Heidi Southworth Van der Veer Resume

 

"All Saints is privileged to enjoy the beautiful soprano voice of Ms. Heidi Van der Veer, who serves as our section leader. Heidi also is our official event soloist. She has sung at many funerals and weddings, using her extensive repertoire to offer music appropriate to the person or people involved. She is a person of faith who sings to the glory of God. She is available to sing at services at All Saints and beyond."
Rick Matters, All Saints Episcopal Church Rector

Mezzo-soprano Heidi Southworth Van der Veer was born in Carmel, California and grew up in Santa Barbara. She received her B.A. in Performing Arts-Voice from the University of Hawaii at Hilo. While earning her degree, Ms. Van der Veer appeared with the Hawaii Opera Theatre Studio where her credits include Le Libellue in Ravel’s L’Enfant et les Sortileges. She balanced her active performing schedule and her job as a busy wedding singer with her solo work throughout the Hawaiian Islands as a member of the Hawaii Vocal Arts Ensemble, under the direction of Sir Timothy Carney, and as a member of the Kanilehua Chorale. In demand as a soloist for church services, she held jobs with the St. Andrews Cathedral Choir, and Church of The Crossroads in Honolulu, and at Holy Cross in Hilo. Her performing background includes the role of Cherubino in an avant-guard production of Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro at the Teatro Signorelli in Cortona, Italy. She appeared in recital and chamber music concerts with the Studio Lirico in central and northern Italy. Heidi has portrayed the Sorceress in Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas and her oratorio credits include the mezzo-soprano solos in Schubert’s Mass in G and Vivaldi’s Gloria.

Ms. Van der Veer’s profound interest in the vocal music of J.S. Bach has led to further study of the Baroque period. She attended Oberlin Conservatory’s Baroque Performance Institute in 2005. She studies voice and Bach performance practice with David Gordon in Carmel Valley. A finalist in the Carmel Music Society 2006 Vocal Competition, as well as in the Yale Institute of Sacred Music 2007 national auditions, Heidi has continued her good fortune with a propitious move to the Monterey Peninsula in October 2007. Heidi teaches voice and piano at The Carmel Academy of Performing Arts, and is the Soprano Section Leader at All Saints Episcopal Church in Carmel-by-the-Sea. Upcoming engagements comprise recital performances at All Saints Church, and at The Church in The Forest in Pebble Beach. A Baroque recital tour is planned for fall 2008. Visit Heidi's Website www.heidiva.com to view her performing calendar, resume, and repertoire list.