Tara Wallace

Style: Opera; Classical; Musical Theatre

Title: Voice Teacher/Conservatory Owner

Bio: Voice teacher Tara Wallace is in her 31st year of singing training and 14th year of vocal teaching. She began the Hummingbird Conservatory with two objectives – provide singers with excellent vocal technique and musicianship while giving them ample performance opportunities and collaborative experiences with other musicians and performers. Now in its 11th year, The Hummingbird Conservatory singers have been seen performing at New York's famed Carnegie Hall and London's Royal Festival Hall in National Honors choirs at both the middle school and high school level as well as on the LA Opera stage, at the Walt Disney Concert Hall, in regional, community and school performances, including the Glendale Center Theatre, Panic! Productions, the West Valley Playhouse, the American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA) Summer Program, Escape! Theatricals, the UCLA Summer Vocal Intensive, the UCLA Summer Musical Theater Intensive, the Eastman Summer Vocal Intensive, the La Jolla Playhouse Theatrical Intensive, the Rubicon Summer Intensive, the LA Opera Summer Vocal Program, the Montrose Oktoberfest, the Montrose Christmas Tree Lighting, and the LA Opera 90001 Program to name only a few! Students from the Hummingbird Conservatory have been accepted into some of the most prestigious collegiate programs in the country, including Eastman School of Music, San Francisco Conservatory of Music, The Jacobs School at Indiana University, Boston University, The School of Music at the University of Hawaii, the Music School at Cal State Northridge, UCLA's School of Theatre, Film and TV, USC's School for Dramatic Arts, Loyola - Chicago, San Diego State University, the Bob Cole Conservatory of Music at CSULB, Chapman University, Pepperdine University, San Gabriel School for the Performing Arts, and the Los Angeles County School for the Arts. Students of Hummingbird are musically affluent in other instruments and ensembles as well appearing with the Los Angeles Children's Chorus, the Los Angeles Youth Philharmonic Orchestra and Honors Choir, the Los Robles Children's Choir and several notable honors ensembles. They have also performed in their school talent shows, advanced choirs at Middle Schools and High Schools in both Los Angeles and Ventura Counties, church performances and summer camps. Some have even appeared on KTLA news, the LA Times and on the cover of the Malibu Times! In 2025, the Hummingbirds received Superior ratings with the National Federation of Music Club's Junior Festival. They have placed in local and regional Festivals and competitions. They have received music scholarships and awards from their local high schools and have received state honors with the Certificate of Merit Vocal Competition as part of the Music Teachers Association of California. Students of Hummingbird also competed and placed in regional music festivals, California Regional and All State Choirs with the Southern California Vocal Association, received Musicianship awards in the California Forum Music Festivals and were finalists with the LAYPO Chamber Music Series.

Voice Type: Soprano

Music Styles Taught: Opera; Classical; Musical Theatre

Availability: I am available as a performer; I am currently accepting private students; I offer lessons in a group environment; I accept students through a college or university program

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