Soprano, Heidi Valencia Vass, has performed and recorded extensively in Musical Theatre, Opera, Oratorio, and Crossover genres. She is the founding member of the vocal quartet Seraphour, host and director of the masterYOURvoice program and podcast (streamed on all podcasting platforms) and is an in-demand soprano and voice coach. She received her dramatic acting/speech training at Stella Adler Conservatory of Acting in New York City and has performed extensively in repertoire and summer stock theatre. She has sung with the New York Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, St. Luke’s Orchestra and New Jersey Symphony. She has been a featured soloist with The Los Angeles Baroque Orchestra, New West Symphony, New Rochelle Opera, Palm Springs Opera Guild, Masterworks Chorale, Vox Consort, Amherst Early Music Festival and the Concordia Master Series. Ms. Vass has performed extensively on the recital stage and is a member of the Areté Vocal Ensemble. She has placed first in numerous vocal competitions focusing on both musical theatre and classical singing. Her studio albums, Reflections (recorded with the Budapest Symphony) and Shades are available on iTunes and can be heard on Spotify and Pandora. Ms. Vass earned her Bachelor of Music degree at Westminster Choir College and her Master of Music degree at the University of Southern California (where she began her teaching career). Her interactive textbook, “Foundations in Singing; A guidebook for singers” can be found on iBooks. Ms. Vass is a member of the National Association of Teachers of Singing, Recording Academy, ASCAP, and the Pi Kappa Lambda National Music Honor Society. Her musical/stage direction experience includes over 50 productions, spanning the Opera, Musical Theatre, Sacred and Cabaret Genres. Ms. Vass has prepared and led musical groups for multiple performances at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center and conducted multiple European concert tours. She is the music director at La Reina High School and has held voice faculty posts at California Lutheran University, Pepperdine University and the University of Southern California.
Moving melodies filled with heart and delivered with clear passion for the sound and the message… [her work] truly soars with inspiration and soul.
Paul J. Walkowski, OperaOnline