Dawn Pierce

Associate Professor, Music Performance
School: School of Music, Theatre, and Dance

Susan Davies, soprano, graduated summa cum laude from Ithaca College with a BM in Vocal Performance and a Writing minor. Upon graduation, she moved to Vienna, Austria, where she studied voice and taught early childhood music at an English-speaking music school. Currently, Susan serves as Junior Choir Director at West Concord Union Church in Massachusetts and teaches early childhood music as well as private voice and piano to musicians of all ages and ability levels. She has strong classical, choral, and musical theater backgrounds and performs with Westford Chorus.

At Ithaca College, Susan sang with the Women's Chorale and Chorus for four years under the direction of Janet Galván. Major works include Beethoven Symphony No. 9 and Haydn's Creation. Her most recent voice teachers include Sara Bielanski, Jennifer Davison, and Dawn Pierce. Previously, she studied piano for five years with Marilyn Roth, Piano Chair of the New England Conservatory Preparatory School.

In her free time, Susan enjoys writing historical fiction, reading, traveling, and spending time with family and friends.