Tabitha Lewis
Tabitha Lewis, soprano, is in demand as a professional chorister, singing with Artefact Ensemble, the Clarion Choir, Conspirare, and the Philadelphia Chorale. Previous choral appointments saw her with Volti in San Francisco, Vox Musica in Sacramento, and Aire Born Recording Group in Indianapolis. Her operatic credits include Rosalba in Florencia en el Amazonas, Pamina in Die Zauberflöte, Josephine in HMS Pinafore, Gretel in Hansel and Gretel, Lily in The Secret Garden, and Mabel in The Pirates of Penzance. Other concert work includes Mozart's Requiem, Haydn’s Paukenmesse, Mahler's Symphony No. 2, and Libby Larsen’s Sonnets from the Portuguese. One favorite concert was Haydn’s Lord Nelson Mass under the baton of the late Joseph Flummerfelt. A frequent collaborator with composers, Lewis premiered Juliana Hall's When the South Wind Sings (subsequently the subject of her dissertation) in June 2017 at SongFest, where she was the recipient of the Marc and Eva Stern Fellowship. She has worked with composers Libby Larsen, Bernard Rands, and Mark Carlson, and has premiered works for countless composers. Lewis earned her Doctor of Music and Master of Music from Indiana University and her Bachelor of Music, cum laude, from Wheaton College (Illinois). Her previous academic appointments include Georgia College and State University and Indiana University. Her primary teachers are Heidi Grant Murphy and Carolyn Hart.