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Dr. Diane Howard's Music Resume
Dr. Diane Howard has served as a professional soloist, musical performer and as a musical producer, director for over 40 years. She has had breadth of experience with diverse musical styles for stage, television, film, and web casts. Diane Howard has studied vocal performance and worked as a soloist/performer all of her adult life: U. of O., U. of Portland, U. of Louisville, NYC, Europe, and throughout the U.S.
Opera
Principal Singer- Amahl & Night Visitors-Mother; Macbeth – Witch Sister
Operetta
Principal Singer- Pirates of Penzance, Ruth
Producer- Trial by Jury, Impresario, Yeomen of the Guard
Director- Mikado, H.M.S. Pinafore
Oratorio
Principal Singer- The Messiah, Ft. Hood, recurring; First Baptist Church of Austin, TX; Rutter's The Magnificat, Soprano Soloist; Rutter's Gloria- Soprano Soloist; Faure's Requiem, "Pie Jesu"- Principal, Soprano Soloist
Musicals
Principal Singer- Hello Dolly- Dolly; Music Man-Mrs.Paroo; Oliver- Nancy; Peter Pan- Mrs. Darling;
Godspell-Diane; Narnia - White Witch; The Velveteen Rabbit- Nana
Producer- Camelot, Man of La Mancha, I Do I Do
Director- Fiddler on the Roof, Godspell, You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown, Oklahoma, Quilters
Professional Church Soloist-
First Baptist Church, Tacoma, WA
Solo Concerts
Patriotic Concert- Tacoma, WA; Opera/Musical Theater Concert- University of Mary Hardin-Baylor; Patriotic & Sacred Concert- Ft. Knox; Great Love Songs- Cultural Activities Center of Temple, TX; Italian Arias, Mayborn Center, Temple, TX
Pageants
Principal Soloist- Christmas Pageant- Mary; Easter Pageant- Narrator/Soloist; Jr. Miss Pageant, Contestant;
Miss Eugene Pageant, Miss Eugene; Miss Oregon Pageant, First Runner-Up; Miss UMHB Pageant, Divertissement
Sporting Events
Soloist, National Anthem
Choral Groups
Austin Singers (Feast of Sharing- Soloist), CAC Chorale (Rutter’s Gloria- Soloist), Killeen Chorale, Church Choirs.