Melissa Landis

president

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Melissa McIntosh Landis, is a distinguished soprano, celebrated for her work as a recitalist and concert artist. She has appeared as a guest soloist across the United States, with notable performances at Carnegie Hall alongside the New York City Chamber Orchestra and at Los Angeles' renowned Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Recognized for her dramatically expressive and emotionally resonant voice, Ms. Landis brings exceptional artistry to a wide range of repertoire. Her concert performances include major works such as Mendelssohn’s Elijah, Verdi’s Requiem, Tippett’s A Child of Our Time, Poulenc’s Gloria, and Sir Paul McCartney’s Ecce Cor Meum, in which she sang the West Coast premiere. Her recent recital work has focused on American art song from the early 20th century.

Ms. Landis holds a graduate degree in opera performance from the nationally acclaimed Wanda L. Bass School of Music at Oklahoma City University, where she was awarded the prestigious Inez Silberg Scholarship and served as a young artist with Tulsa Opera. She was awarded a teaching assistantship from the University of Southern California during post graduate studies in voice.

With over 25 years of teaching experience, Ms. Landis has been on the faculty at Mount San Antonio College, where she taught applied voice, voice classes, and choral music, and co-founded the college’s Opera Workshop. Her students have gone on to successful careers in both opera and popular music. She has also served as Artist-in-Residence at Whittier College, where she taught applied voice, music history, and directed the opera workshop.

Currently, Ms. Landis is a member of the voice faculty at Fullerton College, where she teaches applied voice and she also maintains a private studio.