Ericka Forsberg

Adjunct Professor of Voice


Degrees

M.Mus. DePaul University
B.Mus. Northwestern College

Biography

"I have enjoyed many performance and teaching experiences over the past ten years. I studied voice with Schubert Club's 2001 Teacher of the Year, Carol Eikum, at Northwestern College in St. Paul, where I also participated in both theatre and music department productions. After my undergraduate education, I received my Master's in Vocal Performance at DePaul University where I studied with Metropolitan Opera Artist, Susanne Mentzer. I performed with DePaul Opera Theatre where I played the title roles in Bizet's Carmen and Mozart's Idomeneo. Other roles have included Cherubino in The Marriage of Figaro, Dorabella in Cosi fan tutte, and L'ecureuil in L'enfant et les sortileges. Locally I have performed with The Minnesota Opera in their productions of La donna del lago, Lakme, and the U.S. premiere of the German baroque opera, The Fortunes of King Croessus.

I am an active member of the Minnesota Music Teachers Association where I have served on the 2008 Convention Committee. This past spring I taught German and French Diction in the Crown College Music Department. I live in St. Paul with my husband Nate and maintain a private music studio in my home.

Testimony

I accepted Christ at the age of eight after talking with my father about what it means to be a follower of Jesus. As I become older my faith continued to grow, especially during my years at Northwestern College in St. Paul. I begin to see how Christ was working not only in my own life, but also throughout the world.

Favorite Verse?

Hebrews 12:1-2 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

Affiliations

MMTA, MTNA

Awards

National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) 1997 and 1999 Finalist