Darlene Koldenhoven is a Grammy® Award winning recording artist with three Grammy nominations, known worldwide for her featured soprano solo “Aria” in Yanni, Live at the Acropolis. Darlene's new classical crossover CD, Infinite Voice, #1 on the radio charts and #2 for the entire year of the Top 100 Airplay for 2007 and Heavenly Peace, her acclaimed Christmas CD, which debuted at #2 on the radio charts in 2000, demonstrate her extraordinary vocal abilities and musical sophistication that make her one of the most sought-after vocalist - keyboardist - producer - songwriter - arranger - composer - lyricist - author in the entertainment business today. Both CDs won the NAR LifeStyle Music Award 2007, voted & presented by Broadcasters worldwide, in the categories Best Vocal Album and Best Holiday Album, respectively. Her work can be heard on hit films such as Sister Act and Sister Act II as choir nun & real life choir director, and on hundreds of movies, records, commercials, live events, and television shows, such as her solo performance & arrangement of “The Prayer” as sung on The Young and The Restless; network primetime television shows like The Academy Awards, American Idol; and many more.
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"When former choir nun Darlene Koldenhoven let loose a piercing high note near the end of her performance, it may have been the only time in history that an opera singer’s rapturous crowd response was led by someone in the audience yelling...!"
–LA Weekly,
Review of DIVAS Simply Singing
"You touched my soul."
–Ben Vereen, Tony Award-winning Actor/Dancer/Singer
"If everyone started the day listening to Darlene Koldenhoven's Infinite Voice, there would be no savage beast left un-soothed on the planet."
–Stephanie Dubois, Beck/Smith
(nationally syndicated entertainment newspaper column)
"She truly does have an outstanding voice. Oftentimes I look for what I call 'the voice of angels' for the channel. Well, I certainly found one in Darlene. She truly is incredible."
–Russ Davis, Program Director,
XM Satellite Radio AudioVisions Playlist Now playing Infinite Voice Tracks 2,3,6,10,11
"It was a pleasure meeting you backstage in California . . . your CDs, [Infinite Voice & Heavenly Peace] are delightfully produced, arranged, and of course, sung! Congratulations on finding a home as a recording artist, and a fellow soprano, with unusual arrangements of familiar repertoire…."
–Renee Fleming, American Soprano,
Grammy Winning Recording Artist
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#1 Album
April, 2007
#2 "Top 100 Airplay 2007"
Radio Charts
WINNER!!!
LifeStyle Music Awards
Best Vocal Album Infinite Voice
Best Holiday Album Heavenly Peace
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Tune Your Voice, Darlene’s new music textbook, comes with 7 instructional CDs to help you train your brain to think musically so you are able to sing in tune, sing in harmony, play any instrument by ear, compose music, understand and appreciate music at a deeper level. Distributed by Alfred Music Publishing, Inc. Worldwide.
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"As a vocal coach for American Idol, I'm constantly telling singers that learning to listen is just as important as singing. Beginner or pro, ear-training with Tune Your Voice will teach you how to really listen, get better pitch, harmonize, and become an awesome singer."
–Debra Byrd, vocal coach
"American Idol" & "Canadian Idol"
"High School Musical-The Concert"
"Darlene Koldenhoven invites you to explore and analyze your voice in a systematic way to help improve the tune, the tone and the understanding of vocal production. Enjoy her energetic and knowledgeable invitation to SING."
— Don Campbell
Author "The Mozart Effect" |
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