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Biographies - Sharon Starling |
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| Sharon Starling
Program Director - Choral Arts Program
  Sharon
Starling (soprano and choral director) has lived a life filled
with music. She is a native of the Washington D.C. area and
has been performing locally since high school as both a vocalist
and choral director. Ms. Starling performs her cabaret show
“Brief Encounters tm” in many venues
locally and nationally including the Terrace Theatre at the
John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts. She has collaborated
and performed with Dr. Gerald Muller (Amalfi Coast Music
Festival Faculty ) for the past 15 years. She began her
affiliation with the Amalfi Coast Festival in 2006 as the
Director of the inaugural Festival Chorus.
Ms. Starling is the founder and director of development of
the Shalom School After School for the Arts, Inc., an after-school
arts education program designed and established to provide
students an opportunity to study the arts in a nurturing and
accepting environment.
After serving as Music Director at
First United Methodist for 10 years she is now the
music director at Colesville United Methodist Church, Silver
Spring, Md. Additionally she holds a position on
the Music faculty of St. Joseph's School in Beltsville,
Maryland. She has directed the Chancel Choir in concert
performances at The National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
in Washington, D.C., the Washington National Cathedral,
and the Kennedy Center.
In addition to performing and directing Ms. Starling has been
involved in arts management for various arts organizations.
She is one of the founders of the Voices XXI professional choral
ensemble. Ms. Starling was awarded the annual "Reach Out
Award" for leadership in the arts and revitalization by
the Hyattsville Community Development Corporation of Hyattsville,
Maryland. She has also been the recipient of awards and recognition
from The United Methodist General Board of Global Ministries
for her achievements in the development and implementation of
the Shalom School for the Arts.
Ms. Starling received a B.S. in vocal music/education from
the University of Maryland at College Park.
Choral Arts Program
Vocal Program, Faculty
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