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Miss Sophie
Sophie Wingland is a musician, performance artist and educator who specializes in community-created performances and the development of original music and theater. She is a classically trained singer and plays ukulele, upright bass, mbira, toy accordion and enjoys creating instruments out of found objects. Rooted in the belief that everyone is a musician, her work explores the nature of collaboration, playfulness and community engagement.
She has a Bachelors in Music from Oberlin, a Masters in Music in Vocal Arts from USC Thornton School and a Masters in New Audiences and Innovative Practice from The Royal Conservatory in the Hague. Sophie is currently a teaching artist with Ravinia, a yoga and social emotional learning (SEL) instructor in the Chicago Public Schools. This summer she will be leading the early childhood summer camp at the Old Town School of Folk Music and serving as an Animateur with the Lyric Opera of Chicago, Chicago Voices Project.
ABOUT THIS TEACHER
Sophie Wingland is a musician, performance artist and educator who specializes in community-created performances and the development of original music and theater. She is a classically trained singer and plays ukulele, upright bass, mbira, toy accordion and enjoys creating instruments out of found objects. Rooted in the belief that everyone is a musician, her work explores the nature of collaboration, playfulness and community engagement.
She has a Bachelors in Music from Oberlin, a Masters in Music in Vocal Arts from USC Thornton School and a Masters in New Audiences and Innovative Practice from The Royal Conservatory in the Hague. Sophie is currently a teaching artist with Ravinia, a yoga and social emotional learning (SEL) instructor in the Chicago Public Schools. This summer she will be leading the early childhood summer camp at the Old Town School of Folk Music and serving as an Animateur with the Lyric Opera of Chicago, Chicago Voices Project.
