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The American mezzo-soprano, Veronica Roan, obtained her Bachelor of Music degree in Vocal Performance from the University of North Texas (2018-2022); and her Master of Music degree in Early Music Voice from the Yale School of University and Yale Institute of Sacred Music (2023-2025). In May 2024 she placed 2nd in the Colorado Bach Ensemble’s national Bach Competition for Young Artists.
Veronica Roan's solo work in 2023 included W.A. Mozart's Requiem with Music at Trinity (Vero Beach, Florida), Déesse Flore and Hyacinth in La couronne de fleurs with The Sebastians (New York, NY) and George Frideric Handel's L'allegro with Juilliard415 under the direction of Masaaki Suzuki. Most recently, she toured with Juilliard415 and Yale Schola Cantorum as the alto soloist in J.S. Bach's Mass in B minor BWV 232, under the direction of David Hill, and premiered Brittney Benton’s Only in Dreams with New Music New Haven.
Veronica Roan was a member of the 2022-2023 Voces8 US Scholars program, recording works by composers such as Reena Esmail, Shruthi Rajasekar, and Paul Smith with YourClassical at American Public Radio. She also collaborated with Voces8 in the USA premiere concert of Christopher Tin’s Grammy-nominated work The Lost Birds. Before coming to Yale, she performed regularly with choral chamber groups in Dallas including Orpheus Chamber Singers, Incarnatus, Dallas Chamber Choir, and others.
Veronica Roan also teaches voice to Yale University students and has worked in non-profit development, most recently for The Dallas Opera, and in university admissions. She is passionate about developing a variety of skills to build a multi-faceted musical career. |
