Laquavia Alston, Mezzo Soprano 949.639.9604 lamezzostudios@gmail.com laquavia.com Accolades NATS Mid-Atlantic Regional Winner College Junior/Senior Category (2010) Performance reviewed Charleston City Paper (2010) Choir Tour of Tuscany, Italy (2010) Choir in Residence of Canterbury Cathedral in Canterbury, England (2012) Choir Tour of Catalunya, Spain (2014) The Gene Ferguson Encouragement Award- SC Metropolitan Opera (2014) Stage Work Hello Dolly as Dolly Levi (2010) CSU Lyric Theatre The Old Maid and the Thief as Mrs. Todd (2010) CSU Lyric Theatre Down in the Valley-Ensemble (2010) CSU Lyric Theatre Lyric Theatre Review- Assistant Director-CSU Lyric Theatre Carmen-Ensemble (2012) -Opera Charleston - starring Denyce Graves Amahl and the Night Visitors-Ensemble/Assistant Director-First Scots Presbyterian (2012) My Inner Thoughts-A Comedic Cabaret- Featured Soloist/Producer Theatre 99 Charleston, SC (2013) Hansel and Gretel as Stepmother and Witch (Humperdinck) (2014) (Directing Credit)-Charleston Library Society Stinney : An American Execution-Prototype Opera Festival (2019) Directed by Jeremy O Harris and Emma Weinstein Featured Soloist CSU Concert Singers and Singers of Summerville- Piccolo Spoleto (2009) Charleston Symphony Orchestra Spirituals Ensemble MLK tribute (2009) Charleston Symphony Orchestra Spirituals Ensemble –(2010) Piccolo Spoleto Festival Summerville Community Orchestra -Songs of Love Concert( 2010) Benefit Concert for The Tri-County Family Ministries (St. Paul's Lutheran Mount Pleasant, SC (2011) CSO Spirituals Ensemble Anniversary Concert (2012) Summerville Community Orchestra- Jazz Concert(2012) Summerville Orchestra Guild Tea (2012) Messiah Sing-a-long Singers of Summerville (2012) Three Sopranos and Me (2013) A Trinity Episcopal Concert Series Event Pinopolis, SC I, Too, Sing America--A Piccolo Spoleto Spotlight Concert Series Bella Notte- 2018 Imagination Stage Gala- Embassy of Italy Featured Soloist Who Would Imagine a King? Concert Preview- Presented by Summerville Music Club (2013)(Producer/Featured Soloist) Who Would Imagine a King? – Laquavia Alston Music Co.(Featured Soloist/Producer) (2013) I, Too Sing America—(Revived) Holy Trinity Episcopal, Gainesville, Fl (2014)-Pinopolis Methodist (2016) I, Too, Sing America- Moja Arts Festival (Producer) (2014) Guest Soloist for- Choral Arts Experience (2013 and 2014 season) From La Scala to Broadway-HHI Performing Arts Center, In Concert with members of the University of South Carolina Voice Faculty (2014 & 2016) Choir Festival-Sant Pere de les Puel-les,Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (2014) To be Sung Upon the Water: Music and Other Elements-City Art Gallery, Piccolo Spoleto (2015) Piccolo Spoleto Spolight Series (2016) Bishop Gadsden Piccolo Spoleto Concert Series (2016) Songs of Love and Justice Holy Trinity Episcopal, Gainesville, Fl ( 2017) Clinics, Masterclasses and Employment Artist Week (Clinician) | Charleston County School of the Arts (2011) NATS Workshop and Master Class with Clinician Dr. Stephen Austin of the University of North Texas University (2011) Collaborative Piano Workshop with Dr. Lynn Kompass of University of South Carolina (2011) College of Charleston and Charleston Southern University Composer Collaboration Concert( 2012) Church of the Holy Cross | Soprano Section Leader (2011-Present) Charleston Academy of Music | Private Instructor (2012-2013) Laquavia Alston Music Company | Owner, (2013- Present) Wando Voice Studio | Private instructor ( Voice and Piano) (2013-Present) WVS Summer Intensive | Cabaret Director (2013) WVS A capella choir | Director (2013-2015) WVS Adult Ensemble | Director (2013-2016) Musical Director | Cario Middle School (Drama) (2013-Present) Master Class Clinician | Charleston Youth Company (2015) Cario Carnival | Performer (2016) La Mezzo | Voice Studio | Founder (2016-Present) Music Director | Imagination Stage (2016-Present) National Children's Chorus | Washington, DC | Vocal Mentor (2019-2020 Season) Education and References Charleston Southern University 2006-2011 Artist Certificate Program (Post-Grad) CSU -2012 Dr. Jennifer Luiken | Horton School of Music | Former Chair | Former Voice Instructor Dr. Valerie Bullock |Horton School of Music | Former Chair Dr. Jill Terhaar-Lewis | CSU | Head of Voice Faculty Richard Bordas | CSU | Choirmaster First (Scots) Presbyterian Church Jennifer Blanton | Wando Voice Studio | Founder Joni McLeod | Cario Middle School | Drama Teacher Ann Hood | Church of the Holy Cross | Minister of Music Joanne Selig | Imagination Stage| Director of Education Nikki Kaplan | Imagination Stage | Associate Director of Education |