Soo Young Kim Chrisfield
Music Educator
After years of study as a child, I started giving piano lessons to my next door neighbors at age 19. Since then, I’ve accumulated 30 years of experience teaching piano and voice privately. I’ve also taught as a classroom music teacher for twelve years in four different independent schools, with students ranging from infants to 8th grade. I am certified in Orff Schulwerk, a pedagogical process that encourages students to say, sing, dance, and play. I am a member of the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) and Music Teachers National Association (MTNA). These memberships give my students access to many opportunities, including workshops, music programs, scholarships, auditions, and competitions.
Classically Trained Singer
I attended George Washington University as a Presidential Arts Scholar and then studied voice at the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University. I later earned my Master of Music degree from the University of Maryland Opera Studio, studying under the renowned America soprano, Carmen Balthrop.
I have performed with Peabody Opera Theatre, Maryland Opera Studio, Opera Vivente in Baltimore, and Opera International in Washington, DC with principal roles including Servillia in Mozart’s La Clemenza di Tito, Petit Yniold in Debussy’s Pélléas et Mélisande, Mustardseed in Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Erster Knabe in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte. I have been the featured soprano soloist for 15 seasons with the Grace Church annual Bach Festival.
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