FILM
|
| SOLOIST
| THE
NEXT THREE DAYS
| Lions
Gate
| Balkan;
ethereal/ambient
|
| SOLOIST:
GUIDE VOCALS; AND ENSEMBLE
| JOHN
CARTER
| Walt
Disney Pictures
| Middle
Eastern (solo); light classical (choir)
|
| ENSEMBLE
| THE
LORAX
| Universal
| Light
pop/classical, animation
|
| ENSEMBLE
| COWBOYS
& ALIENS
| Universal
| Women's
chorus, light classical |
| ENSEMBLE
| HOP
| Warner
Bros.
| Light
classical; animation
|
| ENSEMBLE
| THE
RITE
| Sony
| Light
classical; ethereal; vocal sound effects
|
| SOLOIST
(voice of "Handmaiden", "Mice," other characters;
guide vocals for Lea Michele's Dorothy songs)
| DOROTHY
OF OZ
| Box
Office Productions
| Musical
theatre; barbershop; pop |
| SOLOIST
| WHAT
TO BRING TO AMERICA
| USC
Student Film
| "Unpolished"
Ethiopian folk lullaby
| |
| SOLOIST
| LEAVE
| Visualeyes
Productions
| Early
music
| |
| ENSEMBLE
| AVATAR
| Twentieth-Century
Fox
| Light
classical , sound effects
| |
| ENSEMBLE
| CATS
AND DOGS 2: THE REVENGE OF KITTY GALORE
| Warner
Premiere
| Light
classical, character voices
| |
| ENSEMBLE
| 2012
| Twentieth-Century
Fox
| Light
classical
| |
| SOLOIST
| KICK-ASS
(composer demo)
| Marv
Pictures
| Opera;
pre-teen pop punk; light classical
| |
| ENSEMBLE
| CIRQUE
DU FREAK: THE VAMPIRE'S ASSISTANT
| Universal
Pictures
| Bulgarian
women's chorus
| |
| SOLOIST
Singing
voice of lead character; end credits song
| WHEN
NIETZSCHE WEPT
| Millenium
Films
| Classical
| |
| SOLOIST
| THE
HILLS RUN RED
| Warner
Premiere
| Middle
Eastern, ambient
| |
| ENSEMBLE
| ALPHA
DOG
| Universal
Pictures
| Pop
| |
| SOLOIST
| THE
THIRD NAIL
| Stafford
Films
| Middle
Eastern, classical
| |
SOLOIST/
ENSEMBLE
|
WEST
BANK STORY
awarded 2007 Oscar® for Best Live Action Short
Film |
Magnolia
Pictures |
Musical
theater |
|
| SOLOIST |
RICHARD
III |
Basilisk
Films |
Light
classical, "ethnic" |
|
| ENSEMBLE |
THE
PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY |
Worldwind
Entertainment |
Light
classical |
|
| |
|
TELEVISION
|
|
| SOLOIST |
THE
GREEN LANTERN ANIMATED SERIES Season 1, Episodes 1, 5 |
Cartoon
Network |
Middle-Eastern,
ethereal/ambient |
|
| SOLOIST:
GUIDE VOCALS |
AMERICA'S
NEXT TOP MODEL |
CBS |
Top-40
pop |
|
| SOLOIST |
SUPERNATURAL
Season 6, Episode 15: The French Mistake |
The
CW |
Opera |
|
| SOLOIST |
Commercial
demo: Halo |
Robot
Repair |
Ambient/pop |
|
| SOLOIST |
THE
PHILANTHROPIST Season 1, Episode 5: Kosovo |
NBC |
Balkan/Middle-Eastern |
|
| SOLOIST |
Commercial
demo: Xbox |
Robot
Repair |
Breathy/ambient |
|
| SOLOIST |
DESIRE:
TABLE FOR THREE |
My13 |
Alternative
rock/pop |
|
| SOLOIST |
FASHION
HOUSE |
My13 |
Alternative
rock/pop |
|
| SOLOIST |
MY
SUPER SWEET 16 |
MTV |
Alternative
rock/pop |
|
ENSEMBLE:
on-camera
|
Commercial:
San Rafael Turkey |
Mexican
television |
Gospel |
|
SOLOIST:
on-camera
|
MUCH
ADO ABOUT NOTHING: TEACHING SHAKESPEARE THROUGH PERFORMANCE (film
of a staged play) |
BBC |
Renaissance
style |
|
| |
|
VIDEO
GAMES
|
|
| SOLOIST |
JAMES
BOND: QUANTUM OF SOLACE |
Activision |
Opera |
|
| SOLOIST |
THE
PUNISHER |
THQ |
Opera |
|
| ENSEMBLE |
FIGHT
NIGHT |
EA
Sports |
Classical |
|
| |
|
SOUND
RECORDINGS
|
|
ENSEMBLE
/ ADDITIONAL VOCAL CONTRACTOR
|
A
SYMPHONY OF HOPE: THE HAITI PROJECT |
Hollywood
Helping Haiti |
Music
by 25 major film composers |
|
ENSEMBLE
/ VOCAL CONTRACTOR
|
IN
THE BEGINNING |
Ekklesia
Recordings |
Contemporary
Christian, light classical |
|
ENSEMBLE
|
Shostakovich's
"Orango" (Esa-Pekka Salonen, Los Angeles Philharmonic) |
Deutsche
Grammophon |
Modernist
classical |
|
| SOLOIST/
VOCAL CONTRACTOR |
GREAT
VOICES SING JOHN DENVER (Lee Holdridge and Milton Okun, producers) |
G.V.
