American mezzo-soprano Cherry Duke is a versatile singing actress, facile in opera, oratorio, cabaret and musical theater. In addition to singing principal roles with companies such as New York City Opera, she is a featured soloist with orchestras in classical and pops concerts, including appearances at Carnegie Hall and Avery Fisher Hall. www.cherryduke.com

• Other in Opera, The Hartt School - University of Hartford (1995)
• BS in Applied Music (Voice), Texas Woman's University (1992)

• Music Performance - Major Participant, Opera/Musical - Mozart by Moonlight (2018-05-05). Concert of Operatic Arias, Duets and Ensembles. El Paso Opera . El Paso, TX, USA. Cherry Duke.
• Student Ensemble Performance - Fall Opera Showcase: What Is Opera? (2019-11-10 - 2019-11-11). Opera Workshop class. El Paso, TX. Cherry Duke. Brian Downen. Phillip Hill. Diana Esparza Sapien. Elisa Wilson. Isacc Hernandez. Undergraduate. Rocio Valle. Graduate. Jessica Broaddus. Undergraduate. Phoenix Brownlee. Undergraduate. Ashley Franco. Undergraduate. LawrenRay Cabral. Undergraduate. Fernanda Jaquez. Undergraduate. Consuelo Gonzales. Undergraduate. Augusto Juarez Viera. Undergraduate. Andrea Rangel. Undergraduate. Carver Mathis. Undergraduate. Isidro Melchor. Undergraduate. Matthew Chesanek. Undergraduate. Antonio Motta. Undergraduate. Sohini Mukhopadhyay. Undergraduate. Daniel Moran. Undergraduate. Eileen Schott. Undergraduate. Wesley Weikel. Undergraduate. Octavio Garavito. Undergraduate. Odalis Aguirre. Undergraduate. Esequiel Meza. Anibal Acevedo. Graduate. Sam Olvera. Undergraduate. Mando Torres. Undergraduate. Josey Pickett. Doctoral.
• Music - Adjudicator, Clinician, or Consultant - Solo & Ensemble Competition (2019-10-05 - 2019-10-05). Southwest District of the New Mexico Music Educators Association. Las Cruces, NM. Cherry Duke.
• Music - Adjudicator, Clinician, or Consultant - Rio Grande/Panhandle NATS Student Auditions (2019-03-29 - 2019-03-30). National Association of Teachers of Singing. Portales, NM. Cherry Duke. Brian Downen. Phillip Hill. Alexander Kariotis.
• Music - Adjudicator, Clinician, or Consultant - Lecture/Masterclass Series for the Humanities Collaborative through the Mellon Foundation (2019-03-04 - 2019-03-04). El Paso Community College. El Paso, TX. Cherry Duke.
• Music Performance - Partial Chamber Recital - Jorge Martin and Friends (2019-02-23). Opera Company of Middlebury. Middlebury, VT USA. Cherry Duke. Brian Downen.
• Music Performance - Partial Chamber Recital - Recital with Brian Downen and Esequiel Meza (2019-02-16). El Paso Community College. El Paso, TX USA. Cherry Duke. Brian Downen.
• Student Ensemble Performance - Opera UTEP at Good Samaritan at White Acres (2018-11-29). El Paso, TX. Cherry Duke.
• Music Performance - Minor Participant, Opera/Musical - Holiday Revels: 'Twas the Night Before Christmas (2018-11-19 - 2018-11-20). Soloist on UTEP Choirs' Concert. El Paso, TX, USA. Cherry Duke.
• Music - Adjudicator, Clinician, or Consultant - 68th Texoma NATS Regional Conference and Student Auditions (2018-11-08 - 2018-11-10). National Association of Teachers of Singing. Waco, TX USA. Cherry Duke.
