Jacquelyn Weitz, Pianist and Coloratura Soprano
ldspianogirl@aol.com www.jacquelynweitz.com
Education
San Francisco Conservatory of Music - Professional Studies Diploma
Texas Christian University - Master of Music in Performance
Montana State University Billings - Bachelor of Arts in Music Performance
Scholarships
Lester A. Holmes endowed scholarship at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music
Full-Tuition Scholarship/Assistantship at Texas Christian University
The Marriott Music Scholarship at Montana State University Billings
Voice Teachers
Jane Randolph, SFCM
Dennis Rupp
David Brock, TCU
Lesley Jorden, MSUB
Piano Teachers
Paul Hersh, SFCM
Dorothea Cromley, MSUB
Harold Martina, TCU
Tamas Ungar, TCU
Baroque Performance Teachers
Corey Jamason (Baroque Vocal and Continuo Harpsichord)
H. Joseph Butler (Baroque Vocal Performance)
Baroque Vocal Masterclasses
Christine Brandes, UC Berkeley
Richard Egarr, Academy of Ancient Music in Cambridge, England
Language Coaches
Marcie Stapp (German, French, and Italian diction)
Brian Neilson (advanced Italian)
Directors/Conductors
Corey Jamason
Uri Barnea
William Jon Gray
Douglas Nagel
Dennis Rupp
Richard Niezen
Eric L. McIntyre
Opera and Vocal Ensemble
San Francisco Conservatory Baroque Ensemble, Soprano Soloist - 2010-2011
Texas Christian University Collegium Musicum, Principal Soprano Soloist 2006-2008.
Menotti -The Telephone - "Lucy" - Rimrock Opera Company 2010
Mozart's Impresario - "Miss Silverpeal" Rimrock Opera 2009
The Reluctant Dragon - "Young Boy" Montana State University Billings 2003 and 2005
Bizet - Carmen - Rimrock Opera Company 2009 Chorus
Vocal Recital
Professional Studies Diploma Recital, San Francisco Conservatory 2011
Baroque Ensemble Handel Arias Recital, SFCM 2011
Baroque Ensemble Dowland and Campion Recital, SFCM 2011
Collegium Musicum Recital, Texas Christian University 2008
Collegium Musicum Recital, TCU 2007
Senior Recital, Montana State University Billings 2006
Junior Recital, MSUB 2005
Chamber Music Recital
San Francisco Conservatory Chamber Music Recital Series, 2010
Clarinet and Piano Recital, MSUB 2009
Texas Christian University Chamber Music Recital, 2007
TCU Chamber Music Recital, 2006
Piano Recital
Professional Studies Diploma Recital, San Francisco Conservatory 2011
Recital at Carnegie Hall, New York, New York 2010
Second Master's Recital, Texas Christian University 2009
First Master's Recital, TCU 2008
Recital at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. in May 2006
Recital at the Museum of Modern Art in Fort Worth, Texas, at the Van Cliburn Institute in June 2005.
Recitals at Montana State University-Billings 2001-2006
Performances with Orchestra
San Francisco Conservatory Orchestra, February, 2012 - Ravel's Concerto in G Major
Billings, MT Symphony Orchestra, November, 2006 – Mozart’s Concerto in E flat, K. 482
Aurora, CO Symphony Orchestra, October 2005 – Beethoven’s 4th Concerto
Fort Dodge, IA Symphony Orchestra, April 2005 – Rachmaninoff’s 3rd Concerto
Aurora, CO Symphony Orchestra, May 2004 – Rachmaninoff’s 3rd Concerto
Missoula Symphony Orchestra, Feb. 2004 - Rachmaninoff’s 3rd Concerto
Billings Symphony Orchestra, March 2003 – Liszt’s Totentanz
Helena Symphony Orchestra, Feb. 23, 2002 – Liszt’s Totentanz
Bozeman Symphony Orchestra, Dec. 8, 2001 – Mendelssohn Concerto in G minor, Op. 25
Billings Symphony Orchestra Feb. 17, 2001 – Mendelssohn Concerto in G minor, Op. 25
Radio Performances
Montana Classical Music Station (KEMC) - January 2008
Colorado Public Radio – October 2005
Montana Classical Music Station (KEMC) – May 2004
Missoula Public Radio – Feb. 2004
Accompanying
Texas Christian University Accompanying Assistant, 2006-2008
Rimrock Opera Chorus Accompanist, 2009-2010
Rimrock Opera Rehearsal Accompanist, 2011
Teaching
Maintained a private piano studio 1997-present
Maintained a private voice studio 2004-present
School performances and lectures in western Montana sponsored by Alpine Artisans and the University of Montana, Missoula in September, 2004.