Records |
Classical
crossover |
|
| SOLOIST:
GUIDE VOCALS |
COLOURS
OF LOVE: THE UNPUBLISHED PRAYERS OF JOHN PAUL II |
The
Vatican |
Middle
Eastern (guide vocals for Natacha Atlas) |
|
| ENSEMBLE |
A
GOOD UNDERSTANDING (Los Angeles Master Chorale; choral music by
Nico Muhly) |
Decca |
Contemporary
classical choral |
|
| SOLOIST |
CAMP
ROCK 2 SINGALONG |
Walt
Disney Records |
Teen
Pop (sub for voice of Demi Lovato) |
|
| ENSEMBLE |
FOR
YOUR ENTERTAINMENT (by Adam Lambert) |
RCA |
Gospel |
|
| SOLOIST |
DISNEY
HOLIDAY MAGIC |
Walt
Disney Records |
Pop |
|
| SOLOIST |
DISNEY
ON BROADWAY SINGALONG |
Walt
Disney Records |
Character
(sweet, charming) |
|
| ENSEMBLE |
PADILLA:
SUN OF JUSTICE, with Cappella; awarded 2007 Grammy®
for Best Small Ensemble Performance |
RCM |
Choral,
Renaissance |
|
SOLOIST/
BACKUP
VOCALS |
HOLY
GROUND , by Craig Taubman |
Craig
N' Company |
Jewish
folk |
|
| SOLOIST |
BCBG/MAX
AZRIA LIVE, by Deddy Tzur |
BCBG/
Max Azria |
Middle
Eastern pop |
|
| SOLOIST |
CHEETAH
GIRLS 3: KARAOKE |
Walt
Disney Records |
Top-40
pop |
|
| ENSEMBLE |
EVENING
WIND: CHORAL MUSIC OF J. C. REDFORD with L.A. Chamber Singers |
Clarion |
Contemporary
classical |
|
| SOLOIST |
TEMPLE
OF THE AIR, by Sharon Farber |
Temple
Shalom for the Arts |
Jewish
cantorial |
|
| LEAD
ROLE |
Soundtrack
to new musical Plug by Jon Kull & Steve Stajich;
role of Diane |
Musical
theater |
|
| SOLOIST |
NEST
E.P. .
(music by Ayana Haviv and Ivan Puchalt) |
Indie
rock/pop |
|
| SOLOIST |
SONG
CYCLE I, by Sophie Cash-Goldwasser |
Contemporary
classical |
|
| SOLOIST |
YOM
TOV, arr. by Gammy Skupinsky |
Jewish,
klezmer |
|
| SOLOIST |
"There's
an Angel", by Seth Hartman, Beth Wernick & Meredith Chapman |
Pop |
|
| SOLOIST |
"You
Touch Me", by Seth Hartman |
Pop |
|
SOLOIST/
ENSEMBLE |
SUPERDEVOICHE
|
Bulgarian
women's chorus |
|
| |
|
STAGE
|
|
SOLOIST
/ CHOIR CONTRACTOR
|
Solo
from A.I. (John Williams), concert of film, video game, and concert
music |
Benefit
concert for Education Through Music - Los Angeles; Austin Wintory,
conductor |
|
| SOLOIST |
"Third
Swallow" (bit role) in Die Vögel |
Los
Angeles Opera |
|
| SOLOIST |
Haydn,
Heilig Mass |
Los
Angeles Master Chorale and Orchestra, Walt Disney Concert Hall |
|
| SOLOIST |
Händel,
Messiah |
Los
Angeles Master Chorale and Orchestra, Walt Disney Concert Hall |
|
| SOLOIST |
Sharon
Farber, song cycle: Time
composed for Ayana's performance |
Beverly
Hills International Music Festival; world premiere, Composers'
Salon of the Society of American Composers |
|
| SOLOIST |
Nest
(original indie rock band) |
Los
Angeles nightclubs including: Hotel Café, The Mint, Genghis
Cohen, Molly Malone's |
|
| SOLOIST |
Brahms,
Ein Deutsches Requiem |
Concordia
University MasterWorks Concert Series, Irvine, CA |
|
| SOLOIST |
Shulamit
Ran, O the Chimneys |
Center
for Jewish Culture and Creativity, Los Angeles |
|
| SOLOIST |
Shostakovich,
song cycle: From Jewish Folk Poetry |
Temple
Kol Ami, Los Angeles, and Valley Beth Shalom, Encino |
