Rachel Feldman

Conductor and mezzo-soprano Rachel Feldman is a doctoral candidate in choral conducting at the College-Conservatory of Music in Cincinnati, Ohio. She is also the Richard Wesp Assistant Artistic Director of the Cincinnati Youth Choir and director of the top ensemble, Bel Canto. An active professional singer, Feldman has recently performed with Vocal Arts Ensemble of Cincinnati, the Spoleto Festival USA Chorus of 2024, and Collegium Cincinnati. 

Prior to her arrival in Cincinnati, Feldman served as the Visiting Director of Choral Activities at Connecticut College and Director of Choral Ensembles at Mount Holyoke College where she directed ensembles and taught courses in conducting, theory, and music history. Engagements included a commission with Tamar Muskal and the Borromeo String Quartet, Mount Holyoke’s historic Vespers concert in New York City, and Fauré Requiem with the Connecticut College choirs and orchestra.

Feldman earned her master’s degree from Westminster Choir College under the tutelage of Joe Miller and Amanda Quist. During the 2018 – 2019 season, she acted as the youngest graduate assistant conductor for the world-renowned Westminster Choir, assisting in the preparation of the choir’s performances and tours throughout China and Texas, ACDA’s national conference and Spoleto Festival USA.

A Connecticut native, Feldman began her musical training with the Elm City Girls’ Choir in New Haven. She has since returned to the organization on tours to Canada, China, and their summer camp. Feldman received her bachelor’s at the University of Connecticut where she studied conducting with Jamie Spillane.