Katherine Powers Named Executive Director of Pacific Opera Project

Katherine Powers (Photo – Melinda Dahl)

LOS ANGELES – ColoradoBoulevard.net:

Katherine Powers, founding Director of Vocal Arts at California School of the Arts – San Gabriel Valley, has been named Executive Director of Pacific Opera Project (POP).

By News Desk

“I’ve been performing with POP since its second season and have watched them grow from an irreverent start-up to a genuine culture-maker in Los Angeles,” Katherine said. “POP puts its mission into practice every season with its unique mix of ransacked classics, rediscovered gems, and provocative new works, in addition to its robust and expanding educational programs. I’m thrilled to play a larger role in POP’s next chapter and to support this company, which I love dearly, in its continued artistic growth and cultural impact.”

Katherine Powers joins POP after serving for seven years as founding Director of Vocal Arts at California School of the Arts – San Gabriel Valley, where she oversaw all conservatory operations including strategic planning, curriculum design, oversight of faculty and staff, event production, and fiscal management.

Katherine joins POP’s team working alongside co-founder and Artistic Director Josh Shaw. As Executive Director of POP, Katherine will oversee operations as POP moves to its new headquarters in Highland Park, The POPera Shop. The space will function as a multi-purpose facility housing office space, storage space, a rehearsal hall, audition space, and more. Plans are already in place for after school programming and summer kids’ camps, as well as small performances. POP aspires for the building to become a hub for the Los Angeles arts community, hosting rehearsals, recording sessions, and meetings for other organizations and ensembles.

“I am absolutely thrilled to have Katherine join the POP team,” Artistic Director Josh Shaw said. “She knows our brand, our culture, and our mission from the inside out and she’s one of the few people I know who can just get things done, whatever the circumstance. I look forward to working with her to take POP into our next chapter of growth, as we continue to be one of the most exciting and innovative companies in the country.”

In addition to her role at Vocal Arts at California School of the Arts – San Gabriel, Katherine’s professional experience includes teaching voice at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy, Occidental College, the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, California State University Los Angeles, and for the YoungArts Foundation. An operatic soprano, she has performed with several notable companies, including LA Opera, POP, and Union Avenue Opera.