SINGER

Sarah Kate Walston, a Richmond, VA native, received her Bachelor of Music degree at Lee University and her Master of Music degree and Graduate Performance Diploma at the Peabody Conservatory.

She has performed 30+ operatic roles, some of her favorites being Pamina in Die Zauberflote, Despina in Cosi fan Tutte, Liu in Turandot, Lucia in The Rape of Lucretia and Phyllis in Iolanthe where the Baltimore Sun said “The sweet, nimble singing and deft acting of Sarah Kate Walston, as Phyllis, was a major plus throughout the performance.”

Sarah Kate also enjoys performing in recitals and concerts and has been seen performing in Germany and throughout the United States. She has performed with the Richmond Ballet, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Richmond Symphony Orchestra, Annapolis Symphony Orchestra, Virginia Symphony Orchestra, Carmel Symphony Orchestra and the Williamsburg Symphony Orchestra. Mrs. Walston has attended Lorin Maazel’s Castleton Residency for Young Artists program, the Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival, was a Young Artist with Lyric Opera Virginia, was a Young Artist at Rossini in Wildbad Festival, and was engaged as a Virginia Opera Spectrum Resident Artist.

When Sarah Kate is not singing classical music or opera, she is often found dipping her toes in the musical theater/pop world, performing as guest artist for Symphony Pops Concerts, going on tour with her husband J. Roddy Walston and performing popular musical theater roles with companies such as Virginia Repertory Theater and Live Arts Maryland.

Sarah Kate has a deep love for music and for her hometown of Richmond. She feels that it is incredibly important to discover and utilize local talents in local venues. She is a proud member of the National Association of Teachers of Singing as well as the Virginia chapter of NATS., maintains a private voice lesson studio and is on the Voice Faculty of Virginia Commonwealth University and Randolph Macon College.