- Assistant Professor, Roosevelt University
CCPA Faculty since 2006
Rebecca Schorsch
Soprano Rebecca Simone Schorsch has appeared extensively as a concert soloist in both Classical and Musical Theatre repertoire in the Chicagoland area and beyond with: The Illinois Philharmonic, Bach and Beyond Festival, West Suburban Symphony, Northwest Symphony, Salt Creek Symphony, Accessible Contemporary Music and the Chicago Civic Orchestra, among others. She has been heard live on WFMT Chicago on the Pianoforte Foundation Salon series in recital in 2006, 2007 and again in December 2009 in an all-French program, including Olivier Messiaen’s masterwork “Poemes pour Mi”. Regarded for her conviction to text in performance and involvement in the Chicago classical music performance community, Time Out Chicago called her “gutsy…a Chicago favorite”
Ms. Schorsch has taught on the Theatre Conservatory Voice Faculty at the Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University since 2006. She was on faculty at Sherwood Conservatory of Music at Columbia College from 2000 to 2009 and has worked on a myriad of specialty projects, including teaching and directing for the Lyric Opera of Chicago’s OperaKids! Program, and writing and co-producing the Chicago Opera Quiz (2005), presented by the Department of Cultural Affairs and broadcast on WFMT. Recognized for her teaching in the field of Musical Theatre and Popular music for the voice, Rebecca was named one of the “Best of Chicago” in Chicago Magazine’s 2008 prestigious “Best of Chicago” Edition.
Ms. Schorsch received her Bachelors of Music in Vocal Performance from Roosevelt University in 2000.