dr. erin mcomber

co-vice president of auditions

Dr. Erin McOmber earned a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in voice perfromance from the University of Utah, a Master of Music degree in voice performance and pedagogy from Brigham Young University, and a Bachelor of Arts degree, also in voice performance, from UC San Diego. She has maintained a private voice studio for over twenty years and has been an active member of the National Association of Teachers of Singing since 2001. As a singer, Erin has performed numerous operatic roles such as Mimì (La bohème), Fiordiligi (Così fan tutte), and Blanche de la Force (Dialogues des Carmélites), and has been the soprano soloist for Mendelssohn's Elijah, Mozart's Requiem, Handel's Messiah, Mahler's Symphony No. 4, and more. She spent three years as a member of the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square (formerly the Mormon Tabernacle Choir) and is a founding member and conductor of Mayfield Singers, a small mixed chamber choir based in Palo Alto.

Laura wiebe

MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR

Dr. Laura Wiebe enjoys a multifaceted career as a conductor, singer, and pianist. She currently serves as director of Choral and Vocal Activities at the College of Marin.

Laura's solo engagements as a mezzo-soprano include performances with the Missouri Symphony; the Marshall Philharmonic Orchestra; the Southeast Iowa Symphony Orchestra; and Ensemble: Périphérie. Jazz engagements include performances with the Des Moines Big Band and for the Missouri United Methodist Concert Series in Columbia, Missouri. Her professional choral singing includes the Minnesota Chorale, Magdala in Oxford, England, and the Madison Symphony Chorus.

A certified Dalcroze teacher, Laura has served on the faculties of the Online Conservatory of the National Children's Chorus and Interlochen Arts Camp in Michigan.

Laura holds a DMA in Choral Conducting and Pedagogy from the University of Iowa, an MM in Choral Conducting at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and a BA in Music from North Park University in Chicago.