Rochelle Reed
Professor, Music Area Head
BA/BM, University of Washington; MM, New England Conservatory
Bio:
Soprano, Rochelle Reed, received a Bachelor of Music Degree in Vocal Performance and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Music from the University of Washington in Seattle. She received a Master of Music Degree in Vocal Performance from New England Conservatory of Music in Boston. Since relocating to Bucks County, she has appeared as a soloist with Princeton Opera, Piccola Opera of Philadelphia, Amato Opera of New York, Opera North of Vermont, Moravian College, Princeton Pro Musica, Princeton Chamber Orchestra, Palisades Symphony, Philomel, the Choir of Saint Paul’s Church, Chamber Arts Guild and Trinity Episcopal Church. Her solo performances have included Bach’s Magnificat, Cantata 140, Cantata 161 and Easter Oratorio, Mozart’s Requiem, Solemn Vespers and Coronation Mass, Handel’s Messiah, Haydn’s Lord Nelson Mass, Nicolai Mass and Organ Solo Mass, Beethoven’s Mass in C Major and Missa Solemnis, Faure’s Requiem, Williams Walton’s Façade and Ravel’s Sheherazade. In addition, Rochelle has also been involved with the Saint Paul’s Theatre Group, in which she performed Oliver! (Nancy), The Sound Of Music (Mother Abbess), and It’s A Grand Night For Singing. She has also directed productions of Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, The Music Man and The Sound Of Music. She was also a guest artist for the Cunningham Music Hour program on the former WFLN radio of Philadelphia. Rochelle is a full-time faculty member and Music Area Head for the School of Music at Bucks County Community College where she conducts the Concert Choir and Madrigal Singers, and also teaches applied voice.