Upcoming Julianne Olson, vocalist

Julianne Olson, vocalist with Wade Dingman, piano and Nathaniel Olson, baritone
Saturday, May 11, 2024
6:30pm Doors | 7:30pm Show

Dr. Julianne Olson, has performed on four continents and nearly 20 countries as a professional singer. After graduating from Mt. Baker High School in 2004, Julianne left Whatcom County to attend Boston Conservatory. Since then, she has worked with such companies as Lyric Opera of Chicago in the world premiere of The Property with Lyric Unlimited, Opera Roanoke, Triad Stage, Hungarian National Theater of Szeged and Pécs in The Crucible, Princeton Festival in Threepenny Opera and concertized with Ashville Lyric Opera, Seattle International Artists Series, with Ravinia in Concert am Rheim/Ravinia in concert in Tuscon, Scottsdale and Palm Springs, at Rose Theater, Lincoln Center NYC, Peoria Symphony as Fiordiligi in Così fan tutte, Denver International Festival of Arts and Technology, and as a vocal soloist on tour throughout South Korea, England, China and Indonesia. Julianne has twice been awarded from the Metropolitan Opera National Council and has performed such roles as Butterfly in Madame Butterfly, Mimi in La Boheme, Pamina in The Magic Flute, Antonia in Tales of Hoffman, Tatiana in Eugene Onegin, the Beggar Woman in Sweeney Todd, and Musetta in La Boheme.  An active cross-over artist, Julianne was the house jazz singer for 4 years at Mambo Italian in NYC

Julianne holds a Doctorate of Musical Arts with a Cognate in Vocal Pedagogy from The University of North Carolina in Greensboro. In addition, Dr. Olson also holds voice degrees from Boston Conservatory, New Jersey City University, and Indiana University. Now, Julianne runs a full private home voice studio in Lynden, WA.

Dr. Nathaniel Olson, Baritone, hails from Illinois, is currently based in Lynden, Washington and is delighted to perform Haydn’s Creation with the Lafayette Master Chorale. He regularly performs as bass soloist with the Bach Society of Charleston, Duke Chapel Bach Cantata Series, Raleigh Camerata, and the Raleigh Bach Soloists. Career highlights include premiering the role of Tomasz in the Lyric Opera of Chicago’s The Property, solo recitals for the Carnegie Hall Great Singers III Series and the Carnegie Hall Neighborhood Concert Series, Bernstein’s Trouble in Tahiti at the Ravinia Festival, as Don Giovanni for the Oklahoma Mozart Festival, a solo WTVP Public Television Special entitled “The American Songbook,” a concert of laments by Monteverdi and Weckmann for the Society for Seventeenth-Century Music 2019 Annual Meeting, and solo appearances with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Charleston Symphony Orchestra, Peoria Symphony Orchestra, Manitowoc Symphony Orchestra, and the Columbus Indiana Philharmonic. Dr. Olson holds degrees from Wheaton College, Indiana University Bloomington, and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Dr. Olson is currently a full-time Choir Director at Lynden Christian School, part-time faculty for Lee University Online, and a member of the 208th Army Reserve Band.

Thank you to our 2023 Season Sponsors:
Floyd and Delores Jones Foundation

Tickets are available at the Jansen Art Center during regular hours or can be purchased online. All tickets are non-refundable.