Rachel Cooper Barnard

Style: World; Pop; Opera; Jazz; Folk; Gospel; Rock; Classical; Musical Theatre

Title: Instructor of Voice

Bio:

Rachel Barnard has performed in opera and musical theater throughout the Northeast and Oklahoma. She has sung in recital, cabaret and concert in New York, Boston, and Atlanta at such venues as Carnegie Hall, Avery Fisher Hall and the Apollo Theater. In Oklahoma she has soloed with Canterbury Voices, the Oklahoma City Symphonic Band, and with the Enid Symphony Orchestra. In addition to her solo work Ms. Barnard has performed as a professional choral singer and opera chorus member in the New York metropolitan region. While in New York she worked for the renowned Herbert Barrett’s artist management helping with the publicity of prominent musicians like operatic baritone Sherrill Milnes, band leader Mitch Miller, jazz pianist Billy Taylor, the choral group Chanticleer, and the Guarneri String Quartet. In Oklahoma City she performed most recently with the Tactus Vocal Ensemble and the Oklahoma City Philharmonic. Ms. Barnard received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Opera Performance at Purchase College in New York, and her Masters of Music in Vocal Performance at Oklahoma City University. Rachel Barnard has been teaching voice at Oklahoma City University’s Wanda L. Bass School of Music for twenty-two years. Graduates of her studio have performed on the stages of Broadway, Chicago and Los Angeles; and in regional venues across the US and worldwide. Some of her alums have maintained active performance careers on cruise lines and at Disney World in Orlando, Tokyo and Paris. She is immensely proud of her alumni teaching music and theater in the US and in Europe. In 2016 she was one of two recipients of the Excellence in Teaching Award from OCU’s Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning. She is a proud member of NATS (National Association of Teachers of Singing) and Pi Kappa Lambda.

She lives in Edmond with her husband, adult “kids” and two sweet labradoodles.

Voice Type: Soprano

Music Styles Taught: World; Pop; Opera; Jazz; Folk; Gospel; Rock; 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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