Natalie Stephens, soprano, has
recently completed her Master of Music degree in
Vocal Performance from Southern Illinois University
Carbondale. Ms Stephens also holds a BFA in Music
Theater from the esteemed program at Elon University
in North Carolina. After studying opera and voice in
Perugia, Italy in 2007, Ms Stephens decided to
pursue classical singing. While at SIU, Ms. Stephens
had the privilege to sing the roles of Susanna in
The Marriage of Figaro and Mariane in Tartuffe. She
has also been featured in many concerts and opera
galas with the Southern Illinois Symphony Orchestra,
performing roles such as Adele in Die Fledermaus and
Frasquita in Carmen. In the spring of 2011, Ms.
Stephens was a featured soloist in G.F. Handel's The
Messiah with the Southern Illinois Symphony
Orchestra and the SIU Concert Choir. She also was a
soloist in the premiere of Dr. Frank Stemper's
composition, "A Brief Message from Makanda,
Illinois" at Orchestra Hall in Chicago.
Other favorite roles include Maria in West Side
Story, Luisa in The Fantasticks, Olive in The 25th
Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, and many more.
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Although she called North Carolina home, Ms. Stephens and her beau,
Dr. Timothy Pitchford, have just relocated to Bloomington, Illinois
where Dr. Pitchford is employed by Illinois Wesleyan University's
School of Music as the head of the trombone studio and jazz
department. Ms. Stephens has recently opened a voice and photography
studio called Blossom Studio @ 309.
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