Shana Oshiro
Soprano
USA
EDUCATION, TEACHERS, COACHES
Master’s in Music Therapy 2021, Shenandoah Conservatory, Winchester, VA
Bachelor’s Equivalency in Music Therapy 2013, Shenandoah Conservatory, Winchester, VA
Bachelor of Art, Class of 2009, Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD
Marquita Lister, Ah Hong, Francois Loup, Hope Clarke, Alethea Burt, Vincent Dion Stringer, Betty Ridgeway, Lisa Eden
Damon Ploumis, Erkki Korhonen, Richard Crittenden, Noriko Yasuda, Dr. Russell Young, Dr. Samuel Springer
AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
Opera Ebony Vocal Competition 5th Place Winner
Shenandoah Conservatory Soloist Competition 2012; NBPWC Vocal Competition, 2009
Summa Cum Laude Graduate, Morgan State University 2009;
Miss Maryland 2007, Miss Maryland Overall Talent Winner, Miss America Finalist Scholarship
Regent Scholar, Morgan State University, 2004-2008
Laurel Oratorio Society Scholarship Competition, 2002
OPERA/THEATRE
Mother Abbess The Sound of Music Riverside Dinner Theater
Clara Porgy and Bess Morgan State University Opera
Miss Silver The Impresario Bel Cantanti Opera Festival
Lucy/Treemonisha (US) Treemonisha Washington Savoyards Opera
Fiordiligi Cosi fan Tutte Lyric Opera Studio Weimar
Cinderella Into the Woods ArtsCentric, Baltimore, MD
Ensemble Porgy and Bess Opera Philadelphia, AGMA
Ensemble BSO Sci-Fi Spectacular Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Ensemble BSO Holiday Spectacular Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Ensemble Margaret Garner Opera Philadelphia, AGMA
Lola Markham Moore: Gallantry Morgan State University Opera
Monica Menotti: The Medium Morgan State University Opera
Sister Margaretta The Sound of Music Second Star Production
SOLOIST, CHORAL ENGAGEMENTS
Featured Artist: Songs of Identity Sparks and Wiry Cries
New York City, NY
Featured Concert Artist CAAPA Fort Washington, MD
Featured Artist/Soloist Handel Choir of Baltimore. Baltimore, MD 21253
Concert Series
Soloist, Ghedini Concerto Spirituale Third Practice Concert Series Frederick, MD 2018
Tavener’s Three Poems of Third Practice Ensemble Washington, DC 2013
George Herbert
Section Leader/Soloist St. Jane Frances de Chantal Bethesda, MD
Section Leader Holy Cross Catholic Church Bethesda, MD
Frederick Presbyterian Church Soloist, Substitute Choir Director Frederick, MD 2012
St. Bernard’s Catholic Church Substitute Choir Director Bethesda, MD 2012
Church of the Redeemer Assistant Choir Director/Accompanist Frederick, MD 2011
Heritage United Church of Christ Soprano Section Leader/Soloist Baltimore, MD 2005-2010
Soloist Dance Bmore Baltimore, MD
SINGING GROUPS
HALO, Barbershop Quartet HALO, Inc. Baltimore, MD
Bella Diva , Soprano Soprano Trio of Modern Music New York, NY
Epic Quartet, Bass Harmony, Inc. Barbershop Alexandria, VA
The Regressions, Oldies and Motown Boston, MA
soloist and group
TELEVISION/RECORDINGS
It’s Epic Bass/Soloist Epic Quartet
An Evening Of Love Songs Ensemble Chip Weinman and Sheena Easton
Bernstein: Mass Chorus Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
PROGRAMS
Solfest Opera Seminar Summer 2005
Crittenden Opera Studio Summer 2006
FSU Study Abroad, Florence- Italian Language Summer 2008
Lyric Opera Studio Weimar Summer 2009
Virginia Lyric Opera Company- From the Conductor’s Perspective Spring 2013