YOUNG SINGERS ACADEMY
VOICE CLASS
SING WITH COMFORT & CONFIDENCE.
Founder, Program Director and Voice Teacher
Vielka Kelly-Weiss
Vielka's career reflects her life-long love of
​children, music and learning.
She strives to empower others through the art of singing.
Specializing in children and teens, Vielka's students range from those who want to learn to sing in tune to those performing on the stages of LaGuardia High School, The Metropolitan Opera, Jazz at Lincoln Center and Broadway.
​A contralto, Vielka has premiered several new operas and performed in musicals, plays, film, concerts and recitals. She is a Global K-12 Music Specialist for The Juilliard School, as well as a Lead Teaching Artist at Carnegie Hall, where she mentors music teachers, leads workshops and creates music education resources.
Vielka earned her Bachelor of Music in Classical Voice from Manhattan School of Music, and her Master of Arts in Music Education and Kodály Certification from New York University.
For more info, visit: vielka.com
Soprano Janie Dusenberry is excited to bring her experience as an operatic soloist, choral performer and voice teacher to New York City.
Janie has performed major works as a soloist with the San Jose Wind Symphony, Symphony Silicon Valley, WASBE Youth Wind Orchestra and San Jose State Opera Theatre. She has taught voice to the children of the Cabrillo Youth Chorus under the direction of former ACDA President, Cheryl Anderson in Santa Cruz, CA. She holds a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from San Jose State University, where she was the recipient of the Outstanding Undergraduate Music Performance award, and currently resides in Brooklyn.
Janie Dusenberry
Elise Kinnon
Originally from Brisbane Australia, Elise studied classical voice (AMEB Syllabus) and is a proud graduate of Kelvin Grove State College. Elise completed all levels of The Royal Academy of Dance Ballet syllabus, and also received her Teaching Diploma from the Commonwealth Society of Teachers of Dance (Tap; Jazz).
Her US theater credits include Choreographer of Hello, Dolly! Virginia Music Theatre, Associate Choreographer of 24 Hour Musicals in NYC with Bebe Nuewirth, Associate Choreographer of I'll Say She Is (Off Broadway), Associate Director and Choreographer of Mamma Mia, Cabaret; as well as Peter and The Starcatcher (Theatre Aspen); Associate Director and Choreographer of The Producers, Will Rogers Follies as well as Les Miserables (Maltz Jupiter Theatre). Other favorite credits are NY/ National Tours: NYMF, "A Tribute to David Merrick" Hudson Theatre; Thoroughly Modern Millie (Alice); 42nd St (Asian Tour). Regional Theaters also include Goodspeed; TUTS; and The Cape Playhouse, Proud AEA member.
www.elisekinnon.com
Molly Ranson most recently appeared on Broadway in Larry David's Fish in the Dark. She made her Broadway debut in the Steppenwolf Theatre Company's production of August: Osage County, which she subsequently performed at the National Theatre in London (Olivier Award nomination for Best Company Performance) and the Sydney Theatre Company in Australia. Additionally, she appeared on Broadway in Jerusalem.
Off-Broadway she has appeared in the Roundabout Theatre Company's production of Bad Jews (Lucille Lortel Award nomination), in MCC Theater's production of Carrie (Drama Desk, Lucille Lortel, and Drama League Award nominations), and in the Playwrights Horizons/Vineyard Theatre production of The Burnt Part Boys. Recent TV and film credits include Louis C.K.'s Horace and Pete and Love on the Run.
Molly Ranson
Amber Carson
Amber Carson is thrilled to be a guest artist for Vielka! Singing since she was a toddler, Amber studied classical vocal performance, before transitioning to musical theatre which is now home. Having worked all over the US in many regional theatre productions, Amber is continually working toward Broadway here in NYC and loves using her voice to teach/make people smile! Proud member of Actors Equity.
Madeline Weinstein is a New York-based actor, born and raised on the Upper West Side.
She performed on Broadway in the 2014 revival of The Real Thing directed by Sam Gold, starring Ewan McGregor and Maggie Gyllenhaal. Other theatre credits include the world premiere of Tracy Letts's Mary Page Marlowe, directed by Anna D. Shapiro at the Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago.
​Her first feature film, Beach Rats, will be premiering in 2017. TV: Elementary. Education: BA from Northwestern University.
​madelineweinstein.com
Madeline Weinstein