Catherine Thorpe
Voice Instructor
Soprano Catherine Thorpe received her training at Peabody Conservatory and The Juilliard Opera Center and has been praised by The Washington Post as having “a voice of liquid silver.” She has enchanted audiences throughout the United States, Europe and Asia-Pacific in numerous operatic roles, orchestral concerts and solo recitals. A versatile musician and vibrant and engaging presence on stage, Catherine Thorpe is equally comfortable performing numerous vocal styles, from Opera to Early Music to premiers of new works to Big Band standards. For many years, she was the featured Girl Singer with the famous Swing-n-Sway with Sammy Kay Orchestra on stage and appearing on specials broadcast by PBS stations across the country.
Kathleen Allen
Voice Instructor
Soprano Kathleen Allen has been singing and teaching professionally throughout the United States for 35 years, in opera, operetta, recital and musical theater, and in concert, chamber, and choral music. She specializes in new music, musical theatre and French mélodie. Educated at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Peabody Conservatory of Music, she received her Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Vocal Performance from Wisconsin. Dr. Allen has held professorships at the Crane School of Music at SUNY Potsdam, Auburn University in Alabama, and Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio. Dr. Allen sang with the Central State University Chorus on its tour of Spain, Germany, France and the Czech Republic, performing solos from Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess on the Prague Summer Proms. She has also performed such diverse works as Arnold Schoenberg’s Pierrot Lunaire, Le Marteau sans Maître by Pierre Boulez, and Ravel’s Shéhérazade with conductor Olev Viro. Dr. Allen maintains a private studio specializing in preparing musical theatre actors and opera singers for professional careers.
