Ms. Cancryn holds degrees in music from the Eastman School of Music as well as Indiana University School of Music. Originally from Long Island New York, highlights of her career include serving as Artist in Residence at the Banff Center for the Arts, in Banff, Canada, and performing the role of Susanna in Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro with Italy’s Rome Opera Festival. She is a featured soloist with the Nashville Opera and the Aspen Opera Theatre. Reflecting on her rich experiences as a classical singer of color, Ms. Cancryn created, produced, and stars in Portraits; The First Black American divas of song and Opera, a musical theatre production which was adapted into a film version by the same name available on DVD (www.firstblackdivas.com). Ms. Cancryn is a Professor of voice at Middle Tennessee State University School of Music.