A little about me:

My name is pronounced [tSah-ri-nah], I am from the border town of El Paso, TX with the neighboring city of Cd. Juarez, Chih. Mexico. I grew up in both cities, whose cultures are very different, but their main similarity was the music! I always found interest in learning more about the sounds and emotions we can make with our voices to communicate in many languages and musical styles.  

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I have had a wonderful experience teaching students of all ages for the past 16 years and have realized how each student's musical knowledge largely impacts their development as they choose their vocational path. My experience in teaching group/individual vocal and piano lessons, a large high school program, and a K-6 setting have motivated me to encourage students to develop their physical and vocal comfort, teaching them how to use their time efficiently to prepare for important deadlines, and guiding them to appreciate the culture behind any art form.

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Education and Musical Employment that inspired COMPASSion Music Studio:

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After completing my graduate work, I moved to my hometown of El Paso, Texas and became a high school choir director with El Paso Independent School District. I then, relocated to Boston for a job opening at Community Music Center of Boston (CMCB) as a Youth Chorus Director, Early Childhood voice and piano instructor, and a Teaching Artist for the Boston Public Schools. These positions gave me the opportunity to collaborate with many departments, but I most cherished the Music Therapy department. Inspired by Berklee's ABLE assembly workshops on the importance of music in our daily lives, I changed my teaching focus to adopt various teaching methods that access many more learning styles into my individual and group lessons. This provides the opportunity to work with families & students with a variety of abilities, and has allowed me to continue educating myself as I learn from my own students' learning styles.

During these past years, I've focused the majority of my vocal performances to private recitals in collaboration with colleagues, businesses and various non-profits. I've loved the intimacy of these concerts and I look forward to continuing this art form in the city of Pearland & Houston, hopefully sharing the stage with students as performers! 

I have performed the roles of Zweite Dame (Die Zauberflöte) with Seoul International Program in South Korea, Giulietta (Les contes d’Hoffmann) with Franco-American Vocal Academy in Perigueux, France, Ida (Die Fledermaus) with El Paso Opera, Eupaforice (Graun's Montezuma) with Austin Baroque Orchestra, Cinderella's Mother (Into the Woods) and Marcellina (Le nozze di Figaro) with the Butler School of Music. I have been a chorus member in El Paso Opera's productions of Aida, La Bohème, Madama Butterfly, and Le nozze di Figaro, the Austin Lyric Opera’s production of Don Carlo, and in BOC’s Sweeney Todd and La Bohème. I have also had the pleasure to perform the new works of David Hanlon's "Past the Checkpoints" as Mamá, Michael Ching's "Speed Dating Tonight" as Dater #23, and  "Rose Made Man" as the role of Marcelle composed by Franklin Pinland.

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