The LA Times described Frances Young as “A soprano of gossamer sheer purity.” Her concerts include the Mozart Requiem, and Mass in C; Haydn’s Creation; Bach’s Christmas Oratorio,Saint Matthew Passion, B minor Mass and Jauchzet Gott In Allen Landen; Handel’s Samson, Poulenc’s Gloria; and Mendelssohn’s Elijah. In Europe she sang in the Young Songmakers’ Almanac with Graham Johnson; and in recital at the American Embassy, Paris. Local concerts include Messiah with San Diego Chamber Orchestra and Musica Angelica, Music from the Heart at Royce Hall, Songfest recital at the Colburn School, and Sundays at 4 on KUSC radio. Frances was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship for study at London’s Guildhall School of Music and the Britten/Pears School in Aldeburgh, England. She was awarded International Young Singer of the Year at the Llangollen Musical Eisteddfod, Wales, and has won first prize in the Los Angeles NATS vocal competition. Her operatic roles include: Anne Trulove in The Rake’s Progress, the Countess in The Marriage of Figaro, Rosalinda in Die Fledermaus, Rosina in The Barber of Seville, Yum-Yum in Mikado, and Pamina in Magic Flute. She also sang Pamina’s aria in the IMAX film Top Speed. Frances was a member if the voice faculty at Pomona College for 10 years, and has taught at the Idyllwild School of Arts SummerSong and Dance program for 13 years. Currently she teaches voice and diction at the University Of California, Irvine. This is Frances’ third summer with Songfest.