Seventh Annual

Sing-along

Messiah

Columbia, South Carolina

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	Whitney Ison Vance Soprano
	Whitney Ison Vance is a native of Columbia, South Carolina, and recently received a master’s degree in vocal performance from the University of South Carolina. While at USC, she performed lead roles in Mozart’s The Magic Flute as well as Offenbach’s The Tales of Hoffmann. In 2004 Mrs. Vance earned a bachelor's degree in vocal performance from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. Other operatic performances include the role of Nannetta in Verdi’s Falstaff, along with named roles in Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi and Poulenc’s The Dialogue of the Carmelites. Equally adept on the concert stage, Mrs. Vance has performed in numerous recitals and orchestra concerts throughout the U.S. and Europe. She is a member of the Washington Street United Methodist Church Sanctuary Choir, where she is a soprano soloist.
	Elizabeth Langley Woodard Mezzo-Soprano
	Elizabeth Langley Woodard has frequently appeared in South Carolina and Georgia performing with the Columbia Choral Society, the Masterworks Choir of Florence, the Hilton Head Choral Society, and the South Carolina Philharmonic. Other appearances include concerts with the Savannah Symphony, the Palmetto Mastersingers, the Augusta Choral Society, South Carolina State College, and Presbyterian College. She toured throughout Spain with the University of South Carolina Concert Choir. Teased by her colleagues as the "Oratorio Alto," she has performed a wide variety of works such as Vivaldi's Gloria, Brahms's Alto Rhapsody, Bach's St. Matthew Passion, Mozart's Requiem, and Handel's Messiah. Ms. Woodard is an active member of Shandon Presbyterian Church, serving as a soloist for 32 years. She also sings with Colla Voce and the Sandlapper Singers. Ms. Woodard has one daughter and is a telecommunications design engineer with Xeta Technologies.
	Zach Marshall Tenor
	Zach Marshall is originally from Bristol, Tennessee, and in his second year of study for the doctorate in musical arts in vocal performance at the University of South Carolina. He received his master of music degree in vocal performance from the University of Tennessee in 2006. While there, he performed roles in The Most Happy Fella (Ciccio), Carmen (El Ramendado), and Sweeney Todd (Beadle). He recently appeared in The Tender Land as Martin for East Tennessee State University's opera workshop. Since coming to Columbia, Mr. Marshall has appeared with Opera at USC in Les Contes d'Hoffman (Nathaniel) and Our Town (George Gibbs). Mr. Marshall served previously as an adjunct voice faculty member at ETSU and Pellissippi State Community College in Knoxville. He is a member of the international competing barbershop quartet, Buc Wild, and sings and plays guitar in his band, Doc Bonhomie. Mr. Marshall is a member of the Washington Street United Methodist Church Sanctuary Choir where he is a tenor soloist.
	Mark Hightower Bass
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