Sharon Shaffer

Style: Opera; Jazz; Folk; Gospel; Rock; Classical; World; Pop; Musical Theatre

Title: Voice Teacher/Conductor

Bio:

Sharon Shaffer has been teaching voice for over 30 years. Her voice students have gone on to major colleges and conservatories, are singing and recording all over the U.S., on Broadway, in Nashville and in LA.

Locally her students are soloists and performing leading roles with The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus, The Cleveland Orchestra Youth Chorus, The Cleveland Children’s Chorus, The Cleveland Pops Chorus, Good Company, Cleveland Opera, Choral Arts Cleveland, The Cleveland Chamber Choir, Chagrin Valley Choral Union, Suburban Symphony, Akron Symphony, The West Shore Chorale, The Beck Center, Cleveland Public Theatre, Dobama, Cleveland Musical Theatre, Pickwick and Frolic and many more!

My students can be seen on professional concert stages, as recording artists, in film, opera, musical theater, on Broadway, in Nashville, in LA, in Israel, and in local community and professional theaters throughout the united states.

Ms. Shaffer has had a prolific performance career with decades of professional performing experience. She has appeared in leading operatic and musical theatre roles, and in recitals throughout the United States, Europe and Scandinavia. Ms. Shaffer is an alumna of The University of Michigan, Oberlin Conservatory of music and Cleveland State University. She holds a BMA in Vocal Performance and an MMA in Vocal Performance and Vocal Pedagogy with a concentration in Choral Conducting.

In addition to teaching, Ms. Shaffer recently finished her eight-year tenure as the Conductor and Artistic Director of HaZamir Cleveland. She has also conducted HaZamir, The International Jewish High School Choir, in NYC. She is pleased to have been able to conduct in Lincoln Center, at Carnegie hall and at the Metropolitan Opera. Presently Ms. Shaffer is choral conductor of The Park Synagogue Choir in Cleveland Heights and Pepper Pike Ohio, and maintains a busy private teaching studio in Shaker Heights Ohio. NOW TEACHING VIRTUALLY!!

Voice Type: Soprano

Music Styles Taught: Opera; Jazz; Folk; Gospel; Rock; Classical; World; Pop; Musical Theatre

Availability: I am available as a performer; I am currently accepting private students; I offer lessons in a group environment; I am available as a clinician or presenter