Diane Owens

Style: World; Pop; Opera; Folk; Classical; Musical Theatre

Title: Singing Voice Specialist - Vocologist - Instructor of Voice

Bio: Vocologist Diane Owens is a trained Singing Voice Specialist and National Center for Voice & Speech Affiliate. Degrees include a Master of Fine Arts from Carnegie Mellon University, and a Bachelor of Music with Honors from the University of Iowa. Ms. Owens serves on Creighton University’s voice faculty, and is also licensed as a K-12 Music and 7,8 Generalist teacher in the state of Iowa. A life-long educator, she began her teaching career in the Iowa City Public Schools and later served on faculties in private and public schools, and in universities across the country. As a teaching artist, she has brought opera to over 100 schools throughout Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Nebraska. Select solo professional solo soprano singing engagements include multiple appearances with The Pittsburgh Symphony, Tucson Symphony, Utah Opera, Orquesta Sinfonica del Valle, San Bernardino Symphony, Pittsburgh Opera Theater, Civic Light Opera, Des Moines Symphony, Chattanooga Symphony and Opera, Syracuse Symphony, and Utah Symphony. Awards include First-Prize District Winner and Regional Finalist for the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions in the U.S and Canada, Second Prize in the Bel Canto Singing Awards, First-Prize Regionals for The MacAllister Opera Awards, and the Tennessee Arts Commission's Award in Voice. Diane presented her workshop, REV Performance: Gaining a Reliable, Exceptional Voice at both the Nebraska Music Education Association’s and Iowa Music Education Association’s State Conferences in November 2022. For more information, visit her website: dianeowensvoice.com.

Voice Type: Soprano

Music Styles Taught: World; Pop; Opera; Folk; Classical; Musical Theatre

Availability: I am available as a performer; I am currently accepting private students; I am available as a clinician or presenter; I offer lessons in a group environment; I accept students through a college or university program

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