Alicia Reid
Voice
Canadian-American Soprano Alicia Reid completed her Master of Music in Vocal Performance at UNC Greensboro. Alicia received her Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, studying under Dr. Marilyn Taylor.
Alicia is a member of the Bel Canto professional choral ensemble in Greensboro, North Carolina. She received second place in the 2019 National Federation of Music Clubs Collegiate Vocal Competition, and was a finalist in the 2016 Rosen-Schaffel Concerto Competition at Appalachian State University.
She has most recently performed the roles of Phoebe in A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, and Glinda in The Wizard of Oz, both with Community Theatre of Greensboro. Other past roles include Gilda in Talk Opera, Königin der Nacht in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte, Helene in Hindemith's Hin und zurück, and the title character in Little Red Riding Hood, a children’s outreach opera with the UNC Greensboro Opera Theatre. Alicia has also performed in productions with Piedmont Opera, including the Shepherd Boy in Tosca, First Spirit in Die Zauberflöte, and various ensemble roles. Other credits from her time at UNC School of the Arts include Lauretta in Bizet’s Doctor Miracle, and the role of Phyllis in Iolanthe with Greensboro Light Opera and Song. Alicia is also a classically trained harpist.
Estelle Idoko
Remote Voice Lessons
Estelle Idoko is a Singing Coach, Singer, and Actor. She is based in North Carolina and is currently pursuing a Masters in Music and Music Education at Columbia University (Hybrid Summer Program). She has taught beginner-level, virtual voice lessons in her private studio and has hosted virtual and in-person singing and performance classes in collaboration with other arts organizations. She is also the host of the internationally ranked Sing Confidently, Live Creatively Podcast, where she shares vocal exercises, singing tips, and interviews with NYC actors, a Broadway performer, a Latin Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter, and more.
As a singer, Estelle sings background vocals for local artists and leads on the worship team at RCCG Restoration in Burlington, NC. As an actor, her credits include Talismans (Creative Greensboro, Evening of Short Plays), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Shared Radiance Performing Arts Company), and Comedy of Errors (Shared Radiance Performing Arts Company). She holds a B.S. in Psychology from VCU, where she also studied voice and has completed an online Professional Certificate in Voice Technique and Musicianship at Berklee College School of Music. She loves helping people, young and old, to reconnect to their love for creativity and the arts so they can start singing and performing again!