​Shenika Ofor
Vocalist, Educator, Communications Strategist

Activity and Performance Highlights

Alice Houston Women's Leadership Program
2025 Cohort
Leadership Louisville Center
February 2025 - July 2025


Solo Voice Recital
Ford-Crawford Hall
Indiana University
Tuesday, April 2, 2024


Thomas Music Study Club of NANM
Scholarship Competition in Voice
New York City
Sunday, March 17, 2024


Soprano Soloist Schubert's
Der Hirt auf dem Felsen (The Shepherd On the Rock)
Auer Hall Indiana University
Saturday, February 24, 2024


Metropolitan Opera
Laffont Competition
Iowa District
Saturday, January 13, 2024

 
Handel's Messiah
Soprano Soloist
Hebron French Church
Brooklyn, NY
Saturday, December 9, 2023


Solo Voice Recital
Ford-Crawford Hall
Indiana University
Monday, November 13, 2023
 

Stargazing: The Quest for Light
Composed by Raymond Wise
Wylie House Museum
Tuesday, April 25, 2023


Spring Recital
NATS Chapter at IU
Monroe Public Library
Sunday, April 16, 2023
 

Solo Voice Recital
Grand Hall
Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center
Monday, April 10, 2023


Auftrag by Ronan Emmerson (Premiere)
Voice and Harp Concert
Student Composers' Association
Morgensterns Book Store
Monday, April 3, 2023


Scott Joplin's Treemonisha (Opera)
Role: Lucy
Bloomington Chamber Opera
January 21, 2023


Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration
2023 Social Justice Conference 
Indiana University
January 16, 2023


Hansel und Gretel (Humperdinck)
Der Sandmännchen (Role)
Indiana University Opera
Bloomington, IN
November 12 & 18



Soloist Vocal Literature Before 1850 Concert
Auer Hall
Bloomington, IN
November 6, 2022
 

Benjamin Matthews Winners Concert
The Harlem Opera Festival
Jackie Robinson Bandshell
Sunday, October 9, 2022



Amor Aeternus: A Requiem For The Common Man (Breyer)
Carnegie Hall 
New York City
Thursday, July 21, 2022 
 

Guest Artist
The Altino Brothers School of Music 
New York City
July 23-24, 2022


Summer Opera Scenes
Indiana University
Bloomington, IN
Thursday, June 30, 2022 
 

Soprano Ensemble - The Ordering Of Moses
Harlem Chamber Players
Chorale le Chateau
Riverside Church
New York, NY
June 18, 2022



Soprano - Alma Mater Leader
Indiana University Foundation
Indiana Memorial Union
Bloomington, IN
June 2, 2022


Soloist - African American Chorale Ensemble Concert
African American Arts Institute
Indiana University
Bloomington, IN
April 30, 2022


Administrator - New Voice Educators Symposium
Student National Association of Teachers of Singing
Indiana University
Bloomington, IN 
February 12, 2022


Soloist - Christmas Lessons and Carols 
Bloomington Seventh-day Adventist Church
Bloomington, IN
December 11, 2021


Soloist - Fleurs Séchées Recital
Indiana University
Bloomington, IN
October 3, 2021


Creator and Owner -Cooking and Opera
Launch and Celebration
Instagram: @CookingandOpera 
July 2020
Virtual


Guest Artist - Virtual Service
Peniel Seventh-Day Adventist Church
Guyana, South America
July 4, 2020


American Spiritual Ensemble National Tour
Dr. Everett McCorvey, Conductor
January-March 2020
Mid-Atlantic . Midwest . Southern US
 


Soloist- Faure Requiem
The Episcopal Church of the Crucifixion
New York, NY
December 15, 2019


L'Elisir d'Amore (The Elixir of Love), Donizetti
The Phoenicia Int. Festival of the Voice
Phoenicia, NY
August 3, 2019

 
'Music of Two Worlds'
National Music & Global Culture Society
Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Merkin Hall at Kaufman Music Center
New York, NY
June 24, 2019


SAVVY Arts Venture Challenge
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC
June 1-7, 2019


Soloist- The Zonta Club of New York
St. Francis de Sales Church
New York, NY
May 5, 2019


Soloist- NANM Northeastern Regional Conference
The Laguardia Plaza Hotel
East Elmhurst, NY
April 26, 2019


Soloist- National Music and Global Culture Society:
A Celebration of African American Composers
New York, NY
February 17, 2019


Soloist- Christmas Cantata
Bridge Street AME Church
Brooklyn, NY
December 23, 2018


Handel's Messiah 
Hebron French SDA Church
Brooklyn, NY
December 15, 2018


Soloist- The Altino Brothers in Concert
Adelphi University Performing Arts Center
Garden City, NY
November 11, 2018


Guest Artist- Voices of Women Conference 2018: We Rise
Roulette Performance Space
Brooklyn, NY
October 21, 2018


The Mile-Long Opera: a biography of 7' o clock
New York City High Line
New York, NY
October 3-7, 2018


Songs of Inspiration Solo Tour:
July 15 - September 8, 2018

Linden Seventh-Day Adventist Church
Queens, NY

Community Worship Center
Russel Paul, Pianist
Springfield Gardens, NY

Linden Seventh-Day Adventist Church
Nerva Altino, Pianist
Queens, NY
 
Belvedere Seventh-Day Adventist Church
Decatur, GA
 
Maranatha Seventh-Day Adventist Church
Tallahassee, FL
 
King's Memorial United Methodist Church
Decatur, AL
 
First Presbyterian Church of Quincy
Quincy, FL
 
Bethany Seventh-day Adventist Church
Sarah Ruff, Pianist
Miami, FL

First Presbyterian Church of Quincy
Quincy, FL


Leonard Bernstein's A White House Cantata
Seena (Role)
Ruby Diamond Concert Hall
Tallahassee, FL
April 29, 2018


Oberto (Role) 
Handel's Alcina
Florida State University Opera Presents
Opperman Recital Hall
Tallahassee, FL
April 5 and 7, 2018


Guest Soloist- Canterbury Concert Series Presents
Beyond Elijah Rock Concert
Tallahassee, FL
March 2, 2018


Britten's On This Island and Respighi's Deità Silvane
Soprano Soloist
Longmire Recital Hall
Tallahassee, FL
November 6, 2017


Classical Singing and New York in June Concert
Soprano Soloist
Christ and St. Stephens Church
New York, NY
June 7, 2017


George Shirley Voice Competition Finals
Award Recipient
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
May 7, 2017


Jennifer Higdon's "Love Sweet"
Soprano Soloist
Longmire Recital Hall
Tallahassee, FL
April 20, 2017


Soprano Soloist -FSU Chamber Recital 
Scarlatti's 7 Arie con Tromba Sola
Lindsay Recital Hall
Tallahassee, FL
December 5, 2016


Soprano Soloist- Tedesco’s Divan of Moses-Ibn-Ezra
Guitar Recital
Dochnanyì Recital Hall
Tallahassee, FL
November 20, 2016


I.C.Y.0.L.A  Concert
Guest Artist
Walt Disney Concert Hall
Los Angeles, CA
July 17, 2016


African American Art Song Recital 
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
April 17, 2016

Soloist- Beethoven's Fantasia in C Min, Op.80
First United Methodist Church: Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI 
March 13, 2016
 

Bright Sheng's Dream of the Red Chamber Opera - Workshop Premier
Role: Flower/Spirit/Servant
Stamps Auditorium University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI  
February 18, 2016
 

Guest Soloist 
SphinxConnect Honors Concert
The Westin Book Cadillac Hotel
Detroit, MI
February 5, 2016