Christina Bonati

631-***-****

Education

Master of Music - Opera Performance - New England Conservatory - Boston, MA (2002) B.F.A. - Vocal Performance - C.W. Post - L.I.U. - Brookville, NY (1999) Teaching Certificate - Five Towns College, Dix Hills, NY - (2004) Customer Service/Teaching Experience

Gio’s Pizzeria, order taking, catering, customer/counter service - 2020 Server/Customer service, Cheesecake Factory - 2020 Private Tutoring All Subject Areas 1995 - present

Lead Pre-K Teacher, The Learning Experience, Ronkonkoma, NY - present Substitute Teaching, All Subject Areas, Brentwood School District - 2019 - present Permanent Substitute/ Music Leave Replacement, Brentwood School District - 2020 - present 2004 - 2019

North Babylon Public School District - North Babylon, NY Responsibilities have included Middle School Chorus and General Music, Elementary Chorus and General Music, High School Concert Choir, Select HS Choir, Vocal Jazz, AP Music Theory, Tri M advisor

Student Performances of note:

Suffolk County Legislator, Dwayne Gregory, Black History Month Celebration (2019) Suffolk County Black History Month Celebration (2018) Martin Luther King Jr. Commission, Islandia, NY - North Babylon High School Concert Choir (2016, 2017) White House Performance, Washington DC - North Babylon High School Concert Choir (2016) Cathedral of the Incarnation, Garden City, NY - North Babylon High School Concert Choir (2016) Trinity Church, New York, NY - North Babylon High School Concert Choir (2014) Carnegie Hall - North Babylon High School Concert Choir (2011, 2013) Madison Square Garden - Clay Aiken - North Babylon High School Concert Choir (2004)

(Received Highly Effective rating 2013-2017)

1999 - present

Private Voice Studio

Professional Vocal Work of Note

Opera Soloist - Seito Kinen Music Festival - Seiji Ozawa - Matsumoto, Japan Tanglewood Festival Chorus - Seiji Ozawa - Boston, MA (9/2001 - 9/2003)

Opera Soloist - DiCapo Opera Theater - New York, NY Metropolitan Opera Reserve Chorus, New York, NY (5/2003 - 2005) Choir Member and Soloist - Long Island Symphonic Choral Association Professional Awards Classical Singer Vocal Competition Boston, MA (2016)

Suffolk County Legislator Women’s History Month Award (2014) Jeanette Walters Memorial Award - Outstanding Vocal Performance - C.W. Post - L.I.U. - Brookville, NY (1999) MacAllister Awards Opera Competition - Indianapolis, Indiana - (1996) Past Teaching Experience

2004-2007 Vocal/Music Director Farmingdale Theatre Arts Summer Program 1999-2000, 2003-2004 Choral Director Ss. Cyril & Methodius School - Deer Park, NY 2002-2003 Metropolitan Opera Artist in Residence Lynn Public School District - Lynn, MA 2002-2003 Private Voice Chair and Instructor, Norwood School District, Norwood, MA