Anna Roberts

Originally hailing from Minneapolis, Minnesota, Anna Roberts is a San Diego resident with a passion for music. Starting piano lessons at age 8, clarinet lessons at age 10, and vocal studies at age 14, she has enjoyed a lifetime of musical education and performance experiences. Anna’s professional vocal training has included classical voice, musical theatre, and choral music, and she has performed as a soloist and ensemble member in various contests and recitals throughout Minnesota and California. In 2004, Anna received the honor of being named a member of the nationally recognized Minnesota All-State Women’s Choir (under the direction of MMEA). Later that year, she was elected president of the Coon Rapids Concert Choir in Minneapolis, comprised of over 70 members, and also took on the role of Co-director of a choral ensemble of high school students. Anna’s music theory studies were completed at Anoka Ramsey College, in Anoka, Minnesota.

As a former member of the elite San Francisco State University Chamber Singers (under the direction of Joshua Habermann), Anna toured France, singing with the Orchestre des Jeunes de Provence and performed in venues such as the Joan of Arc Church in Rouen and the Madeleine Cathedral in Paris. A musical theatre enthusiast, Anna has performed in local productions of Footloose and The Music Man. The thrill of performance has led her to sing for weddings, arts shows, funerals, birthday parties, and a myriad of other events all over the continent. Additionally, Anna teaches piano and voice lessons at Prodigy School of Arts in La Jolla, California. Outside of music, Anna works in event management and holds a Bachelor's Degree in Hospitality & Tourism Management from San Diego State University.

Erin Roberts

Erin Roberts’ history of learning and loving music has spanned the majority of her life. Growing up in Minnesota, Erin’s musical education began at the age of 5, studying classical piano, flute, and vocals during her elementary and teen years. She has had a wide range of choral education, including concert choirs, gospel choirs, a cappella jazz ensembles, the All-Conference Choir of Minneapolis, the nationally recognized All-State Women’s Choir of Minnesota (under the direction of MMEA), and the internationally touring Women’s Choir of the College of St. Benedict. Erin completed a Bachelor of Arts in Music from the University of Minnesota, with concentrations in theory and vocal performance. Studying both piano and voice at the university level, Erin was able to study with masters including Axel Theimer at Saint John’s University, performer and composer Kevin Rotty at the MacPhail Center for Music, and international opera star John DeHaan at the University of Minnesota. Toward the end of her college years, Erin’s focus shifted toward jazz music, leading her to study jazz vocals and theory at the MacPhail Center for Music, culminating those studies in a Senior Jazz Recital with a self-directed quintet. Erin’s teaching career began in 2002 at Coon Rapids High School and Saint John’s University, with her roles as Vice President of the Concert Choir, Director of the Freshman Choral Ensemble, Musical Assistant to the Saint John’s Boys Choir, class theory instructor, and private voice and recorder instructor. Erin’s performing career has been diverse, including classical piano and voice competitions, opera roles at Saint John’s University, musical theatre roles at the University of Minnesota, and jazz lounge performances at such venues as Rick’s Cabaret, Rarig Center, and the Kitty Kat Club. Erin is now living and teaching in San Diego, California, where she founded Prodigy School of Arts, and has held teaching positions at four local elementary schools. Erin is a member of the California Association of Professional Music Teachers and the Music Teachers National Association, a guitar novice, an aerobics and yoga instructor, and passionate student of life, love, and the present moment.