Caitlin Stave

Soprano Caitlin Stave has performed along the west coast as a featured soloist in Washington, Oregon, and California. Her operatic roles include Susanna from Le Nozze di Figaro, Nannetta from Falstaff, Tytania from A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Josephine from H.M.S. Pinafore. As an oratorio soloist, she has been featured in the works of Beach, Orff, Sullivan, Fauré, Mozart, Vivaldi, and Bach. Caitlin has also enjoyed the opportunity to collaborate as a soloist with modern composers including Ola Gjeilo’s recording of “Dark Night of the Soul” with the Central Washington University Chamber Choir, and Veljo Tormis’ collaboration with the Portland State University Chamber Choir “On American Shores”.

Caitlin Stave holds a Master of Music in Vocal Performance and Pedagogy from Central Washington University and a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from Portland State University. In addition to participating in international choral competitions, Caitlin has won multiple regional vocal competitions as a classical vocalist. As an educator, she has over two decades of experience teaching private voice and piano, music theory, choir, choral pedagogy, and has extensive experience as a choral section leader and conductor.

As a vocal pedagogue passionate about supporting and understanding the journey of the transitioning voice, Caitlin was published as a contributing author in one of the first articles on the subject of teaching transgender singers in the NATS (National Association of Teachers of Singing) Journal of Singing in 2017.