Sherry Overholt (MIMF 2012~2014)
As a private voice teacher in Manhattan and at both colleges, her students have been contracted by opera companies and festivals including New York City Opera, TheMetropolitan Opera, Santa Fe Opera and The Caramoor International Festival. Her students have also won numerous competitions including the National Association of Teachers’, Jenny Lind Competitions and the Metropolitan Council Awards.
This past summer marks the eighth season for Ms. Overholt as Artistic Director and vocal instructor for The Westchester Summer Vocal Institute, which is dedicated to empowering emerging operatic artists. This past season she began the Queens Summer Vocal Institute, a high school classical vocal program at Queens College where she is the Voice Coordinator.
Ms. Overholt received her Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Miami, and her Master of Musical Arts and Doctorate in Vocal Performance from Yale University.