Christine Fairfield, soprano, holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music with a concentration in voice from Eastern Mennonite University. She earned her Masters degree in Vocal Performance and Pedagogy from Ohio University’s School of Music where she studied under the late Dr. Ira Zook. She has also studied with Sunny Joy Langton, Dawn Spaetti, Timothy Noble, and Christine Schadeberg, and has participated in master classes with Benton Hess and Daniel Lichti. She has performed extensively as a chorus member and soloist with a variety of groups including the Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival, the Operafestival di Roma, the Rockefeller Chapel Choir of Chicago University, Canticum Novum of New York City, the Louisville Bach Society, and the Bloomington Chamber Singers. She appears regularly as a soloist with the Rockbridge Choral Society in Lexington, VA.
Christine began teaching private voice while earning her Bachelor’s degree. She taught throughout her graduate school years at both Ohio University and Ohio Valley College in Parkersburg, WV. She was director of music at Lakeforest Academy, Lakeforest, IL and was assistant director and soprano section leader of the Rockefeller Chapel Choir at the University of Chicago. She resumed teaching in a private studio setting after moving back to VA in 2007.
Christine is originally from Harrisonburg and now resides in Staunton with her husband and four daughters.
Classes: Applied Voice (Mus **3)
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