• Student Ensemble Performance - Fall Opera Showcase (2018-11-02 - 2018-11-04). Opera Workshop class. El Paso, TX. Cherry Duke. Brian Downen. Anibal Acevedo. Graduate. Odalis Aguirre. Undergraduate. Erika Araujo. Undergraduate. Isacc Hernandez. Undergraduate. Jessica Baylon. Graduate. Alexandra Dark. Undergraduate. Shannon Davis. Undergraduate. Shelby Estala. Undergraduate. Elizabeth Gandarilla. Undergraduate. Samantha Davalos. Undergraduate. Consuelo Gonzales. Undergraduate. Rebeca Gonzalez-Maldonado. Undergraduate. Jacqueline Hale. Graduate. Katherine Luna. Undergraduate. Isidro Melchor. Undergraduate. Emilie Merritt. Undergraduate. Antonio Motta. Undergraduate. Sohini Mukhopadhyay. Undergraduate. Alejandro Carrillo Pastrana. Graduate. Valeria Parada. Undergraduate. Lilliana Perez. Undergraduate. Alejandra Sandoval. Undergraduate. Toni Torres. Undergraduate. Samantha Whitaker. Undergraduate. Esequiel Meza.
• Music - Adjudicator, Clinician, or Consultant - El Paso Area All-Region Choir Auditions (2018-10-13). UIL/TMEA. El Paso, TX, USA. Cherry Duke.
• Student Ensemble Performance - En Paz: The Music of Jorge Martin (2018-09-28 - 2018-09-29). El Paso, TX USA. Cherry Duke. Emilie Merritt. Undergraduate. Jessica Baylon. Graduate. Anibal Acevedo. Graduate. Antonio Motta. Undergraduate. Alejandro Carrillo Pastrana. Graduate. Sara Potter.
• Music Performance - Full Solo Recital - En Paz: The Music of Jorge Martín (2018-09-24 - 2018-09-29). UTEP. El Paso, TX. Brian Downen. Cherry Duke. Sara Potter. Alejandro Carrillo Pastrana. Graduate. Aníbal Acevedo. Graduate. Emilie Merritt. Undergraduate. Jorge Martín.
• Music Performance - Participation - Flor de la Garza's Master's Recital (2018-09-01 - 2018-09-13). New Mexico State University and University of Texas at El Paso. Las Cruces, NM and El Paso, TX USA. Cherry Duke. Brian Downen.
• Theatre - Interdisciplinary work(s) - I'm a Stranger Here, Myself (Music Unwound Series) (2017-04-01 - 2018-04-30). Collaboration with Cherry Duke for the Music Unwound Project. Music Unwound/Kurt Weill Foundation. El Paso. Rebecca Rivas. Cherry Duke. .
• Student Ensemble Performance - I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Scenes and Songs by Kurt Weill and Friends (2018-04-15 - 2018-04-16). Opera Workshop class. El Paso, TX. Cherry Duke. Rebecca Rivas. Anibal Acevedo. Graduate. Odalis Aguirre. Undergraduate. Selena Diaz. Undergraduate. Isacc Hernandez. Undergraduate. Jessica Baylon. Graduate. Alexandra Dark. Undergraduate. Octavio Garavito. Undergraduate. Aylin Franco. Undergraduate. Elizabeth Gandarilla. Undergraduate. Samantha Davalos. Undergraduate. Consuelo Gonzales. Undergraduate. Rebeca Gonzalez-Maldonado. Undergraduate. Jacqueline Hale. Graduate. Joshua Lucero. Undergraduate. Isidro Melchor. Undergraduate. Emilie Merritt. Undergraduate. Mauricio Perusquia. Sohini Mukhopadhyay. Undergraduate. Alejandro Carrillo Pastrana. Graduate. Eileen Schott. Undergraduate. Lilliana Perez. Undergraduate. Alejandra Sandoval. Undergraduate. Toni Torres. Undergraduate. Susie Smith. Graduate. Esequiel Meza. Christine Ponce-Diaz. Undergraduate. Brian Downen.
• Music - Adjudicator, Clinician, or Consultant - Rio Grande NATS Student Auditions (2018-02-17). National Association of Teachers of Singing. Albuquerque, NM USA. Cherry Duke.
• Music Performance - Full Chamber Recital - Amor (2018-02-11 - 2018-02-11). El Paso Community Foundation & Philanthropy Theater. El Paso, TX, USA. Cherry Duke.
• Music Performance - Major Participant, Opera/Musical - Hansel and Gretel (2018-01-13 - 2018-01-14). El Paso Opera. El Paso, TX, USA. Cherry Duke. .
