Voice
Senior Faculty
Sarah Schroeder
Founder of Fine Arts Voice, Sarah has been teaching for 24 years. Sarah teaches both online and in Lincolnshire, Illinois. Prior to this she taught privately at Chicago's historic Fine Arts Building for twelve years. Sarah taught undergraduate voice at Belmont University working with CCM (contemporary commercial musicians), Bluegrass and Country singers, and was the head of the voice department at the Metropolis Performing Arts School in Arlington Heights. Sarah currently serves as support staff for the Honors Performance Series at Carnegie Hall and the Sydney Opera House. She is also a member of The Royal Conservatory's College of Examiners and examines singers throughout the United States and Canada.
Voice
Associate Teaching Artist
Joseph Ryan
Joseph Ryan is a professional baritone and voice teacher with a Master’s in Vocal Performance from the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. He has taught voice to students of all ages across all musical styles. Besides his private voice studio, Mr. Ryan has taught as an adjunct professor at the University of Tampa, as an ESL instructor to students in Asia, and as an opera summer camp instructor at the Sarasota Youth Opera.
As a performer, he has participated in young artist programs with Sarasota Opera, Central City Opera, and St. Petersburg Opera. Professional roles have included Alfio in Cavalleria rusticana, Papageno in Die Zauberflöte, Count Almaviva in Le nozze di Figaro, Dandini in La Cenerentola, Basilio in Il barbiere di Siviglia, Pizarro (cover) in Fidelio, and Rodrigue (cover) in Don Carlos. He is the bass section leader at Church of the Holy Spirit in Lake Forest.
Piano
Associate Teaching Artist
Voice
Associate Teaching Artist
Noah Wynne-Morton
Noah started to learn the piano at the age of seven and soon after began singing as a chorister at Christ Church Winnetka. While singing in the choir, he soon discovered the pipe organ and later started to take organ lessons, too. From a young age, he was always interested in music, which he then pursued at The Juilliard School and at Yale University at the School of Music/Institute of Sacred Music. Previously, Noah won American Guild of Organist competitions and has performed at venues around the United States. He has worked with many different churches and choirs over the years in both the Chicagoland area and the east coast.
Daina Fischer
Daina Fischer is a Lithuanian/American dramatic soprano based in Chicago. Daina has sung all over the Midwest and also internationally, working with renowned conductors, coaches, and teachers. Daina enjoys performing opera, musical theater, jazz, and acapella music. She is active in the Lithuanian music community in the United States and has also performed in Lithuania. Daina holds a Master’s Degree in Vocal Performance from DePaul University and has taught voice for over a decade. She’s passionate about helping students find confidence and ease in their singing voice through solid technique building and having fun!
Alongside her passion for teaching, Daina is also a founding member of the vocal trio “The Peppermint Patties” who are well known in the Chicago cabaret scene. She also has a basset hound named Josephine who loves to practice with her!