 Deborah Coclanis, a native North Carolinian, graduated with honors in piano performance from the North Carolina School of the Arts. She continued her music studies in New York with Irwin Freundlich of the Juilliard School and Piero Weiss at Columbia University, and received a master's degree from Columbia in historical musicology.
Deborah has been with Women's Voices since 1995: Her critically acclaimed accompaniment is an essential element of the chorus. A Chapel Hillian since 1984, Ms Coclanis is active in the local music scene both playing and teaching. She has worked as coach and accompanist at Duke (including the Opera Workshop) and at UNC. In addition to Women's voices, she accompanies various chamber music and vocal recitals. She also plays harpsichord continuo for Chapel Hill's annual community Messiah-sing. Keenly interested in innovative programming, Ms. Coclanis has provided music for "Shakespeare in September" a production of Shakespeare & Originals in Durham and "Vincent," a lyric entertainment based on the life and works of Edna St. Vincent Millay. In addition, she has done music direction and sound design for the Deep Dish Theater Company. She and her husband Peter have two sons. |
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