Sarah Folsom

Sarah Folsom is a professional vocalist and teaching artist who specializes in contemporary-commercial and musical theatre vocal styles as well as singing voice habilitation. A CCM alum, Sarah graduated with her Master’s degree in Voice in 2015, and has since completed all three levels of certification at the Contemporary-Commercial Music Institute at Shenandoah Conservatory as well as being named a National Association of Teachers of Singing Professional Intern in 2020.  Additionally, Sarah has presented masterclasses in commercial vocal styles and cabaret performance technique at CCM, University of Nevada-Reno, Xavier University, and Northern Kentucky University.

Hailed as a “masterful performer” of vintage jazz, pop, and cabaret, Sarah has recently appeared as a featured vocalist with The Cincinnati Pops, The Cincinnati Opera, The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, The Vocal Arts Ensemble, The Jazz Series at Memorial Hall, The Young Professionals Choral Collective, The Union Ensemble, and The May Festival Chorus, as well as on Cincinnati Educational Television and TVHamilton. In 2021, Sarah competed as a quarterfinalist in the American Traditions Vocal Competition. Additionally, Sarah is a Founding Artistic Director and Principal Artist with Queen City Cabaret, a musical duo that presents concerts from the Great American Songbook in venues across the country. Through QCC, Sarah recently released her first album, Count Your Blessings: A Tribute to Rosemary Clooney, and is a resident artist at The Carnegie Theatre in Covington, KY.

Bachelor of Music : Florida State University Tallahassee, FL, 2011 (Vocal Performance)

Master of Music: College-Conservatory of Cincinnati, University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH, 2015 (Performance - Voice )

2022 -2023 Visiting Assistant Professor of Musical Theatre Voice, College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH

2023 - Guest Instructor : Contemporary-Commercial Vocal Styles Specialist, University of Nevada - Musical Theatre Program, Reno, Nevada

2011 -2022 Owner and Teaching Artist, Sarah Folsom Coaching Studio for pre-professional and professional vocalists specializing in: adult voice habilitation, evidence-based voice training, musical theatre & contemporary-commercial vocal styles, trans and nonbinary singers, and touring artists, Based in Cincinnati, OH with a national online presence

Invited Presentations

Guest Presenter (2021. ) Contemporary-Commercial Styles Masterclass . College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH. Level:University

Guest Presenter (2020. ) Cabaret Masterclass . Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH. Level:University

Poster Presentations

Sarah Folsom (2016. ) Navigating the Voice Care Team; a study for the Pre-Professional and Professional Singer . National Association of Teachers of Singing, Chicago, IL. . Conference. . Level:National

2021 NATS Professional Teaching Intern, One of twelve teachers selected from a national pool of applicants to participate in a two-week intensive training program under master voice teachers, National Association of Teachers of Singing, , Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA

2018-2023 Contemporary-Commercial Music Institute, Coursework completed - Basic Functional Training, Advanced Functional Training, Vocal Anatomy and Function, Training Original Artists, Inside Out; Developing Artistic Identity, Advanced Contemporary-Commercial Music Vocal Pedagogy, Shenandoah Conservatory, , Winchester, VA

2015-2018 Voice Clinic Observation, Observed Speech-Language Pathologists who specialize in singing voice complete laryngostroboscopies and and conduct voice therapy with patients, Professional Voice Center of Greater Cincinnati, , Cincinnati, OH

2015 Voice Clinic Observation, Observed Speech-Language Pathologists who specialize in singing voice complete laryngostroboscopies and and conduct voice therapy with patients., The Blaine Block Institute for Voice Analysis and Rehabilitation, , Dayton, OH