• Music Performance - Participation - Opera UTEP at The Monte Vista at Coronado (2017-12-17 - 2017-12-17). El Paso, TX. Cherry Duke.
• Music Performance - Partial Chamber Recital - Voices of Vedem: Yesterday and Today (2017-05-31 - 2017-05-31). El Paso Holocaust Museum & Study Center. El Paso, Texas, U.S.A.. Dena Jones. Cherry Duke. David Ross.
• Music Performance - Participation - The Sounds of Cinema (2017-05-04 - 2017-05-04). El Paso, TX, USA. Cherry Duke.
• Music Performance - Free-lance - The Crucifixion by Samuel Barber (2017-04-13). El Paso, TX. Cherry Duke.
• Music Performance - Major Participant, Opera/Musical - La Cenerentola (2017-03-23 - 2017-03-25). El Paso, TX, USA. Cherry Duke.
• Music Performance - Participation - An Evening with the Stars (2017-03-09 - 2017-03-09). El Paso, TX, USA. Cherry Duke.
• Music Performance - Full Solo Recital - Women's Work: Recital of Female Composers (2017-02-19 - 2017-02-20). Talequah, OK. Cherry Duke.
• Music Performance - Major Participant, Opera/Musical - EPO presents 'Tis the Season for Opera (2016-12-03 - 2016-12-03). El Paso, TX. Cherry Duke.
• Music - Adjudicator, Clinician, or Consultant - Pre-Area Auditions, El Paso (2016-11-19). El Paso Independent School District High Schools. El Paso, TX, USA. Cherry Duke.
• Student Ensemble Performance - Cheers! Opera Scenes (2016-11-11 - 2016-11-12). Opera Workshop class. El Paso, TX. Cherry Duke. Jasmine Fernandez. Undergraduate. Tiffany Davis. Undergraduate. Sydney Ugarte. Undergraduate. Thomas Woo. Undergraduate. Isacc Hernandez. Undergraduate. Ashley Delgado. Undergraduate. Jaimielynn Amato. Undergraduate. Maria Arenas. Undergraduate. Jamille Brewster. Graduate. Ashleigh Curry. Undergraduate. Samantha Davalos. Undergraduate. Selena Diaz. Undergraduate. Andrea Franco. Undergraduate. Suad Guerra. Undergraduate. John Guevara. Graduate. David Herring. Undergraduate. Emilie Merritt. Undergraduate. Emmanuel Molina. Undergraduate. Mauricio Perusquia. Undergraduate. Abraham Quezada. Undergraduate. Rachel Robins. Undergraduate. Susie Smith. Graduate. Marisol Terrazas. Undergraduate. Allen Thompson. Graduate. Raul Valdez. Undergraduate. Brittney Williams. Undergraduate.
• Music Performance - Full Chamber Recital - Invited Collaborative Pianist with colleague and mezzo soprano, Cherry Duke, and David Ross, clarinet. "Women's Work" concert with the following works performed: "Madrid," "Häi luli," and "Aime-moi based on a Mazurka of Chopin" by Pauline Viardot; "Vier Lieder" by Alma Mahler; Four movements from "Vedem" by Lori Laitman and "Alto's Lament" by Zina Goldrich and Marcy Heisler (2016-11-04 - 2016-11-04). 66th Annual Texoma NATS Regional Conference, West Texas A & M University. Canyon, Texas, U.S.A.. Dena Jones. Cherry Duke. David Ross.
• Music - Adjudicator, Clinician, or Consultant - National Association of Teachers of Singing--Texoma Region Student Auditions (2016-11-03 - 2016-11-04). National Association of Teachers of Singing. Canyon, TX, USA. Cherry Duke.
• Music Performance - Major Participant, Opera/Musical - Dog Days Record Launch Party (2016-10-16 - 2016-10-16). New York, NY. Cherry Duke.
• Music - Adjudicator, Clinician, or Consultant - Solo & Ensemble Festival, Las Cruces (2016-09-24 - 2016-09-24). Las Cruces, NM, USA. Cherry Duke.
• Music Performance - Participation - "I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes Up to the Mountains" by Dvorak (2016-09-11 - 2016-09-11). El Paso, TX. Cherry Duke. Wilkinson Judi.