|
| SOLOIST |
Brahms,
Ein Deutsches Requiem |
First
United Methodist Church of Santa Monica |
|
| SOLOIST |
Recitals
of Yiddish and Ladino art songs and folk songs, with pianist Tali
Tadmor |
Temple
Judea, Encino, and Temple Sholom, Santa Ana |
|
| SOLOIST |
Betty
Olivero, Zima'ar |
Ensemble
Green, Long Beach, CA |
|
| SOLOIST |
Ravel,
Kaddish |
Valley
Beth Shalom, Encino, CA |
|
| SOLOIST |
Rossini,
Inflammatus |
Calvary
Church of Pacific Palisades, CA |
|
| SOLOIST |
Recital,
Monteverdi and His Contemporaries |
All
Saints Beverly Hills Chamber Music Series |
|
| SOLOIST |
Daniel
Levy, Yedid Nefesh (premiere) |
Ensemble
Green, Long Beach, CA |
|
| SOLOIST |
Charles
Fox, Cantata (premiere) |
Steven
S. Wise Temple, Encino, CA |
|
| SOLOIST |
Britten,
Ceremony of Carols |
All
Saints Beverly Hills, CA |
|
| SUPPORTING
ROLE: BALTHAZAR |
Much
Ado About Nothing (two songs) |
The
Globe Theatre, London |
|
| CHORUS |
Los
Angeles Opera Chorus |
2006-201 |
|
| CHORUS |
Los
Angeles Master Chorale |
2004-2012 |
|
| CHORUS |
Los
Angeles Chamber Chorus and Cappella |
2004-2012 |
|
| |
|
TRAINING
|
|
| VOICE |
Renee
Sousa, classical; Gerald White, pop |
|
| CLASSICAL
VOICE COACHING |
William
Vendice |
|
| SIGHT-READING |
Gerald
White |
|
| OPERA
PERFORMANCE |
Operaworks
Summer Intensive Program, dir. Ann Baltz |
|
| SPANISH |
Semester
abroad at Universidad de Granada, Spain, 1997. Studied Spanish
literature and music. |
|
| M.A.,
Sociocultural Anthropology |
UCLA,
2003. Summa cum laude, Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship
for New Americans, Mellon Fellow in the Humanities. Emphasis
on Jewish culture and ethnomusicology. |
|
B.A.,
Comparative Literature
(Hebrew, English, Spanish);
Minor in Music |
UC
Berkeley, 1998. Summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Valedictorian,
Distinguished Senior Award, Chancellor's Scholarship. |
|
| |
|
SPECIAL
SKILLS
|
|
| SINGING: |
Soprano/First
Alto: Choral / Choir; Classical:
Opera, Art Song, Oratorio, Chant, Boy Soprano, Atonal, Contemporary;
Gospel; Jazz; Musical Theatre; Animation Characters: Silly, Sweet
and Charming; Child Sound-Alike; Soul / Motown; R&B; Rock
/ Pop; Country Western; Spanish; Brazilian; Jewish: Israeli Pop,
Jewish Cantorial, Traditional, Yiddish, Klezmer, Ladino; Folk:
American, Jewish, Bulgarian, Yiddish, Slavic, African, Irish.
Range: F3 to D6. |
|
| MUSICAL: |
Whistling,
Yodeling, Songwriting, Choral Arrangement, Improvisation, Sightreading,
Blending, Composing Harmonies |
|
| DANCE: |
Choreography,
Improvisational |
|
| ACCENTS: |
New
York City, American Jewish, Russian, Israeli |
|
| PERFORMANCES: |
Cue
Cards, Hosting, Jump Rope, Newscasting, Yo Yo |
|
| SPORTS: |
Bicycling,
Hiking, Ice Skating, Jump Rope, Roller Skating, Snorkeling, Swimming,
Yoga |
|
| LANGUAGES: |
Fluent
in: English, Hebrew, Spanish. Know diction for: German, French,
Italian, Latin, Portuguese, Yiddish, Ladino (Judeo-Spanish). |
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