AHS Private Voice Lesson Instructors
Nicole Messier
Nicole Messier (soprano) is a recent 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)
Adam Reinwald
Adam Reinwald, newly-appointed Assistant Conductor of the National Lutheran Choir, is a nationally recognized vocal chamber artist and soloist, and is in demand as a coach and clinician for developing voices.
From 1998 to 2014, Adam performed internationally and across the US with the male vocal ensemble Cantus. In artistic leadership at Cantus for more than a decade, Adam led programming for an organization that Fanfare Magazine labeled “the premiere men’s vocal ensemble in the United States”. During his tenure, Cantus was awarded the 2010 Margaret Hillis Award for Choral Excellence from ChorusAmerica, released 17 albums on its own label, and established a unique collaborative working model for vocal chamber musicians.
Adam has performed as soloist with The Boston Pops, the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, the Minnesota Orchestra, Seattle Opera, A Prairie Home Companion, and the Oregon Bach Festival. Adam has worked as a clinician across the US as well as in Europe and Cameroon, West Africa. A graduate of St. Olaf College, Adam maintains an active voice studio in the Twin Cities, focusing on developing high school voices. He is a member of the American Choral Directors Association, ChorusAmerica, and Chorister’s Guild.
(612) 805-9915 adamreinwald@gmail.com
From 1998 to 2014, Adam performed internationally and across the US with the male vocal ensemble Cantus. In artistic leadership at Cantus for more than a decade, Adam led programming for an organization that Fanfare Magazine labeled “the premiere men’s vocal ensemble in the United States”. During his tenure, Cantus was awarded the 2010 Margaret Hillis Award for Choral Excellence from ChorusAmerica, released 17 albums on its own label, and established a unique collaborative working model for vocal chamber musicians.
Adam has performed as soloist with The Boston Pops, the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, the Minnesota Orchestra, Seattle Opera, A Prairie Home Companion, and the Oregon Bach Festival. Adam has worked as a clinician across the US as well as in Europe and Cameroon, West Africa. A graduate of St. Olaf College, Adam maintains an active voice studio in the Twin Cities, focusing on developing high school voices. He is a member of the American Choral Directors Association, ChorusAmerica, and Chorister’s Guild.
(612) 805-9915 adamreinwald@gmail.com
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
(651) 491-9048 saschoenecker@yahoo.com
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
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
