Shannon Gallagher Doerzbacher

Style: Pop; Opera; Jazz; Classical; Musical Theatre

Title: Voice Teacher and Coach

Bio: With extensive training in both classical music and musical theater, soprano Shannon Gallagher Doerzbacher has performed leading and supporting roles with The Italian Operatic Experience; Opera in the Ozarks; Pittsburgh Musical Theater; Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera; The University of North Texas; and, Wheaton College Conservatory of Music. Her oratorio engagements have included works sung under noted conductors John Nelson and Robert Page. Shannon holds a B.M. in Voice Performance Magna Cum Laude from Wheaton College Conservatory of Music, and attained her M.M. in Voice Performance Summa Cum Laude with an emphasis in artistic administration from The University of North Texas. Further studies have taken her to OperaWorks in Los Angeles; Oberlin Conservatory Institute of Voice Performance Pedagogy; and, The Goethe Institute in Munich, Germany. A finalist in National Association of Teachers of Singing competitions of Chicago, Dallas, and Fort Worth, Shannon is the winner of the Mary Prudie Brown Scholarship for Continued Study at Opera in the Ozarks and the Jack Roberts Memorial Opera Scholarship at The University of North Texas. She has been a member of the prestigious honors society for musicians, Pi Kappa Lambda, since 2009. Realizing her passion for ensuring the growth and impact of visual and musical platforms, Shannon made a successful transition from full-time performance to artistic administration in 2012, and subsequently served as the Executive/Artistic Operations Assistant at Artis—Naples until 2017. Having run a private voice studio since 2010, Shannon considers teaching one of her greatest privileges and has been invited to lead masterclasses and workshops at various organizations including Opera Naples and The Naples Music Club. She has adjudicated the classical voice division of the Southwest Florida Young Artist Awards and was on staff at The Music Studio of Naples. She maintains an active performance schedule, most recently including engagements with the Southwest Florida Symphony, the Symphonic Chorale of Southwest Florida, and ONcore of Opera Naples. As of 2025, Shannon is a professional member of the National Association of Teachers of Singing, Southeast Region.

Voice Type: Soprano

Music Styles Taught: Pop; Opera; Jazz; Classical; Musical Theatre

Availability: I am currently accepting private students; I am available as a clinician or presenter; I offer lessons in a group environment

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