"Cultivate a sense of trust in the arts" with Rachael Colman
Today (10/24) we have a conversation with Rachael Colman about resilience and her artistic journey.
"Staff Sergeant (SSgt) Rachael Colman serves as a vocalist in the United States Air Force. Rachael earned a B.M. in Voice from Baylor University and an M.M. in Opera from the University of Missouri-Kansas City. She then traveled the country for several years as a freelance chorister, performing with such acclaimed choral ensembles as the Santa Fe Desert Chorale (Santa Fe, NM), the Handel and Haydn Society (Boston, MA), and True Concord (Tucson, AZ). She was a founding member of Chorosynthesis (Seattle, WA), a choir dedicated to advocating for social justice through the performance of new music. She can be heard on Chorosynthesis’s first CD recording, Empowering Silenced Voices. Rachael’s performances have taken her to Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center in New York City, Symphony Hall in Boston, Helzburg Hall in Kansas City, and the Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas, and in 2017 she was selected from a worldwide pool of applicants to participate in the Tallis Scholars Workshop at Carnegie Hall. Now, 5 years into her military career, Rachael has had the honor of performing for some of the country's best-loved professional sports teams including the Boston Red Sox, the New York Yankees, and the Baltimore Ravens. In 2021, she deployed to the Middle East, bringing the first live performances back to our overseas troops since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic and fostering international cooperation through music. She tours with the USAF Heritage of America Band, regularly performing as a lead singer for their rock band, big band jazz ensemble, and concert wind ensemble, reaching more than 1 million people annually. When she isn't performing, she serves as a Resilience Training Assistant for the Air Force, equipping the country's newest Airmen with crucial life skills that promote the mastery of the mind and body." (Colman, R., 2023)
Heartland Sings Upcoming Concert:
11/05/2023 - Virtuosi Vocalist at 4 p.m. at Plymouth Congregational Church
