Critz Janna Email & Phone Number

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Managing studio life and the in-studio experience for current and prospective studentsGrowing our membership base by providing an excellent yoga experience and building community with our students and instructorsTeaching a minimum of six yoga classes per weekMaintaining the class schedule and ensuring class coverage and accountability Coaching and mentoring instructors to enhance yoga quality and instilling personal and professional growthHolding each other accountable as we… Show more Managing studio life and the in-studio experience for current and prospective studentsGrowing our membership base by providing an excellent yoga experience and building community with our students and instructorsTeaching a minimum of six yoga classes per weekMaintaining the class schedule and ensuring class coverage and accountability Coaching and mentoring instructors to enhance yoga quality and instilling personal and professional growthHolding each other accountable as we create a safe and equitable work environment Enforcing policies pertaining to public health and our work environmentManaging money through memberships, class packages, and retail Show less

Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

Working as a 200 hour yoga alliance certified instructor in the Metro-DC/Northern Virginia area Providing students with a strong mind/body practice that builds strength and longevity Teaching to the full spectrum of mind, body, and spirit

Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

Cleaned and maintained the Rotunda CorePower studio in Baltimore cityWas eventually encouraged to join the CorePower Teacher Training program

Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

Acclaimed for her refined singing (Schmopera) and “proved a wizard of Handel’s ornamentation” (DC Theater Scene), mezzo-soprano Janna Critz is a rising solo performing artist in the early music, chamber music, and opera arena.Janna appears regularly with groups like Tempesta di Mare. American Baroque Opera Co., Mountainside Baroque, The Bach Choir of Bethlehem, and The Thirteen. Recent performances include Handel’s Serse, Vivaldi’s Montezuma, Handel's Rinaldo and Johann Sebastian Bach’s… Show more Acclaimed for her refined singing (Schmopera) and “proved a wizard of Handel’s ornamentation” (DC Theater Scene), mezzo-soprano Janna Critz is a rising solo performing artist in the early music, chamber music, and opera arena.Janna appears regularly with groups like Tempesta di Mare. American Baroque Opera Co., Mountainside Baroque, The Bach Choir of Bethlehem, and The Thirteen. Recent performances include Handel’s Serse, Vivaldi’s Montezuma, Handel's Rinaldo and Johann Sebastian Bach’s Was mein Gott will, das g’scheh allzeit, BWV 111. In 2015 Critz was awarded The Virginia Best Adams Fellowship by The Carmel Bach Festival, and was a joint recipient of the 2015 American Prize in Chamber Music with vocal ensemble, New Consort. Janna was also the first-place recipient of The 8th Biennial Bach Vocal Competition sponsored by The American Bach Society and The Bach Choir of Bethlehem.Other solo debuts include Handel’s Messiah with Tempesta di Mare, Johann Sebastian Bach’s Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott with The Virginia Symphony Orchestra, Lang's Little Match Girl Passion with Bridge, Mozart’s Requiem with The Richmond Symphony Orchestra, and Richard Einhorn’s Voices of Light, a modern oratorio, with The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. Some of her opera roles have included Ottavia from Monteverdi’s L’incoronazione di Poppea, Cornelia from Handel’s Giulio Cesare, Zerlina from Mozart’s Don Giovanni, and Mallika from Delibes’s Lakmé.Future performances include Handel's Giulio Cesare with American Baroque Opera Co. and performances of sacred cantatas with Bach Festival Leipzig. Janna holds degrees in voice and early music from Furman University and The Peabody Conservatory of Music, and currently resides in Washington/Baltimore Metro area Show less

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Singing as a professional chorister, liturgical musician, and soloist

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Teaching voice lessons and musicianship skills to kids and adults varying in skill level and abilityCreating a fun and expressive learning environment to help each student achieve their individual goalsPreparing students for auditions, school and community productions, and other performance goals

Reisterstown, Maryland, United States

Taught private voice lessons which ultimately ended due to the COVID-19 crisesCatered to adult students who were interested in amateur singing

Baltimore, Maryland Area

Sang as a professional chorister in a symphonic chorusAlto section leader and soloist

Baltimore, Maryland

Brand ambassador and product demonstrator that included tastings, events, and festivalsWorked as an administrator scheduling events, team building, and coordinating events with other health-food organizations

Columbia, Maryland

Taught private voice lessons and led small ensembles Provided an exciting learning environment for students of varying ages and abilities

Baltimore, Maryland Area

Service demonstrator and a member of the marketing teamGave presentations for organizations, health fairs, fitness clubs, food events, cooking events, and community outreach events

Baltimore, Maryland Area

Brand ambassador and product demonstrator in local grocery stores and markets

Baltimore

Worked as a juicer and brand ambassador administering tastings and company outreach Delivered products

Carmel, California

The Virginia Best Adams Fellowship is a paid fellowship designed for four singers to come perform with the Carmel Bach Festival, participate in multiple masterclasses, and give a final showcase recital at the end of the month-long festival.

Baltimore, Maryland Area

Provided customer service Created delicious coffee beveragesCleaned and maintained the coffee shop

Peabody Conservatory, Baltimore, Md

Worked in book circulation and customer serviceMaintained the front desk and answered phone callsAided in research and interlibrary loans

Baltimore, Maryland Area

Worked as a chorister and professional liturgical musician

Greenville, South Carolina Area

Wrote servicesAssisted with children's choir and teen choir Sang as a section leader Aided in office administration

Greenville, South Carolina Area

Assisted an introductory musicology seminarAdministered tutoring sessions and listening sessionsKept attendance

Furman University, Greenville, Sc

Assisted research projectsManaged the front desk, cataloging, archivingMaintained scores, books, and catalogues

Graduate Performance Diploma, Voice

Activities and Societies: Baroque Ensemble, Opera Theater Early Music, Performance

Master Of Music (M.M.), Early Music, Voice Performance

Activities and Societies: Opera Theater, Baroque Ensemble, Renaissance Ensemble, Chamber Music, Music Library Renaissance Ensemble, Opera.

Bachelor Of Music (B.M.), Voice And Opera

Activities and Societies: Sigma Alpha Iota, Exploration of Vocation Ministry, Library SAI, Pauper Players, Dean's List, President's List.

Associate Of Arts (A.A.), English Language And Literature, General

Activities and Societies: Art/Design, tutoring Arts, general education, tutoring, literature, humanities, sciences, math