A native of New York City, Soprano Lori Joachim Fredrics holds a BM from William Paterson University of New Jersey and a MM in Voice Performance from The University of Texas at Austin. She has performed in major international music festivals in the US, Canada, Scandinavia, Latin America and Asia as a soloist in such diverse venues as the Seoul Opera House, The Banff Center for the Arts, Lincoln Center, The Barbican Centre in London and the Museo Naçional De Bellas Artes, Havana, Cuba for the Cuban Ministry of Culture. An experienced instructor of voice, she has been teaching singers since 1984, maintaining a private studio as well as teaching at William Paterson University, The University of Texas at Austin,