Curriculum Vitae

Kylie Joy Hansen
Soprano

Email: Kyliejoymusic@gmail.com

Education

Berklee College of Music – Boston, MA
Master of Fine Arts in Voice Pedagogy
Advanced study in Classical Voice and Musical Theater
Beginning Fall 2026

Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama – Cardiff, UK
Bachelor of Music in Vocal Studies (Honours)
Completed July 2025

Belmont University – Nashville, TN
Bachelor of Music in Classical Vocal Performance
2022–2024

Operatic Roles

Chorus / Cover Peaseblossom
A Midsummer Night's Dream – Benjamin Britten
Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, June 2024

Valencienne
The Merry Widow – Franz Lehár
Belmont University, April 2024

Opera Scenes

Susanna
“Se a caso madama la notte ti chiama”
Le Nozze di Figaro – Mozart
Fall 2024

Owl
Finale – L’enfant et les Sortilèges – Maurice Ravel
Fall 2023

Cunegonde
“Make Our Garden Grow” – Candide – Leonard Bernstein
Fall 2022

Musical Theater Roles

Steben’s Children's Theater (2017–2021)

Morticia – The Addams Family
Queen – Once Upon a Mattress
Amy – Little Women
Opera Singer – Bugsy Malone
Rudolpho – Matilda
Moonface Martin – Anything Goes

MCHS Productions

Jane – Brigadoon
Olive Ostrovsky – The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Janet – The Drowsy Chaperone
Little Red Riding Hood – Into the Woods

Choral and Chamber Work

BBC National Chorus of Wales
2024–2025

WNO Side By Side Chorus
Fall 2024

Belmont Chamber Singers
2023–2024

Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama Women’s Chamber Choir
Spring 2023

World Premiere
Requiem for Color – Dr. Jeffery Ames
November 2022

Competitions and Honors

Concerto Competition Winner
Belmont University – March 2024

Performed “Je Veux Vivre” by Charles Gounod with the Belmont University Orchestra

Selected Performer
Classical Singers Recital – Belmont University
Fall 2022 and Fall 2023

Masterclasses

Katherine Ciesinski – “Je Veux Vivre” – February 2024
Nancy Allen – “Somebody, Somewhere” – February 2024
Miroslava Yordanova – “Prendi per me sei libero” – October 2024

Television and Media

Handel’s Messiah – BBC
December 2024

News Appearance – The Merry Widow
April 2024

CMA Country Christmas
Backup Singer for Amy Grant and Trisha Yearwood
November 2023

Teaching and Professional Experience

Soprano Section Leader and Hymn Leader
Vine Street Christian Church – Nashville, TN
2023–2024

Leader of Soprano Sectionals
Iowa All-State Camp – Mason City, IA
August 2024

Private Voice Instructor
Middle School and High School Students

Freelance Event Singer
Private events, fundraisers, and holiday performances

Wedding and Funeral Soloist
Trinity Lutheran Church and Major Erickson Funeral Home
Mason City, IA

Skills

Intermediate Piano
Acting and Modeling – Represented by The Peak Agency (Des Moines)
Assistant Directing

Collaborators

Conductors
Daniel Krenz
Dr. Jeffery Ames
Deen Entsminger
Tim Rhys

Directors
Savanna Sokolnicki
James Southall
Tom Ballmer
Joel Eversit

Coaches
Alessandra Volpi
Matthew Eberhart
Caradog Williams

Voice Teachers
Dr. Mark Whatley
Dr. Lesley Mann
Nicola Rose
Gail Pearson