TENOR , TEACHER , VOICE SCIENTIST
Holahan Voice
Holahan Voice is a robust and multifaceted voice and music company that offers performance, pedagogical, and specialized tutoring service related to all aspects of the professional singing voice. Holahan Voice is based in Northern Virginia and is owned and operated by Reese Holahan, a professional opera singer and voice teacher. The business was formally established in 2025.
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About Reese
Reese Holahan (tenor) is a rising performer, teacher, and scholar based in Northern Virginia. He is pursuing an MM in Vocal Pedagogy (Classical) at Shenandoah Conservatory where he studies with Dr. Lori Åžen. Reese is a proud graduate of SUNY Fredonia and holds degrees in Vocal Performance and Communication Disorders & Sciences. He has enjoyed opportunities to develop voice research and to perform extensively at both undergraduate and graduate levels.
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.
Vocal Functions
I am not a one-dimensional professional. My interests and engagements span all aspects of professional voice from performing to pedagogy to research.
Roles
A leggero tenor with a voice equally well-suited for lyrical opera/oratorio roles, art song, and folk music.
A voice teacher with a philosophy grounded in functional voice, science-informed pedagogy, and practical performance experience.
A rising scholar and voice scientist with research interests in acoustics, physiology of the voice, and bio-feedback in the voice studio.
My Voice Story
Throughout my life, I have always deeply enjoyed singing and performing, and my interests surrounding voice have only continued to grow as my professional career has evolved.
From an early age, I sang in choirs and performed in musical theatre productions. I loved to be on stage, and I loved learning how to use my own voice to make art. I followed my passion to SUNY Fredonia where I pursued a bachelor’s degree in Voice Performance, allowing me to develop my vocal abilities and performance craft. Soon after beginning my degree, I took great interest in the science behind the art—the physiology of the voice and the acoustics of singing. I added a second degree in Communication Disorders and Sciences and deepened my understanding of the human voice, language, and communication through a lens of habilitation and rehabilitation. Throughout my undergraduate studies, my performance and academic workload were balanced and complemented by one another. Science informed my art and art informed my scholarship.
After graduating with Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Science degrees, I pursued a Master of Music in Voice Pedagogy at Shenandoah Conservatory. This degree allowed me to bridge the gap between my areas of experience. I developed my teaching toolset rooted in functional voice and science-informed pedagogy, and I continued to explore research avenues in voice science and acoustic. My training opened the doorway to a vast array of musical genres and vocal styles that can be approached through a functional standpoint.
Over the course of my entire collegiate and professional career, performing has been at the heart of my studies and experiences. I have performed in professional and educational capacities and in a variety of genres including opera, oratorio, choral, musical theatre, church music, folk, rock, and country.
I currently hold professional engagements in all three areas of my professional voice interest—performance, pedagogy, and research.
