Name: Theresa Caso-McHugh '23, soprano
Start: 2023-05-12T17:00:00
Location: Massachusetts Institute of Technology

MIT Music and Theater Arts

Theresa Caso-McHugh is a fourth-year undergraduate at MIT studying music and biology. They have been singing for their entire life and it is their greatest passion. They began studying music earnestly in the 5th grade when they joined the New Jersey Conservatory Advanced Choir. After their director Ford Foster recognized a particular talent in them, he invited them to sing with the adult Chamber and Symphonic Choirs, as well as encouraged them to begin studying voice with C. Paige Porter, which they did. They continued to sing with the conservatory and study with Ms. Porter until they entered high school, at which point they began involvement with their school’s Madrigal and Chamber Choirs, as well as the musical theater program, for which they were cast in numerous lead and supporting roles throughout their time there. It was also at this point that they began studying with Hanne Dollase, who they continued to study with until graduating in 2019. In their junior year of high school, they were accepted to participate in the New Jersey All State Choir Festival as a member of the soprano section. In their senior year, they were again accepted to the festival, where they were ranked the second Soprano I. Through this, they competed for and won the 2018 New Jersey Governor’s Award in Vocal Performance.