• Music Performance - Participation - Spanish Nationalism through Music (2016-06-26 - 2016-06-26). El Paso, TX. Cherry Duke. Dena Jones.
• Music Performance - Major Participant Oratorio - MOSS presents Beethoven's Ninth Symphony (2016-06-11 - 2016-06-11). Columbia, MO. Cherry Duke. Blythe Cates.
• Student Ensemble Performance - Concert at Monte Vista (May 2016) (2016-05-15 - 2016-05-15). The Monte Vista at Coronado. El Paso, TX, USA. Cherry Duke. Jamille Brewster. Graduate. Lidia Chavez. Undergraduate. Ashleigh Curry. Undergraduate. Tiffany Davis. Undergraduate. Ema-Elyz Espinosa. Undergraduate. Jasmine Fernandez. Undergraduate. Isacc Hernandez. Undergraduate. David Herring. Undergraduate. Ivan Lopez. Undergraduate. Stephanie Lozano. Undergraduate. Daniel Maciel. Undergraduate. Emmanuel Molina. Undergraduate. Jerry Mora. Undergraduate. Jordan Ocampo. Undergraduate. Carlos Pedroza. Undergraduate. Abraham Quezada. Undergraduate. Mauricio Perusquia. Undergraduate. Jessica Rodriguez. Undergraduate. Sydney Ugarte. Undergraduate. Raul Valdez. Undergraduate. Caesar Sanchez. Graduate. John Guevara. Graduate. Marisol Terrazas. Undergraduate. Brittney Williams. Undergraduate. Thomas Woo. Undergraduate.
• Music Performance - Participation - UTEP Symphony Orchestra Cinema Magic (2016-05-04). El Paso, TX. Cherry Duke. Blythe Cates.
• Music Performance - Major Participant Oratorio - EPSO presents Beethoven's Ninth Symphony (2016-04-29 - 2016-04-30). El Paso, TX. Cherry Duke. Brian Downen.
• Music Performance - Major Participant Oratorio - ESPO presents Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 (2016-04-29 - 2016-04-30). El Paso, TX. Brian Downen. Cherry Duke.
• Music - Adjudicator, Clinician, or Consultant - National Association of Teachers of Singing--Rio Grande Chapter Student Auditions (2016-04-08 - 2016-04-09). National Association of Teachers of Singing. Albuquerque, NM, USA. Cherry Duke.
• Faculty Performances at UTEP - In conjunction with the Women's History Month Conference at UTEP, "Women's Work" Faculty Recital with Cherry Duke, mezzo-soprano and David Ross, clarinet. Works performed: "Madrid," "L'absence/Caña Española," "Haï luli," and "Aime-moi from 12 Mazurkas of Chopin," by Pauline Viardot; Vier Lieder (Licht in der Nacht, Waldseligkeit, Ansturm and Erntelied by Alma Mahler; From Vedem, "Memories of Prague," "Just a Little Warmth," "Love in the Floodgates," and "Farewell to Summer," by Lori Laitman; "Shy" from Once Upon a Mattess by Mary Rodgers, "How Could I Ever Know?" from The Secret Garden by Lucy Simon, "Alto's Lament" by Zina Goldrich and "He's Got the Whole World in His Hand," arr. by Margaret Bond (2016-04-07 - 2016-04-07). UTEP Department of Music and UTEP Women's Studies. El Paso, Texas, U.S.A.. Dena Jones. Cherry Duke. David Ross.
• Music Performance - Free-lance - "He's Got the Whole World In His Hands" by Margaret Bonds (2016-04-03 - 2016-04-03). El Paso, TX. Cherry Duke. Dena Jones.
