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USI Foundation hosts acclaimed mezzo-soprano in honor of its 50th Anniversary

March 14, 2018

The University of Southern Indiana Foundation, in honor of its 50th anniversary, will host a performance by mezzo-soprano Kate Tombaugh entitled "It Just Takes One." This free, public event will be at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 22 on campus in the USI Performance Center.

Tombaugh has been praised as "utterly convincing dramatically, and musically superlative" (Seen and Heard International, 2015). Her 2017-18 season includes debuts with Stockton Opera as Hansel in composer Engelbert Humperdinck's "Hansel and Gretel," and with the Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra (Messiah), Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra, New Philharmonic, and Orchestra Seattle. Upcoming engagements include her debuts with Fort Worth Opera and the Northwest Indiana Symphony Orchestra.

Tombaugh trained as a young artist in the Santa Fe Opera Apprentice Artist program and was a Gerdine Artist with Opera Theatre of St. Louis and Resident Artist with Utah Opera. Additionally, she was a Stern Fellow in the LA-based Songfest and performed in the Opera Studio at AIMS in Graz, Austria. She holds a master's degree in voice performance from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and bachelor's degrees in English literature and vocal performance from Illinois Wesleyan University. Tombaugh is the founder and executive director of the arts nonprofit organization Poco a Poco, which hosts a week-long summer music festival for high school-aged vocalists. She lives in Murray, Kentucky, with her husband, Dr. Steven Weimer, assistant professor of music at Murray State University, and their daughter, Grace.

Tombaugh, who specializes in musical theatre will be performing a number of popular show tunes.

No reservations are needed for tonight's performance.

For more information contact USI Foundation at 812-464-1918 or usi.foundation@usi.edu.

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