Sarah Cain

Sarah Cain (she/her) is currently pursuing the Doctor of Musical Arts in Vocal Pedagogy and Performance at CU-Boulder, completing her studies in the Fall of 2023. She is an alumna of the University of Central Arkansas, holding a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Music Education (K-12) and a Master of Music in Vocal Performance.

In the UCA Opera Theater Program, Sarah performed as the Sandman and Dew Fairy (Hänsel und Gretel), Susanna (Le Nozze di Figaro), and Lucy (The Telephone). During her graduate studies, she received the Artist Development Award from the inaugural Kristin Lewis Foundation Scholarship Competition.

Since 2014, Sarah has taught private voice and piano lessons. She has held membership in the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) in both the Southern and West-Central Regions.

At CU-Boulder, Sarah centered much of her research and academic studies around the inclusion and incorporation of underrepresented and/or marginalized composers into the Western classical music canon, promoting their works in recitals, competitions, and personal research documents. Over the course of her doctoral studies, credits with the Eklund Opera program include: Mimì (La Bohème), Agrippina (Agrippina), and Mutter (Hänsel und Gretel). When not on stage, she can often be found working backstage as an Assistant Director or Assistant Stage Manager.

Currently, Sarah is in the process of completing her pedagogical dissertation, An Approach to Vocal Pedagogy for Diverse Learning Needs, which discusses solutions to aid in the minimization of the physical and mental stress experienced by students with diverse learning needs within the private voice studio, while providing the necessary tools to continually encourage, foster, and assist in the advancement of their skills as a singer, musician, and performer.