smetana and many more. Mr. Regan excels on the recital stage and has recently given programs dedicated to César Franck and his students. Joseph is especially well known for his interpretation of oratorio,...

Baritone From innovative performances of Mozart and Handel to the contemporary American concert and stage repertoire, baritone William Heim continues to attract critical attention and acclaim. The Baltimore Sun hailed him as “[one] of the most engaging vocalists based in the area.” The Washington Post declared Mr. Heim “an exemplary Count” (Le Nozze di Figaro), “…clearly chosen for his acting skills as much as vocal ability, with gratifying...

Mezzo Soprano Mezzo Soprano Kyle Engler has been praised for her extreme versatility in both operatic and chamber music. The Baltimore Sun has called her “… a virtuoso of a high order” and “dramatic and visceral.” As a performer on the operatic stage, she has sung the roles of the Secretary in Menotti’s The Consul with the Washington Opera, Charlotte in Werther, Dorabella in Cosi fan tutte, Lucretia in The Rape of Lucretia, Mercedes in Carmen,...

From our recent performance in Catonsville, Maryland, here is “To the Moon” from John Greer’s Liebeseleid-Lieder.