Dr. Rebecca Loar received a Bachelor of Music degree in Vocal Performance from Samford University in Birmingham, AL, a Master of Music degree in Opera Performance from Manhattan School of Music, and Doctorate of Musical Arts in Voice Performance with a cognate in Choral Conducting from the University of South Carolina in Columbia. 

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Rebecca has performed many opera roles and concert works with regional orchestras throughout the Southeast. While in New York, Rebecca worked as a member of the New York Choral Artists, singing with the New York Philharmonic, the American Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra of Society of St. Lukes, and the Little Orchestra Society of New York. She has worked under the batons of Maestros Kurt Masur, Leonard Slatkin, Leon Botstien, Pierre Boulez and Seiji Osawa.

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In 2015 she released her first full album of spirituals and sacred arias entitled “How can I keep from singing”. Her previously released EP, “Rise”, was featured on Babbie Mason Radio. Her television appearances include Brahms’ Requiem with the New York Philharmonic, NBCs “Another World” and ABCs “The Mike and Mattie Show” as well as promotional appearances on local television and radio talk shows. 

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Rebecca has been teaching voice for over twenty years and is an active vocal adjudicator and clinician throughout the Southeast. Her students perform on Broadway, national Broadway tours, summer opera programs and major cruise lines. Many of her students have entered advanced conservatory graduate programs such as Manhattan School of Music, Oberlin Conservatory and Boston University. 

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Rebecca now serves as Lecturer of Voice in Musical Theater and Contemporary Commercial Music styles at University of North Carolina at Pembroke. In addition to her teaching schedule, Rebecca serves as a worship team leader and choral scholar at Eastminister Presbyterian Church in Columbia, SC where she resides with her husband and two children.