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AHS Private Voice Lesson Instructors
Robin Helgen
Robin Joy Helgen has sung with the Minnesota Opera and the Oregon Bach Festival Chorus with Helmuth Rilling. She has a Bachelor of Arts in music education from Bethel University and M. Music in Vocal Performance from the New England Conservatory of Music. Robin teaches a voice studio in her home and at area high schools. She is also the alto section leader’/soloist at Central Lutheran in Minneapolis. She has sung and performed with VocalEssence since 2010.
rjhelgen@hotmail.com
Robin Joy Helgen has sung with the Minnesota Opera and the Oregon Bach Festival Chorus with Helmuth Rilling. She has a Bachelor of Arts in music education from Bethel University and M. Music in Vocal Performance from the New England Conservatory of Music. Robin teaches a voice studio in her home and at area high schools. She is also the alto section leader’/soloist at Central Lutheran in Minneapolis. She has sung and performed with VocalEssence since 2010.
rjhelgen@hotmail.com
Nicole Messier
Nicole Messier (soprano) is a graduate from the University of Missouri-Kansas City who is thrilled to be returning to the Twin Cities as a private voice instructor. In the fall of 2010, Nicole appeared as Blanche in the UMKC Opera Theatre’s production of Poulenc’s Dialogues des Carmélites. Past productions include: Magda in The Consul, Principessa in Suor Angelica, Katisha in The Mikado, and Marcellina in Le Nozze di Figaro. In addition to the Master of Music in Voice Performance, Nicole holds a Bachelor of Music in Voice Performance and a Bachelor of Arts in English from Lawrence University and Conservatory. An avid voice student herself, Nicole has had the privilege of working under the tutelage of teachers such as Mary Kay Schmidt, Dr. Rebecca Sherburn, John DeHahn, and Signore Rita Patane.
(651) 357-5850 ntmessier@yahoo.com
www.messiervoicestudio.com (studio policy found on site)
(651) 357-5850 ntmessier@yahoo.com
www.messiervoicestudio.com (studio policy found on site)
Sandra Schoenecker
A native of the Twin Cities, mezzo-soprano Sandra Schoenecker has performed with many local organizations including the Minnesota Opera, North Star Opera (now Skylark Opera), Theatre de la Jeune Lune, the Gilbert and Sullivan Very Light Opera Company and New Breath Productions. Sandra is currently a section leader and soloist at House of Hope Presbyterian Church in St. Paul and a member of the VocalEssence Ensemble Singers. She is also a private vocal instructor at Armstrong, Tartan and Mahtomedi Senior High Schools.
(651) 491-9048 saschoenecker@yahoo.com
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(651) 491-9048 saschoenecker@yahoo.com
View Sandy's Studio Policy
Matthew Tintes
Bass-Baritone Matthew Tintes is excited to be teaching voice in the greater Twin Cities area. From 2009-2016, Tintes was part of the nationally and internationally acclaimed men’s vocal ensemble, Cantus. While with Cantus, Tintes performed hundreds of concerts, both domestically and abroad, appearing at world renowned venues such as The Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Lied Center, The National Gallery of Art, and The Royal Opera House of Oman, and was broadcast to millions of listeners and viewers on programs such as A Prairie Home Companion, and NPR’s Tiny Desk Concerts.
Prior to his time with Cantus, Tintes earned his undergraduate degree from North Dakota State University in Vocal Music Education, and taught 7-12th grade choir. He then earned his Masters in Music in the area of Vocal Performance, with an emphasis in Opera, from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. While in Madison, Tintes sang with the early music ensemble Madison Bach Musicians, toured Wisconsin and Minnesota with Opera For The Young, and taught voice at Beloit College.
matt.tintes@gmail.com
(701) 238-3014
Bass-Baritone Matthew Tintes is excited to be teaching voice in the greater Twin Cities area. From 2009-2016, Tintes was part of the nationally and internationally acclaimed men’s vocal ensemble, Cantus. While with Cantus, Tintes performed hundreds of concerts, both domestically and abroad, appearing at world renowned venues such as The Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Lied Center, The National Gallery of Art, and The Royal Opera House of Oman, and was broadcast to millions of listeners and viewers on programs such as A Prairie Home Companion, and NPR’s Tiny Desk Concerts.
Prior to his time with Cantus, Tintes earned his undergraduate degree from North Dakota State University in Vocal Music Education, and taught 7-12th grade choir. He then earned his Masters in Music in the area of Vocal Performance, with an emphasis in Opera, from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. While in Madison, Tintes sang with the early music ensemble Madison Bach Musicians, toured Wisconsin and Minnesota with Opera For The Young, and taught voice at Beloit College.
matt.tintes@gmail.com
(701) 238-3014
David Walton
Praised for his “clean, clear voice,” David Walton dazzles stages across the country to critical acclaim. Recent roles in opera include Almaviva in Il barbiere di Siviglia with the Glimmerglass Festival and Ernesto in Don Pasquale with Minnesota Opera. Other company appearances include Fort Worth Opera, Cincinnati Opera, Opera Carolina, and Madison Opera. Upcoming company debuts this season include Virginia Opera and Opera Paralléle in San Francisco. He was a Resident Artist with Minnesota Opera and participated as a Young Artist with Opera Theatre of Saint Louis and the Glimmerglass Festival. As a concert soloist, he has performed with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Reno Philharmonic, South Dakota Symphony Orchestra, Saint Louis Symphony, and Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra.
David sang with Cantus for three seasons, performing around the globe in venues like the Kennedy Center and the Royal Opera House of Muscat, Oman while also singing on programs such as NPR’s Tiny Desk Concerts and A Prairie Home Companion. Locally, he has performed numerous concerts with Minnesota Orchestra, St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, Minnesota Bach Ensemble, and National Lutheran Choir. David holds a private studio at home, and also teaches at Central High School and Shattuck St. Mary’s. He received his Bachelors of Music Education from Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas and his Masters of Music from The University of Mississippi. David lives in St. Paul with his wife and two sons.
david@davidwaltontenor.com
www.davidwaltontenor.com
Praised for his “clean, clear voice,” David Walton dazzles stages across the country to critical acclaim. Recent roles in opera include Almaviva in Il barbiere di Siviglia with the Glimmerglass Festival and Ernesto in Don Pasquale with Minnesota Opera. Other company appearances include Fort Worth Opera, Cincinnati Opera, Opera Carolina, and Madison Opera. Upcoming company debuts this season include Virginia Opera and Opera Paralléle in San Francisco. He was a Resident Artist with Minnesota Opera and participated as a Young Artist with Opera Theatre of Saint Louis and the Glimmerglass Festival. As a concert soloist, he has performed with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Reno Philharmonic, South Dakota Symphony Orchestra, Saint Louis Symphony, and Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra.
David sang with Cantus for three seasons, performing around the globe in venues like the Kennedy Center and the Royal Opera House of Muscat, Oman while also singing on programs such as NPR’s Tiny Desk Concerts and A Prairie Home Companion. Locally, he has performed numerous concerts with Minnesota Orchestra, St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, Minnesota Bach Ensemble, and National Lutheran Choir. David holds a private studio at home, and also teaches at Central High School and Shattuck St. Mary’s. He received his Bachelors of Music Education from Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas and his Masters of Music from The University of Mississippi. David lives in St. Paul with his wife and two sons.
david@davidwaltontenor.com
www.davidwaltontenor.com