Nereida García

Nereida García, Mexican American soprano, has sung in the United States, Mexico and Europe. Ms. García has performed with Sarasota Opera and Amarillo Operas, Opera in the Heights, The Living Opera, Sherman Symphony Orchestra, McKinney Philharmonic Orchestra, Mariachi Aztlán, Soma International Foundation, Foundation for Modern Music, and the University of North Texas Grand Chorus and Symphony Orchestra.

She has sung as soprano soloist in Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, Brahms “Requiem,” Handel’s “Messiah,” Mozart’s “Requiem,” Poulenc’s “Gloria,” Schubert’s “Mirjam’s Siegesgesang,” the world premiere of Davies’ chamber work “Love Bade Me Welcome” and on operatic stages as Nedda in “Pagliacci,” Cio Cio San in “Madama Butterfly,” Juliette in “Roméo et Juliette,” Mary Warren in “The Crucible,” Lauretta in “Gianni Schicchi,” Contessa Almaviva in “Le nozze di Figaro,” Donna Elvira in “Don Giovanni” and the title role in Massenet’s “Cendrillon.”

Ms. García has performed for dignitaries including the late Honorable George H. W. Bush, former Consul General of France Sujiro Seam and former Consul General of Italy Fabrizio Nava. She has had the honor of representing her family’s home state in Mexico at the International Festival of Tamaulipas and the Houston Bicentennial Celebration of Mexico’s independence. She has been the recipient of the A Woman’s Voice Award granted by Women’s Chorus of Dallas, a finalist in the Dallas Opera Guild competition, finalist and guest artist in the Lois Alba Aria competition and guest soloist for the Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) Texas All-State Mixed Choir. An advocate for foreign language studies and educational funding, Ms. García performed annually for the World Affairs Council of Houston Language Symposia.

Ms. García now proudly serves on the voice faculty for the Division of Vocal Students at the College of Music at the University of North Texas. Prior to her work at UNT, she served as instructor of music, voice, diction, opera and musical theatre for Texas A&M University-Commerce; assistant professor of music, voice and opera at University of Texas at Arlington (now East Texas A&M University); lecturer in voice, diction and music advocacy, outreach and business at University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; instructor of music in voice, vocal pedagogy and diction at Southeastern Oklahoma State University, as well as professor of music, voice and class voice at Dallas College.

In addition to her work at UNT, this academic year Ms. García is expanding her pursuits in education advocacy and accessibility by establishing a non-profit organization to bring mentorship, private music lessons and academic support to students and individuals of all ages, locations and backgrounds. For more information, please reach out to Ms. García via her personal website: www.nereidagarcia.com