Marina Sjoblom

• Illinois Music Educational Association (IMEA) All-State Honors Choir, Alto 1 (February 2023)
• Selected as one of three students from OPRF High School to sing in the All-State
• Honors Choir in Peoria, IL.
• Illinois Music Educational Association (IMEA) All-District Choir, District One (October 2022)
• Selected as one of eight students from the District to audition to sing the national
• anthem at a state sponsored events.
• Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Music State Final (March 2022)
• Division 1 ranking

Hello! My name is Marina and I am a junior at Oak Park and River Forest High School just outside of Chicago. I love the art of singing and in my free time I enjoy spending time rehearsing with my a cappella group, running cross country, playing soccer and volleyball, and reading scientific articles. Below is some information about my recent history as a singer. Thank you!

Classical Repertoire:

Nymphs and Sheperds Roger Quilter

O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings to Zion Georg Handel

An Die Musik Schubert

The Crucifixion Samuel Barber

Caro Mio Ben Tommaso Giordani

Ouvre ton Coeur Georges Bizet

Silent Noon Ralph Vaughan Williams

Voi che sapete Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Plaisir d'amour Johann-Paul Martini

Qui sedes ad dextram Patris Antonio Vivaldi

Cara e doce Alessandro Scarlatti

Sebben, crudele? Antonio Caldara

Choral/Instrumental Experience

A Cappella Top Ensemble of 20 OPRF High School 2022-present

Leading Tones Ensemble of 7 OPRF High School 2021-present

Chamber Singers Top Ensemble of 15 OPRF High School 2021-2022

Freshman Choir Ensemble of ~45 OPRF High School 2020-2021

Training

Voice: Susan Krout, private (3 years)

Meredith McGuire, OPRF High School (3 years)

Andrew Seymour, Julian Middle School (3 years)

Piano: Private lessons (2 years)

Language: Spanish

Elementary school (5 years)

Middle school (3 years)

High school (2 years and enrolled in AP Spanish for 2024)