Kelley Hijleh

Assistant Professor of Voice

E-mail: kelley.hijleh@houghton.edu
Phone: 585.567.9437

A native of Richmond, Virginia, soprano Kelley Hijleh holds a Bachelor of Music degree and a Graduate Performance Diploma from the Peabody Conservatory of Johns Hopkins University.  The Baltimore Evening Sun newspaper praised her "tone of crystalline purity", and the Buffalo News recently raved that she was "a delight to hear."  Ms. Hijleh has appeared as a soloist with the Rochester Philharmonic, the Buffalo Philharmonic, the Ashland Symphony, the MasterWorks Festival, the Janus Orchestra, Baltimore Pro Musica Rara, the Baltimore Bach Ensemble, the Peabody Symphony, and in major roles with the Peabody Opera Theater.  She has also sung professionally with the Washington Opera chorus, the Delaware Singers, and the Concert Artists of Baltimore.  Ms. Hijleh gave her solo recital debut in 1990 at the Kennedy Center for the Peforming Arts in Washington, D.C. as part of the New Young Performers Series.  A member of the Houghton College faculty since 1993, she has also served on the voice faculties of the State University of New York at Fredonia and Washington Bible College.

Courses:  Language Diction