Amy W. Hartsough received her Bachelor of Music Performance cum laude from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she studied piano, voice and pipe organ. She studied avant garde voice and musical theatre at Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, UK. She received her Masters of Music (vocal performance) followed by her Professional Artist Certificate (opera) as a Fellow in the A.J. Fletcher Opera Institute, at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. Ms. Hartsough has performed with Present Music (Milwaukee), Voces Aestetis (Madison), The Madison Choral Project, and as a guest vocalist with the Capitol City Band with Jim Latimer. Ms. Hartsough released two studio recordings: a CD of newly-composed jazz featuring saxophonist Anders Svanoe, and a live cabaret performance with pianist Patrick Kenney–Brown. She is a guest lecturer/recitalist with pianist Dr. Eric Hung for national and international College Music Society conferences. She also had the honor of judging for the Madison Bolz Concerto competitions (2019-2022), and advanced voice for the 2019 and 2023 Wisconsin Music Teacher Association State competitions. She teaches a private voice and piano studio, and accompanies young musicians for competitions, recordings, and recitals.