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_Frances C. Roberts:
Challenging audiences, musicians… and herself

Frances C. Roberts has been a choral director, a founding conductor of four companies, a founding artistic director, a choral festival director and founder, and a pianist.

Education
B.S., Crane School of Music at SUNY Potsdam
M.M., Boston University

Studied/Worked With
James Ball
Abraham Kaplan
Allen Lannom
Bela Nagy
Alton Jones
Christopher Keene
Marin Alsop
Edo DeWaart
David Lockington
David Wiley
Westminster Choir College
Robert Shaw Carnegie Hall Choral Workshops

Accompanist
Roman Totenberg
Chloe Owen
Gregg Smith Singers
Margaret Hillis
Donald Neuen
Metropolitan Opera Studio

Educator
High School Choral Music - 25 years
Junior High School Choral Music - 5 years
Private studio - 25 years

Pianist
Solo Recitals
Two-Piano Concerts
Collaborative Pianist

Conductor
Long Island Philharmonic Chorus
Long Island Masterworks
Long Island Choral Festival
Masterworks Opera Orchestra

Clinician
In-school programs
Accompanying workshops
Art Song workshops
New York State School Music Association (NYSSMA) preparation

Honors
"Woman Of The Year in the Arts" by Women On The Job
"Everyday Hero" by Newsday
"Outstanding Secondary Educator of America"
Listed in Who's Who of American Women and Who's Who in American Music
Minerva Ward, the highest alumnae award for professional achievement, SUNY Potsdam



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