Composition
1st Prize in the National Student Anthem Songwriting Competition, September 2006
Concerto Competitions
First Place - San Francisco Conservatory Concerto Competition, March 2011
Runner-up - Texas Christian University Concerto Competition, November 2006
First Place - Edith Knox Peninsula Symphony Competition, April 2006
Third Place - Los Angeles International Liszt Competition, November 2004.
First Place - Fort Dodge Symphony Competition, January 2005.
Prizewinner - Jefferson Symphony Competition, January 2005.
First Place - Aurora, Colorado Symphony Competition, March 2004
First Place - Missoula Symphony Competition, December 2003
First Place - Montana Association of Symphony Orchestras Competition, Collegiate Division,
January 2003
First Place - Montana Association of Symphony Orchestras Competition, High School Division January 2001
Solo Competitions and other Awards
Second Prize - Music Teachers National Association Vocal Competition, 2006
First Place - Music Teachers National Association Collegiate Piano Competition, Northwest Division, January 2006.
Finalist (top five) and Honorable Mention - Pinault International Piano Competition, New York City, Professional Category, 2003.
Second Place - Bartok-Kabalevsky-Prokofiev International Piano Competition in Radford, Virginia in April 2002.
Outstanding Musician Award - Bartok-Kabalevsky-Prokofiev International Piano Competition in Radford, Virginia in April 2002.
National Finalist - Music Teachers National Association High School Piano Competition in Cincinnati, Ohio in March 2002.
Billings Gazette’s 20 Under 20 Award, March 2002.
First Place - Music Teachers National Association High School Piano Competition Northwest Division, Seattle Washington, January 2002
Masterclasses and Coachings
Yoheved Kaplinksy - Juilliard
Claude Frank - Curtis Institute of Music
Tamas Ungar - Texas Christian University
Jose Feghali - Van Cliburn Competition Winner - TCU
Vladimir Feltsman - Mannes School of Music
Stanislov Ioudenitch - Van Cliburn Competition Winner - Lake Como Int'l Piano Academy
Andre Laplante - Adamant Music School
Marcello Abbado - Milan Conservatory
Eteri Andjaparidze - DePaul University
David Korevaar - University at Boulder Colorado
John Nakamatsu - Van Cliburn Competition Winner
John Owings - Texas Christian University
Boris Slutsky - Peabody Conservatory
Alessio Bax - Leeds International Competition Winner, Southern Methodist University
Monique Duphil - Oberlin Conservatory
Alexander Slobodyenik - Montclair State University/St. Peter's Conservatory
Alexander Korsantia - New England Conservatory
Phillip Kawin - Manhattan School of Music
Robert Hamilton - Arizona State Universtiy
Susan Starr - Rutgers University
Paul Ostrovsky - Purchase College
Min Kwon - Rutgers University
Noel Flores - Vienna Conservatory
Carol Leone - Southern Methodist University
Joseph Kalichstein - Juilliard
Summer Piano Academies
The Bosendorfer Piano Academy Vienna, Austria: 2006
The Lake Como, Italy Summer Piano Academy: 2006
The New Paltz Institute in New York: 2005
The Van Cliburn Piano Institute and Festival: 2004 and 2005
Music Theory Studies
Schenkerian and Linear Analysis - Blaise Ferrandino
Analysis of Music 1950-Present - Gerald Gabel
Analysis of Music 1880-1950 - Blaise Ferrandino
Form and Analysis - Barbara Fordham
Instrumentation and Arranging - Jim Robertson
Music Theory II - Jim Robertson
Music Theory I - Barbara Fordham