Claire is a highly sought after performer who has been repeatedly praised in the Cleveland Plain Dealer for having “dulcet tones,” singing with “bright assurance,” and being “a fine soprano with a vivacious presence.” Regionally, she has performed with Cleveland Opera Theater, Apollo’s Fire, the Cleveland Orchestra, and the Akron Symphony. In Oklahoma, she performed with Tulsa Opera, Light Opera Oklahoma, and Cimarron Opera. In 2010 she made her first appearance at Severance Hall with famed composer-conductor Marvin Hamlisch. A professor of voice at John Carroll University, she enjoys sharing her love of music and voice with students of all ages. Originally from Oklahoma, Claire completed her Bachelor of Music from the University of Oklahoma and her Masters of Music in vocal performance from the Cleveland Institute of Music.

As an artistic professional and recent college graduate, Claudia Cromly is always looking for the next opportunity to translate herself into her art in many types of mediums. Some of her experiences include Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street at CSU Department of Theatre and Dance as Mrs. Lovett, She Loves Me at CSU Department of Theatre and Dance as Amalia Balash, and Blithe Spirit at CSU Department of Theatre and Dance as Elvira. She was also the music director and assistant director for The Moors at CSU Department of Theatre and Dance.

Maria has her Masters in Vocal Performance and Bachelors in Music Education with minor in Theatre with honors. Her primary instrument in voice and secondary instrument is piano. Maria is currently a Music Theory Adjunct Professor at Tri-C Western Campus. She is also the Music director for Cleveland State University and taught musical theatre vocal techniques to all ages. When Maria is not teaching, she enjoys performing as well.

Ms. Ann Marie Falcone is a composer, soprano, clarinetist, and music teacher and is grateful for having taken piano, clarinet, and voice lessons throughout her life. She has taught music since 1994. Her students' accomplishments include being accepted to the Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra, the Cleveland Youth Wind Symphonies, the Contemporary Youth Orchestra, and the Cleveland Music School Settlement Orchestra. Two have won a Cleveland Heights High School senior solo, their concerto competition. Students participate in studio recitals and OMEA contests. -- Voice students have been in musicals at Heights Youth Theatre, Beachwood Theater, The Beck Center, and Hathaway Brown's Summer Theatre Institute along with their school productions. Singers have joined The Singing Angels of Cleveland, also.

In Cleveland, she sang as soprano section leader and soloist at Euclid Avenue Congregational Church for six years and as a chorister with Opera Circle. Recently, Ms. Falcone participated as a soprano in CityMusic Cleveland Orchestra's project of Verdi's Requiem with James Gaffigan conducting. With clarinet, she performed with the Catalina Chamber Orchestra and Youngstown Symphony. She earned her B.M. from Northwestern University and M.M. from The University of Arizona and M.F.A. in Creative Writing from Chatham University with a focus on nonfiction. She has composed a composition for clarinet and piano, and art songs based on her memoir chapters. To read more or hear recordings of her and some of her students’ recital performances, please see https://www.falconecreationsinthemaking.com.

At Stagecrafters, she teaches piano starting students as young as 5 years old and voice lessons to adults and kids starting from age 10.

Justin is a Cleveland-based professional drummer and percussionist with over twenty-five years of musical experience. He has enjoyed working as a freelance drummer for theater, recordings, and live performances for the past decade all around Ohio and neighboring states. He’s always excited to help students find their voice through music! Many thanks to all.

Katie Kitchen involves herself with a wide variety of music, from contemporary, jazz, and musical theater, to Handel, Bach or Mozart. A native of NW Ohio, she performed in regional theaters and was active as a vocalist, pianist, and percussionist.

Since living in Cleveland, Katie has been pursuing a Bachelor's in Voice Performance at Cleveland State University, singing professionally, attending young artist programs in New York, and is the recipient of the Shari Bierman Fellowship Scholarship with the Cleveland Orchestra Chorus for the past three years. She applies her performance experience and love of vocal science and pedagogy to her coaching, and aims to be a supportive and engaging teacher to all of her students.