Focus Area: Voice
Lindsey Blackhurst
Lindsey is a versatile coloratura soprano who loves to sing in a variety of styles, especially musical theatre and Mozart and Richard Strauss. You can hear her most frequently in New York City and the surrounding areas with Immersion Repertory. She has directed and music directed musicals in schools (Bronxville MS) and currently music directs
Kate Victor
Kate Victor is a Brooklyn-based singer and multi-instrumentalist from Connecticut. Part of a musical family, she began singing and harmonizing with her three sisters at a very young age and later participated in the local county choir. She later earned her bachelor’s degree in Jazz and Music Education at William Paterson University, under the direction
Conrad Chu
Conductor and pianist Conrad Chu has over 25 years as a director of community and academic choruses, with affinity for both classical and contemporary genres. Since 2017 he has music directed the North River Sing Community Chorus, a Jersey City mixed choir dedicated to preserving the Great American Songbook tradition. He is also a director
Naomi Itami
Naomi Itami teaches voice at BKCM. Naomi made her debut as Zerlina under Sir Charles Mackerras at the National Theatre, Prague. Specializing in Mozart roles, she has sung Susanna in Le Nozze di Figaro in Belgium (European Opera), Wales (Neath Opera) and the USA, Blondchen in Die Entführung aus dem Serail for Scottish Opera, and
Sara Ptak
Sara Ptak, soprano and Brooklynite (by way of rural Illinois), has her Master of Music from McGill University with a Bachelor of Music degree in Vocal Performance from DePaul University. On the operatic stage she has performed roles such as Cleopatra in “Giulio Cesare” and Giulietta in “I Capuleti e i Montecchi,” Gretel in “Hansel
Christine Cornell
Christine Cornell is a musician, actor and music educator. She is currently the chair of the Community Music School’s Vocal Department and the co-director of Brooklyn Harmonics Vocal Program (Tweens, Teens and Twenty+) with her long-time collaborator, Broadway music director and arranger, Jeffrey Klitz. She has a background in Classical Voice training from Indiana University
Julie Milgram
Toronto-born vocalist, pianist, and composer Julie Milgram brings warmth and creativity to her dual career as performer and educator. She studied voice and piano at Humber College and McGill University, where she developed the strong foundation that supports her eclectic musical style. Julie has performed widely in New York and across Canada, presenting her original
Lucia Stavros
Lucia Stavros is a New York-based harpist, singer/songwriter, and producer. Lucia’s projects explore the spiritual and emotional connections developed in music and through music. As described by The Deli Magazine, Lucia’s “show-stealing, often mysterious lyricism, creates an intergenerational atmosphere chamber pop that feels as modern as it does baroque.” Her debut independently produced solo album,
Alexis Hightower
Alexis Hightower is a native of Los Angeles, California. She has a bachelor’s degree from Harvard University. She is inspired by Nina Simone, Stevie Wonder, Bjork and many others. Alexis writes, arranges, produces and performs her own music. She also does voice work that includes singing background vocals and recording audiobooks. Alexis’s theatre credits include
Shara Lunon
Shara Lunon teaches voice at BKCM. Shara is the product of the evolution of Black American musical traditions, and as a poet, vocalist, composer and improviser, her art finds the ethereal in the chaotic. With voice as the foundation, Shara’s music is an exploration of text and sound that seamlessly weaves through the ongoing relationship