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Based in Appleton, Wisconsin, Sarah E. Wheeler collaborates in classical vocal and instrumental repertoire, musical theatre, and choral music. Sarah has played for musicals with The Next Chapter Actors, Hysterical Productions, Neenah Riverside Players, UW-Oshkosh at Fox Cities, Lawrence University, Kimberly High School, and Appleton East High School. She has also collaborated with choral groups including Oshkosh Chamber Singers, UW-Oshkosh Chamber Choir, Lawrence University Viking Chorale, Oshkosh Youth Choir, Badger State Girl Choir, Appleton Boy Choir, and Kimberly and Appleton East high schools. Currently, Sarah is a staff pianist at Lawrence University Conservatory of Music, accompanies Kimberly High School choirs and vocalists, and freelances in the Appleton area.
Previously based in New York City, Sarah was Principal Vocal Coach and an Assistant Music Director with New York Opera Exchange, on the music faculty as a piano accompanist at Adelphi University, and played for various voice teachers in Manhattan, including at Barnard College. She also played with musical groups including the New Jersey State Opera and Village Light Opera Group.
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Sarah has held staff positions at Boston Ballet School, Interlochen Arts Camp, and College Light Opera Company. She has worked as a pianist with regional theaters including Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre and The Little Theatre On The Square. She has also performed in many student vocal and instrumental recitals at Lawrence and Boston Universities.
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Originally from Waterville, Maine, Sarah received her Master of Music in Collaborative Piano from Boston University in 2010.
She received her Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance and Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry from Lawrence University in 2007.
Faculty & Staff Pianist
Voice Studio Pianist ~ Staff | Lawrence University | 2007-2008, 2013-present
Piano Accompanist ~ Adjunct Faculty | Adelphi University | 2012-2013
Ballet Class Pianist ~ Staff | Boston Ballet School | 2010-2011
Rehearsal & Performance Pianist ~ Staff | College Light Opera Company | 2010, 2013
Musical Theatre Pianist ~ Staff | Interlochen Arts Camp | 2006, 2007, 2009
Voice Studio Pianist
Estelí Gomez | Lawrence University | 2023-present
Steven Spears | Lawrence University | 2007-08, 2019-present
John Holiday | Lawrence University | 2018-2023
Esther Zabrowski | Lawrence University | 2018-2019
Christian Bester | Lawrence University | 2017-2018
Karen Leigh-Post | Lawrence University | 2013-2016
William Riley | New York, NY | 2012-2013
Heidi Skok | New York, NY | 2011-2013
Harolyn Blackwell | Barnard College | 2011-2013
Robert Osborne | Barnard College | 2011-2012
Pamela Wolfe | Brandeis University | 2010-2011
Oshkosh Chamber Singers | Oshkosh, WI | 2021-present
Appleton Boy Choir | Appleton, WI | 2019-present
Kimberly High School | Kimberly, WI | 2007-08, 2013-16, 2017-present
UW-Oshkosh Chamber Choir | Oshkosh, WI | 2019-2020
Badger State Girl Choir | Neenah, WI | 2018-2021
Viking Chorale | Lawrence University | Fall 2017
Oshkosh Youth Choir | Oshkosh, WI | 2013-2016
Brandeis University Institute of Music & Art | Brandeis University | 2011
Boston City Singers | Dorchester, MA | 2009-2010
Choir Pianist
The Bridges of Madison County ~ Piano/Conductor | UW-Oshkosh at Fox Cities | 2023
Fun Home ~ Piano/Conductor | UW-Oshkosh at Fox Cities | 2022
You're Gonna Love Tomorrow ~ Piano/Conductor | Kimberly High School | 2021
Little Women ~ Piano/Conductor | Hysterical Productions | 2019
Legally Blonde ~ Conductor/OrchExtra Operator | Neenah Riverside Players | 2018
The Mikado ~ Associate MD & Pianist | Berkeley Light Opera Company | 2013
Les Misérables ~ Assistant MD & Key 1 | The Little Theatre On The Square | 2013
Assistant MD & Vocal Coach | New York Opera Exchange | 2012-2013
Secondhand Shakespeare (cut) ~ MD | West Village Musical Theatre Festival | 2012
Music Director
MainStage Programmer
Jesus Christ Superstar ~ Keyboard | Kimberly High School, WI | 2023
Fun Home ~ Piano/Conductor | UW-Oshkosh at Fox Cities | 2022
Shrek ~ Key 1 & 2 | UW-Oshkosh at Fox Cities | 2020
Next to Normal ~ Piano/Synth | The Next Chapter Actors, WI | 2019
Heathers (HS Edition) ~ Keyboard | Kimberly High School, WI | 2019
Parade ~ Key 1 & 2 | Kimberly High School, WI | 2019
Pippin ~ Key 1 & 2 | Lawrence University | 2018
Dogfight ~ Keyboard | The Next Chapter Actors, WI | 2018
Little Shop of Horrors ~ Key 1 & 2 | Kimberly High School, WI | 2018
A Man of No Importance ~ Key 1 & 2 | Lawrence University | 2016
Billy Elliot ~ Key 1 & 2 | Kimberly High School, WI | 2016
West Side Story ~ Synth | University of Wisconsin-Fox Valley | 2016
Godspell ~ Guitar 3/Keyboard | Lawrence University | 2014
Shrek ~ Key 2 | Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre | 2014
Hands on a Hardbody ~ Key 2 | Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre | 2014
Les Misérables ~ Key 2 | Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre | 2014
In the Heights ~ Key 2 | Kimberly High School, WI | 2014
Tarzan ~ Key 2 | University of Wisconsin-Fox Valley | 2014
She Loves Me ~ Key 1 | College Light Opera Company | 2013
Ragtime ~ Key 2 | Fiddlehead Theatre Company | 2012
