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Monica Hatch
Monica ultimately chose Juilliard and studied with the renowned operatic soprano, Eleanor Steber. She completed her undergraduate studies at The Eastman School of Music where she was the soprano soloist in a performance of Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana with the Eastman Choral. Additionally, although she was a classical voice major at Eastman, she was often invited to perform with the Eastman jazz ensembles and studio orchestra and eventually won the DownBeat Jazz Vocal Soloist award in the college division. Monica continued her musical training at The New England Conservatory of Music where she studied with dramatic soprano, Donna Roll and received a Master of Music degree in Vocal Performance.
As a sought after soprano, she has been a soloist with The Massachusetts Symphony, The Thayer Symphony, The Concord Symphony, Cathedral of St. Paul’s Festival Orchestra, The Bach Society of Worcester, The Worcester Chorus and dozens of church choirs. Her oratorio performances include, Faure’s Requiem, Orff’s Carmina Burana, Vivaldi’s Gloria, Bach’s Magnificat, Mozart’s Requiem, Handel’s Messiah, Schubert’s Mass in G. Being described as “particularly outstanding” by the Boston Globe in her role of the “Duke Ellington Sacred Concerts” at the Boston Globe Jazz and Blues Festivals in 1998 and 1999, her critically acclaimed performances led to her becoming the soprano of choice for many subsequent productions of this work in New England.
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Monica Hatch: Lady of Hearts
by Dave Nathan
New England houses many outstanding vocalists of the feminine persuasion. There's Donna Byrne, Carol Ackerson, Krisanthi Pappas to mention a few. Now comes Monica Hatch with her second album piled high with great tunes played by some of the finest jazzers in the business.Hatch is a classically trained singer having studied with the great Eleanor Steber. She still takes on classical or semi-classical assignments. Unlike others who have tried it, e.g., Helen Traubel, who have crossed over to ...
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Kari-On Productions
Jazz vocalist Monica Hatch with pianist Pamela Hines will perform the 7:00pm show on Friday, May 30th, at the Acton Jazz Cafe in Acton, MA. Hatch has a lyrical jazz style and improv skills to make every standard fresh. About Monica Hatch Born and raised in Connecticut in a family of nine children, Monica Hatch was drawn to both classical music and jazz from the beginning of her musical journey. Influenced by her parents love of music (her father was ...
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--David Nathan