• Student Ensemble Performance - First Date with Opera UTEP (2016-04-03 - 2016-04-03). The Sounds of Grace. El Paso, TX, USA. Cherry Duke. Jamille Brewster. Graduate. Lidia Chavez. Undergraduate. Ashleigh Curry. Undergraduate. Tiffany Davis. Undergraduate. Ema-Elyz Espinosa. Undergraduate. Jasmine Fernandez. Undergraduate. Isacc Hernandez. Undergraduate. David Herring. Undergraduate. Ivan Lopez. Undergraduate. Stephanie Lozano. Undergraduate. Daniel Maciel. Undergraduate. Emmanuel Molina. Undergraduate. Jerry Mora. Undergraduate. Jordan Ocampo. Undergraduate. Carlos Pedroza. Undergraduate. Abraham Quezada. Undergraduate. Mauricio Perusquia. Undergraduate. Jessica Rodriguez. Undergraduate. Sydney Ugarte. Undergraduate. Raul Valdez. Undergraduate. Caesar Sanchez. Graduate. John Guevara. Graduate. Marisol Terrazas. Undergraduate. Brittney Williams. Undergraduate. Thomas Woo. Undergraduate. Rebecca Terrazas. Undergraduate.
• Music Performance - Participation - Workshop and performance with prisoners (2016-03-06 - 2016-03-06). Allendale Correctional Center. Allendale, SC. Cherry Duke.
• Music - Adjudicator, Clinician, or Consultant - A Vocal Masterclass with Cherry Duke (2016-03-05 - 2016-03-05). Vocal Master Class. Converse College . Spartanburg, SC. Cherry Duke.
• Music Performance - Full Solo Recital - Women's Work: Recital of Female Composers (2016-03-03 - 2016-03-03). Converse College. Spartanburg, SC. Cherry Duke.
• Music - Adjudicator, Clinician, or Consultant - National Association of Arts & Letters Musical Theater Competition (2016-02-06 - 2016-02-06). National Association of Arts & Letters . El Paso, TX, USA. Cherry Duke.
• Music Performance - Major Participant, Opera/Musical - Dog Days by David T. Little & Royce Vavrek (2016-01-09 - 2016-01-11). NYU Skirball Center. New York, NY, USA. Cherry Duke.
• Music Performance - Major Participant Oratorio - Lauda per la Nativita by Ottorino Respighi (2015-12-06 - 2015-12-06). Bridgehampton, NY, USA. Cherry Duke.
• Student Ensemble Performance - ¡Pasión! Opera Scenes with Spanish Passion (2015-11-06 - 2015-11-08). El Paso, TX, USA. Cherry Duke.
• Music Performance - Full Solo Recital - Come Sunday: Songs of Faith and Joy (2015-10-25 - 2015-10-25). Musicambia. Las Cruces, NM, USA. Cherry Duke.
• Music Performance - Full Solo Recital - Come Sunday: Songs of Faith and Joy (2015-10-23 - 2015-10-23). Western Hills United Methodist Church . El Paso, TX, USA. Cherry Duke.
• Music Performance - Free-lance - Guest Soloist at Church (2015-10-11 - 2015-10-11). St. Paul's United Methodist Church. Las Cruces, NM, USA. Cherry Duke.
• Music Performance - Free-lance - Guest Soloist at Church (2015-10-04 - 2015-10-04). Western Hills United Methodist Church . El Paso, TX, USA. Cherry Duke.
• Student Ensemble Performance - Golden Grads Luncheon entertainment (2015-10-02 - 2015-10-02). UTEP Alumni Association. El Paso, TX, USA. Cherry Duke.
• Music Performance - Free-lance - Guest Soloist, Encores & Overtures, EPO Gala (2015-09-26 - 2015-09-26). UTEP. El Paso, TX, USA. Cherry Duke.
• Faculty Performances at UTEP - Dominic Dousa's "Good Boy" (2015-09-04 - 2015-09-04). UTEP Department of Music. El Paso, TX USA. Cherry Duke.

• Kurt Weill, El Paso, and the National Mood by Joseph Horowitz Kurt Weill Newsletter 36 1 (2018), Cherry C. Duke.
• Dog Days VIA Records (2016), Cherry C. Duke.

• Voice Master Class (2019), Volume El Paso, Texas, Cherry C. Duke.
• (2018), Volume UTEP Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall, El Paso, TX, Cherry C. Duke.
• "Selections from Vedem Songs" PERFORMANCE (2018), Volume Columbus, Mississippi, Dena K. Jones, Cherry C. Duke, David E. Ross.
• The Road Ahead: The Business of Being a Performing Artist (2016), Volume Spartanburg, SC, Cherry C. Duke.

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