VOCAL STUDIO
Kimberly Brotherton – Soprano
Hailing from Elba, NY, Dr. Brotherton is an active soloist and music educator in the Cincinnati/Dayton area. Dr. Brotherton graduated from Ithaca College (New York) where she received a bachelor’s degree in voice performance. She went on to earn a master’s degree and D.M.A. at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. While at CCM, Dr. Brotherton performed Elettra in Mozart’s Idomeneo, Diana in Gluck’s Iphigénie en Tauride, Fiordiligi in Mozart’s Così fan tutte, Ariadne in Richard Strauss’s Ariadne auf Naxos, and covered Donna Elvira in Mozart’s Don Giovanni and Iphigénie in Gluck’s Iphégenie en Tauride. She made her debut with the Queen City Chamber Opera as Sieglinde in Wagners Die Walküre, Act 1. Other roles include Magda in Menotti’s The Consul and Dorabella in Così fan tutte. Dr. Brotherton has trained as a studio artist with Chautauqua Opera, where she covered Giannetta in Donizetti’s Elixir of Love. At the end of her time at Chautauqua, she was the recipient of the Ed Harmon Young Artist Award. Dr. Brotherton made her debut with the Asheville Symphony, in Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony.
Dr. Brotherton has taught Applied Voice at Wright State University and Wittenberg University. She currently teaches Applied Voice at CCM; Music History at Cincinnati State; and is a soloist at Armstrong Chapel. |
Group class instructors
Kevin Bell – Group Class Instructor
Kevin Bell is a native of Baton Rouge, LA. After training with the Baton Rouge Ballet Theatre and the Joffrey Ballet School. He founded the Miami Valley Ballet Theatre in a northern suburb of Cincinnati where many declared that a ballet company would not survive. It is a thriving regional company which performs to sold out audiences season after season. Kevin has also worked with numerous regional modern choreographers, performing frequently in the annual Area Choreographers Festival hosted by Cincinnati’s very own Contemporary Dance Theater. Kevin has performed in musicals such as Anything Goes, the Music Man, Brigadoon, Shrek, and Cincinnati Children’s Theaters recent production of Peter Pan, Jr. Kevin was principal choreographer for the Cincinnati Music Theater’s recent production of Billy Elliot. For a number of seasons, Kevin danced the role of Uncle Drosselmeyer in Dela’s production of The Nutcracker All Jazzed Up. This will Be Kevin’s 6th year working with Cincinnati Academy of Performing Arts.
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Hillary Hahn - Group Class Instructor
Hillary Hahn is an indie singer-songwriter located in Cincinnati, Ohio. In addition to writing and performing her own songs she also writes and illustrates children's books and musicals. Hillary hails from Independence, Kentucky and has been gigging in Cincy for the last 9 years! Her passion for music led her to move to New York City at age 20 where she performed on many small + indie stages. Eventually she moved out to Boulder, Colorado where she worked as the head of the dance department for a children's theater all while continuing her songwriting pursuit in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. In the 5 years since returning to Cincinnati, she have released 2 (5 song) EP's (+one single), several music videos, one children's book and 5 children's mini-musicals. Hillary is eager and excited to tackle this next decade in her career having just turned 30! |