Dorea Cook

Bio:

Dorea Cook is known for her clear, vibrant sound and flexibility within diverse styles from opera to chamber and contemporary repertoire. She currently sings with Solaria Singers and the Orlando Sings Symphonic Chorus. Recent performances include art song world premieres in recitals throughout the southeast, the title role in Massenet’s Cendrillon with the Valdosta State University Opera, and chamber music by Bellini, Mozart, Mahler, Brahms, and Ravel. Upcoming performances include a selection of contemporary art songs by Georgia Stitt and a lecture recital titled “Lullabies, Lamentations, and Laundry, Oh My: Singing about Motherhood and Music.” In past years, Dorea Cook has soloed with the Houston Chamber Choir, Conspirare Chamber of Voices, Conspirare Symphonic Choir and the Austin Symphony Orchestra, and the Texas Early Music Project. She can be heard commercially with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Chorus on the CSO Resound label and on other recordings with the Houston Chamber Choir, San Antonio Chamber Choir, and the William Ferris Chorale. Dorea teaches at Valencia College and Seminole State College and is a private instructor and freelancer in the Orlando area. She received her Doctorate of Musical Arts from the University of Texas at Austin.