LUKE HOUSNER, vocal coach

luke@lukehousner.com, 856 607-9578

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Recent and Upcoming Engagements
2012

Don Giovanni (Mozart)
Music Director, principal coach and performance pianist.
Victoria/Vancouver Coaching Experience (ViVace), Vancouver, BC. July 23rd - August 1st.
Le nozze di Figaro (Mozart)
Music Director, principal coach and performance pianist.
Victoria/Vancouver Coaching Experience (ViVace), Vancouver, BC. July 14th - July 22nd.
Cosi fan tutte (Mozart)
Music Director, principal coach and performance pianist.
Portland Summer Opera Workshop, Portland, OR. July 3rd to July 12th.
Pelleas et Mélisande
(Debussy)

Music Director, Principal Coach and Performance Pianist. With the Resident Artists of AVA. 
The Academy of Vocal Arts, Philadelphia, PA. February 25th to March 3rd.
2011

Recital
Coach and Pianist. With Soprano Sydney Mancasola, Mezzo-Soprano Bettina Schweiger, Tenor William Davenport and Baritone Zach Nelson.
St. Monica's Parish, 17th and Ritner Street, Philadelphia, PA. October 22nd, 7:30 PM.
Die Zauberflöte (Mozart)
Music Director, principal coach and performance pianist.
Vancouver Summer Opera Workshops, Vancouver, B.C. July 6th to July 12th, 2011.
Le nozze di Figaro (Mozart)
Music Director, principal coach and performance pianist.
Portland Summer Opera Workshop, Portland, OR. June 27th to July 3rd, 2011.
Arabella (Strauss)
Music Director, Principal Coach and Performance Pianist. With the Resident Artists of AVA. 
The Academy of Vocal Arts, Philadelphia, PA. February 19th to March 1st.
2010

Recital
Coach and Pianist. With Soprano Maria Aleida, Soprano Michelle Johnson, Tenor Sean Arnold and Baritone Zach Nelson.
St. Monica's Parish, 17th and Ritner Street, Philadelphia, PA. October 16th, 7:30 PM.
Così fan tutte (Mozart)

Principal Coach, performance pianist, recitalist.  Lyric Opera Studio of Weimar.
Weimar, Germany. August 1st - August 25th.
Guest Vocal Coach
Principal Vocal coach and recitalist for opera scenes and lieder.
Astoria Music Festival, Astoria, OR. June 12th to June 23rd.
Le nozze di Figaro (Mozart)
Music Director, principal coach and performance pianist.
Vancouver Summer Opera Workshops, Vancouver, B.C. March 16th to 21st.
Capriccio (Strauss)
Music Director, Principal Coach and Performance Pianist. With the Resident Artists of AVA. 
The Academy of Vocal Arts, Philadelphia, PA. February 20th to March 2nd.
2009

Recital
Coach and Pianist. With Soprano Corinne Winters, Mezzo-Soprano Margaret Mezzacappa, Tenor Zach Borichevsky and Baritone Alex Lawrence.
St. Monica's Parish, 17th and Ritner street, Philadelphia, PA. October 10th, 7:30 PM.
Le nozze di Figaro, Così fan tutte (Mozart)


Principal Coach, performance pianist, recitalist.  Lyric Opera Studio of Weimar.
Weimar, Germany. June 26th - August 24th.
Guest Vocal Coach
Principal Vocal coach and recitalist for opera scenes and lieder.
Astoria Music Festival, Astoria, OR. June 14th to June 26th.
Guest Vocal Coach
Master class lecturer and private coachings.
Vancouver Academy of Music, Vancouver, B.C. March 13th to March 15th. 
Guest Vocal Coach
Principal coach and recitalist for opera scenes and ensembles.
Vancouver Summer Opera Workshops, Vancouver, B.C. March 13th to 18th.
Recital
Coach and Pianist. With Soprano Colleen Daly, Mezzo Olivia Vote, Tenor Cody Austin and Baritone Steven Labrie.
Croft Farm, Cherry Hill, NJ. February 8th, 3:00 PM.
Recital
Coach and Pianist. With Soprano Jan Cornelius, Tenor Taylor Stayton and Baritone Christopher Bolduc.
Abramson Center, North Wales, PA. February 1st, 2:30 PM.
Recital
Coach and Pianist. With Soprano Corinne Winters and Baritone Steven Labrie.
White Horse Village, Newtown Square, PA.  January 31st, 7:00 PM.
2008

Recital
Coach and Pianist. With Soprani Jan Cornelius and Colleen Daly, Tenor Michael Fabiano, Baritone Christopher Bolduc.
St. Monica's Parish, 17th and Ritner street, Philadelphia, PA. October 11th, 7:30 PM.
Così fan tutte (Mozart)

