Artist Information Biography Raised in the rolling hills of southwestern Pennsylvania (“Steeler” Country) by humble parents (Theresa’s mother is a liturgical musician, her father an electrical engineer), Theresa picked up her first instrument, piano, at the tender age of five, the violin by eight, and was singing in the Children’s Festival Chorus of Pittsburgh (admittance by audition only) by ten.  When she was twelve, Theresa was being requested by the parishioners at her church to sing for special masses, wedding ceremonies, and funerals as well as being recognized by the local newspaper for winning gold cups in Western Pennsylvania’s Division of piano guild competitions. Theresa also successfully auditioned for and performed with the prestigious Junior Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh under the direction of renowned conductor Robert Page, singing at concerts such as the Holiday Pops at Heinz Hall. Theresa began writing songs on the piano when she was seven years old and while in high school, the song, Everlast, she wrote for her graduating class was performed in front of her peers on her prom night.  Theresa’s songwriting blossomed in her third year at Miami University of Ohio, where she earned a Bachelors degree in Zoology and a minor in Music Composition in the spring of 2004.  Becoming the principal pianist for the Miami University Jazz Big Band was the point at which Theresa realized she would structure her life around a career in music.  Theresa began applying for music schools in her senior year at Miami University and in the August of 2004, she was admitted into the Vocal Performance department on scholarship at Duquesne University’s Mary Pappert School of Music.  After studying one year with the reknowned Claudia Pinza, daughter of opera legend, Ezio Pinza, Theresa realized her true passion resided in more contemporary styles of singing and songwriting, like jazz and pop.  At this point, she sent an application to Berklee College of Music in Boston. After receiving the Berklee Entering Student Scholarship in the summer of 2005, Theresa moved to Boston to hone her songwriting, singing, and piano skills.  While in Boston, Theresa immersed herself not only in schoolwork and practice, but the New England music scene.  She sang and accompanied herself twice a week for two years at Serafina’s Italian Restaurant in Concord, MA, performed all around the New England area with Siman Entertainment’s “Superband” as a vocalist and primary keyboard player, and formed her own band, The Theresa Flaminio Band, who performed at various clubs and restaurants in the greater Boston area. Part of Theresa’s educational curriculum at Berklee helped to strengthen her composing and arranging skills through writing and conducting two symphony pieces for full orchestra. Theresa has won merits like VH1’s Save the Music award for Best song in the contemporary/world category in 2004, the Solo and Ensemble Award from Berklee’s Voice Department in March 2008, and in July 2008, she was selected as a finalist for Mark Burnett’s reality show “Jingles”.  Theresa’s most recent prized possession is her first album, Momento, which was recently completed in March 2009.  This album encompasses her musical maturity to this point in her life in nine charming songs.  Theresa has taken an active part in every step of the album making process from songwriting to arranging and production to the engineering and design of the album.  Theresa’s voice has retained the angelic quality from her youth, yet her years of study have introduced soulful and powerful sounds.  It is almost impossible for any individual not to stop and listen intently when she sits down and accompanies herself on the piano.  She is often referred to as a Joss Stone-Norah Jones.  Theresa has begun making her mark in music and lives by the motto “give music, give life”. Check out www.theresaflaminio.com if you would like:) Instrumentation Vocals/Keys - Theresa Flaminio Drum Set - Chris Broome Bass - Takashi Iio Guitar - Jim Little Discography 'Momento', Theresa's first album available on March 31, 2009.