Leah Shewmaker is a mezzo-soprano based in Tallahasse, Forida. She is currently a doctoral canditate at Florida State University where she performed the roles of Baba the Turk in Stravinsky's The Rake's Progress, Mutter in Humperdinck's Hänsel und Gretel, and Lapák in Janáček's Příhody lišky Bystroušky. Shewmaker was also a soloist in Haydn's Missa in angustiis and Felix Mendelssohn's Elijah with Tallahassee Community Chorus. In addition to singing, Leah has experience in journalism as an arts and entertainment reporter.