Stephanie Tokarz

Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae

Education

  • Doctor of Music, Voice Performance

    Indiana University, Jacobs School of Music · Bloomington, IN

    Anticipated 2028
  • Performance Diploma, Voice

    Indiana University, Jacobs School of Music · Bloomington, IN

    2019
  • Master of Music, Voice Performance

    Bowling Green State University · Bowling Green, OH

    2014
  • Bachelor of Music, Voice Performance

    Indiana University, Jacobs School of Music · Bloomington, IN

    2011

Opera Roles

  • Sorceress — Dido and Aeneas MIOpera
    2024
  • Mother Abbess — The Sound of Music MIOpera
    2022
  • Madame Lidoine — Dialogues des Carmélites IU Opera Theater
    2018
  • Leonora (scene) — Oberto Vaness Opera Workshop
    2019
  • Leonora (scene) — Il Trovatore Grant-Murphy Opera Workshop
    2019
  • Nella — Gianni Schicchi Vaness Opera Workshop
    2017
  • La Ciesca — Gianni Schicchi Vaness Opera Workshop
    2017
  • Erzsébet Báthory — Cacophony BGSU MicrOpera
    2014
  • Princess Ida — Princess Ida BGSU Opera
    2013
  • Sorceress — Dido and Aeneas BGSU Opera
    2012

Concert, Oratorio & Recital

  • Doctoral Recital — “An Ode to Solo and Ensemble,” Ford Hall
    2026
  • Alto Soloist — (Neue) Liebeslieder Waltzes (Brahms) Bloomington Chamber Singers
    2024
  • Recital — “Music at the Manor,” Ewing Manor with Patrick Conklin
    2023
  • Soloist — Considering Matthew Shepard (Craig Hella Johnson) Bloomington Chamber Singers
    2021

Teaching & Community

  • Private Voice & Piano Studio Independent — Cincinnati & Bloomington
    2015 – Present
  • Co-Founder & Organizer The Sanctuary Series, Bloomington
    2026 – Present
  • Organizer & Producer Chords for Care · Songs of Healing and Hope
    2023 – Present
  • Alto / Soprano Section Leader St. Mark's United Methodist Church
    2019 – Present
  • Voice Instructor Martinsville High School
    2022 – 2026
  • Graduate Assistant, Voice Bowling Green State University
    2012 – 2014

Awards & Fellowships

  • Laffont Competition — Kansas City District Winner

    2020

    The Metropolitan Opera

  • Pock / Blumberg / Drews Award

    2018

    National Society of Arts and Letters

  • 1st Place, Kinsmen Competition

    2012

    Saskatoon Music Festival

  • J.S. Bach Vocal Scholarship

    2012

    Saskatoon Music Festival

  • Goodfellow Memorial Vocal Award

    2012

    Saskatoon Music Festival

Languages

English (native); French, German, and Italian (diction).

Teachers, Coaches & Conductors

Teachers

  • Carol Vaness
  • David Adams
  • Dr. Sean Cooper
  • Dr. Garry Gable
  • Marietta Simpson

Coaches

  • Matthew Gemmill
  • Piotr Wiśniewski
  • Shuichi Umeyama
  • Kevin Bylsma

Conductors

  • Rani Calderone
  • Robert Porco
  • James Bagwell
  • Dennis Gotkowski
  • Gerald Sousa

Directors

  • Nicholas Muni
  • Tracy Koch
  • Garnett Bruce
  • Tomer Zvulun