Experience
Christie has been teaching voice for over forty years. She actively performed for thirty-eight years. She teaches individuals as well as groups. She has conducted college, community, and church choirs. She has taught courses in Vocal Pedagogy and teaches courses in Diction for both Singers and Actors. To greater understand how body functioning can improve the voice and reduce tension, Christie studies and teaches "Body Work." Believing that communication of dramatic ideas is at the core of any successful performance, she has also studied acting, movement and performance enhancement techniques.
Teaching Experience
1979 - Present Private Voice Studios, PA, NJ, and New York City
2017 - Present NJ School of the Dramatic Arts, Bloomfield, NJ
2009 - 2009 Interim Music Director, St. George’s Episcopal Church, Maplewood, NJ
1998 -1999 Instructor, Adult Education, Maplewood, NJ
1991 -1998 Adjunct Lecturer, Hunter College, NYC
1993 -1994 Adjunct Instructor, Barnard College, NYC (One year appointment)
1980 -1982 Instructor, Adult Education, Media, PA
1979 -1983 Part-time Instructor, Wesley College, Dover, DE
1978 - 1979 Teaching Assistant, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
My own performing experiences reflect my interests through a wide range of musical repertoire, languages, acting and dance.
Performance Experience
OPERA and OPERETTA
DON PASQUALE Norina NY Opera Forum
LA BOHÈME Musetta NY Opera Forum
THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO Barbarina NJ State Repertory Opera
LA SONNAMBULA Amina Monteverdi Opera
ARIADNE AUF NAXOS Echo Giovanetti Opera
THE MAGIC FLUTE Papagena Opera Amici
HANSEL AND GRETE Gretel Purchase Opera
DIE FLEDERMAUS Adele Bel Canto Opera
TRIAL BY JURY Angelina Rose Valley Opera
SUOR ANGELICA Prima Cercatrice Temple Opera
A MIDSUMMERNIGHT'S DREAM Peaseblossom Pennsylvania Opera Festival
ALBERT HERRING Cissy Pennsylvania Opera Festival
MANY MOONS Princess Pennsylvania Opera Festival
MUSICAL COMEDY and THEATRE
THE FIRST WARNING Olga Brunner Village Theatre Company
LET US NOW PRAISE FAMOUS MEN Auda Village Theatre Company
EXIT MUSIC Bonny Village Theatre Company
ANIMA MUNDI French Girl Village Theatre Company
THE RIVERS AND RAVINES Tess Village Theatre Company
BERLIN MUSICAL REVUE Soloist NJ State Repertory Opera
GERSWIN MUSICAL REVUE Soloist NJ State Repertory Opera
WORKING Kate/Heather Village Theatre Company
SNOOPY Sally Stages Theatre Company
GRASS HARP Dolly Cohoes Music Hall
DAMN YANKEES Meg Cohoes Music Hall
COLE Ingenue Cohoes Music Hall
GYPSY Dainty June Millbrook Playhouse
MORNINGS AT SEVEN Ida Millbrook Playhouse
COMPANY April Millbrook Playhouse
FORTY CARATS Mrs. Margolin Millbrook Playhouse
THE FANTASTICKS Luisa PA Drama Company
TWO BY TWO Goldie Candlelight Theatre
GIRL CRAZY Molly Candlelight Theatre
CHAMBER MUSIC
Elysium Arts Ensemble Paris/Chartres, France Bach, Ravel, Roussel, Victorian Songs
Mostly Trios San Fransico, CA Ravel
Siena Music Festival Siena, Italy Handel, Schubert
Education
Institution
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY
MA VOCAL PERFORMANCE
SUNY FREDONIA
BA MUSIC HISTORY AND VOCAL PERFORMANCE
EDUCATION SUMMARY
Christie holds a Master of Music degree in Vocal Performance from Temple University in Philadelphia, where she was also a President's Scholar and Teaching Assistant.
She earned her BA in vocal performance and music history from SUNY at Fredonia, NY, graduating Magna cum Laude. She was an Honors Recitalist.
Other Education
Performance Enhancement Technique with Alma Thomas
Voice with Conrad Osborne, Shirlee Emmons
Body Work: Alexander Technique, Rosen Work, Ball Work
Coaching with Dan Smith, Neal Goren
Acting with Elizabeth Parrish, Richard Crittenden, Peter Schlosser, Lena Gabrielle, Joel Gray
Dance: Ballet with Denise Dalfo and Tap with Jerry Ames
Languages
English
Italian
French
German