Dr. Catherine Sandstedt

B.M. in Vocal & Viola Performance, University of Missouri-Columbia; D.M.A. & M.M. in Vocal Performance, Stony Brook University-Long Island, NY

With a diverse background in music, coloratura soprano Catherine Sandstedt has performed in operas, musicals, oratorios, chamber works, and solo recitals. Some of her favorite performances include Poulenc’s Dialogues des Carmélites (Blanche), Debussy’s Impressions de Pelléas (Mélisande), Mozart’s Il re pastore (Elisa) and Le Nozze di Figaro (Susanna), as well as many works by Handel, some including Rinaldo (Almirena), Tu fedel? Tu costante?, Messiah (soprano soloist), and Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno (Bellezza).

In addition, her passion for choral work has led her to sing in many professional ensembles, including NYC’s Marble Collegiate Choir, as well as Columbia-based groups Vox Nova and Prometheus.

For the past six years, Dr. Sandstedt has taught applied music at Suffolk County Community College on Long Island as an Adjunct Faculty member. She has also taught private music lessons in voice, viola, violin, and piano for the past twelve years. Furthermore, she has lectured on French baroque music, and dedicated much of her doctoral studies to music of the baroque period.

Courses Taught at Columbia College

• Music Theory III (MUSI 338)
• Aural Skills III (MUSI 339)
• Music Seminar (MUSI 101)
• Applied Lessons I: Voice (MUSI 181)
• Applied Lessons III: Voice (MUSI 384)
• Applied Lessons II: Voice (MUSI 282)