Valerie Coates is a freelance classical singer living in New York City who teaches at the Brooklyn College Preparatory Center for the Performing Arts, the Music Conservatory of Westchester and her home studio. She earned degrees in performance from the New England Conservatory of Music and Manhattan School of Music; and an M.A. in Medieval Studies from Columbia University.To hear sound clips and read more go to
www.freewebs.com/vcoates.