Biography
Soprano Elizabeth Borik, originally from Kalamazoo, Michigan, recently completed a Master in Music degree in Vocal Performance (May 2009) from the University of Houston (Houston, TX). While at the University of Houston's Moores School of Music, Ms. Borik appeared with the Moores Opera Center in such roles as Giunia (Lucio Silla), Eurydice (Orpheus in the Underworld), Victoria Corelli (Bolcom's A Wedding) and Miss Jessel (The Turn of the Screw). During her time at the Moores School of Music, Ms. Borik studied with renowned soprano Cynthia Clayton, and presented a recital that included Bach's Cantata 51 (Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen) and Britten's On This Island. She also had the experience to collaborate with Houston Grand Opera's Studio Artists and High School Voice Studio in a recital series, The Britten Folk Song Project.
Equally at home on the musical theatre stage, Ms. Borik has appeared in leading roles in such productions as Company, Quilters, Camelot, Phantom, Annie Get Your Gun, The Roar of the Greasepaint, the Smell of the Crowd, and Trouble in Tahiti. She has also appeared onstage with Sandi Patty and the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra, singing musical theatre and patriotic pieces. Ms. Borik was also performer and participant in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the largest arts festival in the world.
An avid dancer (tap, ballet, jazz) as well, Ms. Borik has served as dance captain in several productions, and was the Moores Opera Center's Resident Choreographer during the 2008-2009 season (Orpheus in the Underworld, Ricky Ian Gordon's The Grapes of Wrath).
Ms. Borik is in demand as a concert and oratorio soloist, having performed with the Houston Symphony Orchestra, Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, Butler Symphony Orchestra, Kalamazoo Symphony, Leipzig Youth Orchestra and most recently the Orquesta Sinfónica de Minería in Mexico City. Oratorio soloist appearances include the soprano soloist in Mendelssohn's Elijah, Beethoven's Christ on the Mount of Olives, Mozart's Requiem and Solemn Vespers, Haydn's Paukenmesse and Little Organ Mass, Fauré's Requiem, Bach's Magnificat and Handel's Messiah. Concert appearances include Mozart's stunning "Der Hölle Rache" (Die Zauberflöte) and Bernstein's exhilarating "Glitter and Be Gay" (Candide).
Ms. Borik's performance outreach work includes the Young Audiences of Houston, Indianapolis Opera's Apprentice Program, Bravo! Butler and the American Cabaret Theatre.
Ms. Borik completed a Bachelor of Music degree in Vocal Performance from Butler University (Indianapolis, IN), graduating cum laude and with Highest Honors. She studied with tenor Dr. Michael B. Sells, and was an original member of the Lyric Theatre program. She also traveled to South America (Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil) and toured with the Butler Chorale as a featured soloist.
Ms. Borik has received a number of grants and awards, including the Claridge Memorial Scholarship, Maurice Memorial Grant, Mu Phi Epsilon Talent Award, Indianapolis Tuesday Morning Music Club Award, Portage Rotary Grant and the Arion Award. She was elected to the professional music fraternity Pi Kappa Lambda in 2009, and is a lifelong member of Mu Phi Epsilon. She is also a member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars.
Also known as Lisa, Ms. Borik is the daughter of musicians and currently resides in Houston, TX.
Equally at home on the musical theatre stage, Ms. Borik has appeared in leading roles in such productions as Company, Quilters, Camelot, Phantom, Annie Get Your Gun, The Roar of the Greasepaint, the Smell of the Crowd, and Trouble in Tahiti. She has also appeared onstage with Sandi Patty and the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra, singing musical theatre and patriotic pieces. Ms. Borik was also performer and participant in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the largest arts festival in the world.
An avid dancer (tap, ballet, jazz) as well, Ms. Borik has served as dance captain in several productions, and was the Moores Opera Center's Resident Choreographer during the 2008-2009 season (Orpheus in the Underworld, Ricky Ian Gordon's The Grapes of Wrath).
Ms. Borik is in demand as a concert and oratorio soloist, having performed with the Houston Symphony Orchestra, Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, Butler Symphony Orchestra, Kalamazoo Symphony, Leipzig Youth Orchestra and most recently the Orquesta Sinfónica de Minería in Mexico City. Oratorio soloist appearances include the soprano soloist in Mendelssohn's Elijah, Beethoven's Christ on the Mount of Olives, Mozart's Requiem and Solemn Vespers, Haydn's Paukenmesse and Little Organ Mass, Fauré's Requiem, Bach's Magnificat and Handel's Messiah. Concert appearances include Mozart's stunning "Der Hölle Rache" (Die Zauberflöte) and Bernstein's exhilarating "Glitter and Be Gay" (Candide).
Ms. Borik's performance outreach work includes the Young Audiences of Houston, Indianapolis Opera's Apprentice Program, Bravo! Butler and the American Cabaret Theatre.
Ms. Borik completed a Bachelor of Music degree in Vocal Performance from Butler University (Indianapolis, IN), graduating cum laude and with Highest Honors. She studied with tenor Dr. Michael B. Sells, and was an original member of the Lyric Theatre program. She also traveled to South America (Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil) and toured with the Butler Chorale as a featured soloist.
Ms. Borik has received a number of grants and awards, including the Claridge Memorial Scholarship, Maurice Memorial Grant, Mu Phi Epsilon Talent Award, Indianapolis Tuesday Morning Music Club Award, Portage Rotary Grant and the Arion Award. She was elected to the professional music fraternity Pi Kappa Lambda in 2009, and is a lifelong member of Mu Phi Epsilon. She is also a member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars.
Also known as Lisa, Ms. Borik is the daughter of musicians and currently resides in Houston, TX.
