Reese Holahan

Reese Holahan (tenor) is a rising performer, teacher, and scholar based in Buffalo, NY. He holds an MM in Vocal Pedagogy (Classical) at Shenandoah Conservatory, where he studied with Dr. Lori Şen and Dr. David Meyer. Reese is a proud graduate of SUNY Fredonia and holds degrees in Vocal Performance and Communication Disorders & Sciences.

Reese’s performance credits span opera, musical theater, oratorio, choral, and recital settings. His performance engagements include work with the Hillman Opera, the Western New York Chamber Orchestra, Charlottesville Opera, and JCC CenterStage. Notable roles include Bardolfo in Falstaff (Verdi), Damon in Acis and Galatea (Handel), Tenor Soloist in Canticle of the Sun (Beech), Sasha in Moscow Cheryomushki (Shostakovich), Tristan in Le vin herbé (Martin), Evangelist in St. John Passion (Chilcott), Paolino in Il Matrimonio Segreto (Cimarosa), and Boland in Dogfight.

My mission is to empower students and give them the tools they need to meet their specific musical and artistic aspirations. I believe in a goal-based approach to teaching that emphasizes meeting students where they are and setting strategic goals to progress toward a set of goals. 

My teaching draws upon years of experience across many genres as a singer as well as my deep love and understanding of the voice from a physiological perspective. I employ a science-informed style of teaching that emphasizes freeing the voice from extraneous constraints and developing balanced and functional vocal technique. From there, I work with students to fine-tune their technique to meet the demands of their given genre and achieve their ideal sound.