Jessica Johnston
Pianist
| Years at Source: | 2015, 2016 |
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| Biography: | Jessica Johnston is an active vocal coach, singer, music director, and collaborative pianist in the Twin Cities. She was a coach-pianist for MacPhail’s Prelude: Singer-Actor program, has worked with Nautilus Music Theater, and was a resident coach at Chicago Summer Opera. Jessica trained at the Wesley Balk Opera/Music-Theater Institute, Source Song Festival, and Songfest at Colburn. In 2016, she received her Master of Music in Collaborative Piano and Coaching from the University of Minnesota where she studied with Dr. Timothy Lovelace. A long time art song advocate and researcher, she founded Art Song Minnesota in fall 2019. |
| Website: | www.jessicajohnstonmusic.com |
| Source Moment: | Shari Feldman singing Goodnight Moon, Libby Larsen's infinite imagination and exploratory appetite, Elizabeth Alexander's infectious love of the craft, and the buzzing, collegial energy at MPLS songSLAM year 1. |