Bio: Katherine Mohr, Director
Katherine Mohr is a lyric soprano from Baltimore, Maryland. She began her vocal studies at the age of thirteen at Carver Center for the Arts and Technology. During her high school career, she had leading roles in several
musicals such as She Loves Me, Into the Woods, Les Misérables, and The Sound of Music.
In 2006, Ms. Mohr received a scholarship to study voice at Towson University in Towson, Maryland, where she obtained a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance. During her college career, she performed in such operas as Così fan tutte,
Riders to the Sea, Dido and Aeneas, L’oco del Cairo, and Iolanthe. She also had the privilege to sing in Master Classes conducted by Paul Sperry, Richard Hundley, Robert Gartside, and Arlene Shrut.
In 2011, Ms. Mohr moved to Miami, Florida, and attended the University of Miami for graduate studies. While there, she was on scholarship and worked as a Teaching Assistant in the Music Department. She graduated with a Master of Music
degree in Vocal Performance in May, 2013. During her graduate career, Katherine performed in Frost Opera Theatre’s productions of Les Malheurs d’Orphée, Le Nozze di Figaro, and Die Zauberflöte.
Ms. Mohr was a professor of voice and piano at the Miami Conservatory of Music from 2011-2020. During her time there, she created and organized the Voice Honor Roll and Musical Theatre Competition. In addition to teaching a studio of
numerous talented students, she directed the Choral and Musical Theatre summer camps, performed in educational concerts, and was the music director of the MCofM musicals.
Ms. Mohr is an active member of the National Association of Teachers of Singing. She holds a Florida State Teaching Certificate in Music (K-12) and teaches Preschool Music at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Day School. Furthermore,
she is the founder and director Mohr Music Studios, LLC, which opened its doors in May, 2020 as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Since then, she has maintained a full studio of private students, created a collaborative musical
theatre group class, and hosted the Broadway Bound Virtual Competition for national and international students 8-18 years old every summer. Mohr Music Studios is a place where all students can come together and celebrate the sense
of community that music instills throughout the world.
Bio: Talia Aidlin-Perlman, Voice Teacher
Talia Aidlin-Perlman is pursuing a B.A in Music at Northwestern with intended minors in Music Composition and Arts Administration and a Certificate in Integrated Marketing & Communications. She is trained in musical theater,
choral, and pop vocal styles. Talia has been selected for various state, regional, and national honor choirs and has been cast in several theater productions.
Her experience extends to music directing shows, such as "Into the Woods" and "A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder." She has also served as music director for several a cappella groups, including her collegiate group, ShireiNU, which
is slated for a New York tour in 2024.
Talia also has a passion for music marketing, with 10,000 followers on TikTok. Additionally, as the Head of PR for the Songwriters Association at Northwestern, she spearheads promotional campaigns for music events on campus.
Her songwriting, predominantly pop music, along with her compositions for choral pieces and a cappella arrangements, reflects her versatility and creativity.
Bio: Alyssa Anzelmo, Voice Teacher
Alyssa Anzelmo, soprano, is a current student at IU Jacob’s School of Music pursuing her master’s degree in vocal performance with a certificate in vocology. Alyssa
received her Bachelor of Music at Purdue University Fort Wayne where she was heavily involved in the opera program performing roles such as: Miss Todd from The Old Maid
and the Thief, The Queen of the Night from The Magic Flute, and Gretel in Hänsel and Gretel. Additionally, she was a soloist for Purdue Fort Wayne’s performance of Faure’s
Requiem, a returning soloist for the Steuben County Festival Choir’s performance of Handel’s Messiah since she was 17 years old, and featured as the soprano soloist at
Carnegie Hall for Michael Bussewitz-Quarm’s Where We Find Ourselves.
Aside from her performance career, Alyssa has a great love for teaching music and has over two years of experience covering several genres. When Alyssa is not singing or teaching,
she loves to spend time with her husband, James, by being outside, bike riding, hiking, or cooking together.
