Kathleen Den Bleyker-Thomas

Instructor of Voice

E-mail: kathleen.thomas@houghton.edu
Phone: 585.567.9400

A native of Tallahassee, Florida, soprano Kathleen Den Bleyker-Thomas holds a Bachelor of Music degree from Barry University and a Master’s Degree in Voice and Choral Conducting from Florida Atlantic University .  She studied Opera and Lied in Salzburg, Austria.

Prior to coming to Houghton, Mrs. Thomas lived and worked in South Florida.  She was Soprano Soloist and Assistant Conductor for Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church, as well as making frequent appearances on the internationally broadcast “Coral Ridge Hour.”   She also maintained an extensive private music studio with as many as 73 students at any given time, teaching voice, piano and guitar.

Additionally, Mrs. Thomas has extensive performance credits, in both Opera and Musical Theater.  Roles include Ado Annie/Oklahoma, Fiordiligi/Cosi fan tutti, Hansel/Hansel & Gretel, Mabel/Pirates of Penzance, Mercedes/Carmen, Mother/Amahl and the Night Visitors, Pamina/Die Zauberflöte, Rosalinda/Die Fledermaus, Contadine/The Gondoliers, Drunken Wife/Spoon River Anthology, Vivianne/Oklahoma.  She originated the role of Delilah in the world premiere of the musical Friday, Saturday, Sunday.  She is also an active soloist, having been featured in Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms, Rossini’s Sabat Mater, Brahms’ Liebeslieder Waltzes, Rutter’s Gloria, and Handel’s Messiah.