Martha Brewer-Hong has over 20 years of experience in vocal instruction, music direction, and opera performance. She holds a Master of Music in Opera Theatre from the University of South Carolina and a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from Drake University. Brewer-Hong has held teaching positions at several universities and founded both The Oceanside Academy of the Performing Arts and The Modern Opera Theatre Company to provide educational opportunities in music, opera, and musical theatre.

1. Professional Degrees
Masterof Music in Opera Theatre: University of South Carolina (Columbia, S.C.) 1997-1999
Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance: Drake University 1992-1997
Experience
Drake University 2012-2013
 Studio voice instruction
 Music director for the Drake Musical Theater Department
 Instructorof Vocal Pedagogy
Drake University Community School of Music 2012-2013
 Private voice instruction
University of Montana Western: 2009
 Adjunct faculty studio voice instruction and musical direction
Private Voice Studio 2007-2009
 Voice instruction in a private lesson format and acting for singers in a group format
The Oceanside Academy of the Performing Arts 2001-2007
 Position: Founder, CEO, Director and Faculty
The Modern Opera Theatre Company (501c3 non-profit) 2004-2007
 Position: Founder, Artistic Director
 The MOTC was formed to provide alternative opera settings for those new to opera and to allow
students in the North San Diego County area.
Giacolletti Music School 1999-2001
 Private vocal and piano instruction
University of South Carolina Community Outreach Program 1997-1999
 Private vocal instruction
Drake University Community School of Music 1995-1997
 Private vocal and piano instruction
Business Development
The Oceanside Academy of the Performing Arts 2001-2007
 Position: Founder, CEO, Director and Faculty
The academy offered the following educational opportunities:
o Private voice and piano lessons
o Music Theory
o Music History/Appreciation
o Acting for Singers
o Multiple fully mounted productions including:
 5 Broadway Scenes productions
Martha Brewer-Hong
mbrewersinger@yahoo.com
408-340-8501

2.  Amahl and the Night Visitors
 Oklahoma!
 Les Miserables
The Modern Opera Theatre Company 2004-2007
 Position: Artistic Director, Founder
o The MOTC was formed to provide alternative opera settings for those new to opera and
to allow for educational outreach programs that provided performance opportunities for
under privileged students in the North San Diego County area.
Awards
 Recipient of National Youth Theatre’s award for Best Director and students won Best Actor and
Supporting Actorin a musical.
 Students have been state winners in the Music Teachers National Association National Competition
(Montana and California).
 Students have been continuously cast as leads in their High School and College Musicals.