About
Vox Musica
Vox Musica, directed by Daniel Paulson, was founded in 2006 in a niche of untapped potential in Sacramento’s budding classical music scene. This women’s vocal ensemble enjoys the privileged position of nurturing the choral arts by combining outstanding vocal artistry with innovative programming. Vox Musica is committed to excellence in performance of diverse and challenging choral literature for women’s voices and is dedicated to promoting new works, including many premiers and commissioned works. In a local review, Edward Ortiz, Arts Editor for the Sacramento Bee, hailed Vox Musica as a “welcome addition to the music scene,” praising the group’s “stunning clarity,” “intense color,” and “delicate touch.” Through collaborations with composers, conductors, choirs and musicians from around the world, Vox Musica’s featured concert projects have included collected works from the 18th century Venetian Ospedali, eastern music from India, Persia, and Georgia, a concert project for Taiko Drums and Women’s Choir, a concert project for DJ and Women’s Choir, and more recently a concert project for looping violin and Women’s Choir. Vox Musica has released one compact disc, has presented dual concert seasons in both Sacramento and Napa, and has been a featured artist on the prestigious Old First Concert Series in San Francisco and the American Choral Directors Association’s 2011 National Convention in Chicago, IL. More recently, Vox Musica was selected as the recipient of the 2015-16 American Society of Composers and Publishers (ASCAP) National Award for Adventurous Programming.
Since our inception Vox Musica produced 40 concert projects and has given over 100 concert performances. Our repertoire includes 417 different musical works 273 of which were written by living composers, and of those living composers 60 were local composers living in Sacramento, Ca. We have given over 180 premieres, 60 of them world premieres, 65 local premieres, and 55 commissioned by Vox Musica. Our repertoire comes from over 30 different countries and we have sung in over 25 different languages including some not so familiar languages such as: Swedish, Japanese, Hungarian, Georgian, Ukrainian, Slavonic, Yiddish, Farsi, Georgian, Arabic, Tamil Marthi, Nahuati (Ancient Aztec), and Nisenan (Ancient Native American Language).
Founder/Music Director
Daniel Paulson, holds a Bachelor of Music degree in voice performance from Sacramento State University, a Masters of Music Degree in Choral Conducting from the Three-Summer Masters of Music degree program at California State University, Los Angeles, and is a Doctoral student in Music Education at Teachers College, Columbia University.
Hailed as an “astute programmer” and a conductor who can “coax urbane performances from his singers,” Daniel has been a featured conductor on the International Festival of New American Music in Sacramento, CA, the Old First Concert Series in San Francisco, CA, the Northern Zone Music Educators Association’s High School Honor Choir in Nevada, CA, and the American Choral Directors Association’s 2011 National Convention in Chicago, IL. He is a student of Dr. William Belan, Professor Emeritus of Choral Studies at California State University, Los Angeles, and Donald Brinegar, Director of Choral Studies at Pasadena City College and adjunct Professor of Graduate Choral Conducting at the University of Southern California.
As a commissioned composer, Daniel’s catalogue includes over twenty works written for strings, piano, and chorus. His recent commissions include two major works for the Crocker Art Museum’s exhibitions of both Gottfried Helnwein and Sam Francis. Several of his arrangements have been released on the compact disc, Christmas Colours, and are available for purchase on iTunes.
His extended education includes studying early music with the Western Wind Ensemble, the King’s Singers, and at the 2013 American Bach Soloist’s Summer Academy. He has been a two-time guest presenter for the Los Rios Community College District “INNOVATE” Technology Summit, working with educators on the use of the IPAD in the classroom, and recently was a featured presenter at the TEDx Conference, here in Sacramento. In addition, this past summer he served as a guest lecturer for several music conservatories in Costa Rica.
Currently, he is Professor of Voice and Choral Music at Sacramento City College, is a resident artist with the Tahoe Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, and serves as Founder & Music Director for Vox Musica. For more information visit his website: [ http://www.dpmusic.net ]
Artists
Meet our Artists
Mira Huang
Soprano
Mira Huang, soprano, has just completed undergraduate degrees in Vocal Performance, Psychology, and English at UC Davis. Currently, she works as a substitute teacher in Davis while applying to programs for a Master’s degree in Vocal Performance.
Katherine Kalthoff
Alto
Katherine Kalthoff, alto, spent more than twenty years as the lead singer and musical arranger for a blues/pop/rock band in the Chicago, Illinois area.
Samantha Harrison
Soprano
Samantha Harrison, soprano, holds a Masters of Music in Historical Performance from Boston University. Along with studying and performing opera, Ms. Harrison has a passion for choral and chamber music.
Tabitha Lewis
Soprano
Tabitha Lewis, soprano, is a recent transplant to the Sacramento area. Formerly, she served as Lecturer of Voice and Theory at Georgia College and State University.
Arunima Kohli
Soprano
Arunima Kohli, soprano, spends her days as resident in Family Medicine at UC Davis. A Bay Area transplant, she most recently sang with the Stanford Chamber Chorale, Convivium, and studied with Wendy Hillhouse.
Allison Proffitt
Alto
Allison Proffitt, alto, received a degree in Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior from UC Davis, where she sang in the Early Music Ensemble. She currently works at the UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento.
Marielle Petricevich
Soprano
Marielle Petricevich, soprano, holds a Master of Arts in Music, Vocal Performance from Fresno State. She has sung in over 13 different countries, in six different languages, with styles ranging from pop to folk music to opera.
Laura Mclellan
Soprano
Laura Mclellan, soprano, received a degree in Environmental Studies from Brown University and now works for the State Water Resources Control Board. Outside of Vox and work she enjoys rowing with the River City Rowing Club.
Erin Brothers
Alto
Erin Brothers, alto, has received degrees in both Music and Psychology from McMurry University in Abilene, TX. Currently she is the Director of Music Ministry at Dixon United Methodist Church.
Ema Gluckmann
Alto
Ema Gluckmann, alto, sang with the University Chorus at UC Davis, as well as participated in the UCD alumni choir. Her primary choral experience has been with the Congregation B’nai Israel Choir for the past 35+ years!
Cat Fithian
Alto
Cat Fithian, alto, has sung in various choirs and storytimes at the public library. She is the Vice Chair of the Board of Uplift People of Elk Grove, a non-profit that builds community for people in poverty.
Jennifer Crawford
Alto
Jennifer Crawford, alto, has been singing in church, school and community choirs throughout her life. She plays flute, oboe, and piano and when not singing, she can be found writing computer code, fostering kittens, or knitting.
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