Brenda LaForce

Soprano Brenda Hathaway LaForce has been a voice instructor, choir director, freelance vocalist, adjudicator and clinician in the NH Seacoast area for over 30 years. She was the soprano soloist for the US premiere of Will Todd’s “Mass in Blue” and has performed with the Seacoast Big Band, VocalEase, Third Street Jazz Choir, Kit Demo’s Big Band and many jazz combos. 

Mrs. LaForce is frequently called upon to adjudicate music festivals in both New Hampshire and Maine. She has been the guest conductor for several music festivals, including the NH Jazz All-State Choir, NH Southwest, Southeast and South Central Middle School District Festivals, Maine District 2 Jazz Choir, Maine District 2 Honors Choral Festival and the Maine District 1 Middle School Festival. In 2000, Mrs. LaForce was recognized as an outstanding teacher in the MENC Teaching Music Magazine and in 2021 she was nominated for NH Diocese Teacher of the Year. 

Along with UNH, Mrs. LaForce currently works at Maple Wood Elementary School teaching 4th and 5th grade choir and has a private voice and piano studio. She also owns and operates Tuneful Reiki where she practices Reiki and Sound Therapy. Previously she was an adjunct professor for voice and choir director at Southern NH University and taught HS music for 20 years at St. Thomas Aquinas HS, where she had an award-winning jazz choir. Mrs. LaForce holds a Bachelor of Music from the University of NH.