Collaboration. Communication. Poetry. Language.
​Pianist Erin Palmer is based in Norman, Oklahoma, USA, where she is an Interim Instructor of Vocal Coaching at the University of Oklahoma. Her career has encompassed both secondary and higher education teaching as well as performing across multiple genres including opera, song, musical theater and piano bar standards. A Repetitor for the American Institute for Musical Studies (AIMS) held in Graz, Austria, she has collaborated with elite organizations including the Marcello Giordani International Voice Competition, Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, Atlanta Opera, Charlotte Symphony, and Opera Carolina. Her training includes the Roger Vignoles Mentoring Program for Vocal Coaches, SongFest, AIMS, and the Eastern Music Festival.
In 2022, She was an inaugural member of the Piano-Vocal Accompaniment Residency of McGill University and Université de Montréal. A lover of languages, she has also studied at the Università per Stranieri di Perugia (Italy), Alliance Français, ActiLinga Academy (Vienna), and CLC Canada (Montréal). Erin holds performance degrees from Valdosta State University and a Doctoral of Musical Arts from the University of North Carolina – Greensboro. Originally from Douglas, Georgia, USA, she was an official Torchbearer for the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics. In addition to making music with others, her favorite things to do are travel and eat.