Principal Coach, performance pianist, recitalist.  Lyric Opera Studio of Weimar.
Weimar, Germany. June 30th - July 30th.
Guest Vocal Coach
Principal Vocal coach and recitalist for opera scenes and lieder.
Astoria Music Festival, Astoria, OR. June 16th to June 29th.
Recital
Coach and Pianist.  With Soprano Corinne Winters, Tenor Taylor Stayton, Bass-Baritone Ryan Kuster. 
South Jersey AVA Gala, Commerce University, Mount Laurel, NJ. April 26th, 6 PM.
Recital
Coach and Pianist.  With Soprano Corinne Winters, Tenor Taylor Stayton and Bass-Baritone Ryan Kuster.
Bryn Mawr Quadrangle, Bryn Mawr, PA. April 19th, 7 PM.
Recital
Coach and Pianist. With Soprano Joyce El-Khoury, Mezzo-soprano Jennifer Hsiung and Tenor Bryan Hymel.
Opera Plus! Reformed Church of the Ascension, UCC, Jefferson, PA. April 6th, 3 PM.
Kát'a Kabanová (Janácek)
Music Director, Principal Coach and Performance Pianist. With the Resident Artists of AVA. 
The Academy of Vocal Arts, Philadelphia, PA. February 22nd to March 1st.
2007

Mario Lanza Competition Gala
Coach and accompanist for competition and Gala recital.
Doubletree Hotel, Philadelphia, PA. November 4th.
Recital
Coach and Pianist. With Soprano Corinne Winters, Tenors Bryan Hymel, Raffaele Sepe and Taylor Stayton.
St. Monica Parish, 17th and Ritner Streets, Philadelphia, PA. October 20th.
Recital
Coach and accompanist for New Artists' Recital for incoming Resident Artists at the Academy of Vocal Arts.
The Academy of Vocal Arts, Philadelphia, PA. September 25th.
Guest Vocal Coach
Guest Coaching
Hong Kong. Summer.
The Student Prince (Lehar)
Music Director, Performance Pianist, Concert Operetta Theater of Philadelphia
The Academy of Vocal Arts, Philadelphia, PA. June 23rd and 24th.
Israel in Egypt (Handel)
Harpsichordist, with the Philadelphia Singers
The Perelman Theater, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, PA. March 31st.
Vanessa (Barber)
Music Director, Principal Coach and Performance Pianist. With the Resident Artists of AVA.
The Academy of Vocal Arts, Philadelphia, PA. February 23rd to March 3rd.
2006

Il barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini)
Musical preparation and continuo player.
Academy of Vocal Arts, performances run from November 5th to December 2nd.
Don Giovanni (Mozart)
Coach and Continuo player for performances. Central City Opera Festival.
May 22nd - August 7th. Central City, Colorado
Recital
Coach and Pianist. Concert featuring Portland Opera's Studio Artists.
April 8th. Portland, Oregon. Location TBA.
Don Giovanni (Mozart)

Assistant Conductor, Principal Coach, Continuo player for the performances and Chorus Master. Portland Opera.



Portland, Oregon. March - May.


Guest Vocal Coach
Guest Vocal Coach. Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts.
Hong Kong, China. March 21st to March 25th.
Das Rheingold (Wagner)

Music director, principal coach and performance pianist. With artists of The Academy of Vocal Arts.


The Academy of Vocal Arts, Philadelphia, PA. February 18th-March 3rd.


Recital
Coach and pianist. With Baritone Joe Specter and Soprano Kate Kinhan
January 2nd. Cannon Beach, Oregon.

2005

 

Don Giovanni (Mozart)


Vocal coach and accompanist.


AVA, Philadelphia, PA. September - December.


Recital of Opera and Oratorio.
Coach and pianist. With AVA resident artists soprano Evelyn Pollock, mezzo Jennifer Hsiung, tenor Stephen Costello, baritone Octavio Moreno, and bass Jesus Ibarra.
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 877 Street Road, Southampton, PA. October 9th, 3:00 PM

Recital


Coach and pianist. With AVA resident artists soprano Takesha Kizart, tenor Michael Fabiano, tenor Bryan Hymel, and baritone Eric Dubin.
St. Monica's Catholic Church, Philadelphia. October 1st, 7:30 PM.
 

Turandot (Puccini)


Principal coach. With Utah Opera Festival.


Utah Opera Festival, Logan, Utah. May-July.


Iolanta (Tchaikovsky)


Assistant Music Director, vocal coach and accompanist.


AVA, Philadelphia, PA. February and March.


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