Justin Payne
- Instructor
- Voice
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Biography
Justin Payne (Music) is a classically-trained tenor, composer, and playwright from Omaha, Nebraska. In addition to collaborating with Dani Cleveland on Heaven Come Home and Little Brown Boy, Justin composed music for The Draft with playwright Lisa Harrison. One of Justin’s newest creations is Belle Terre the Musical, a whimsical story that sends an adolescent young woman on a journey to self-discovery with music inspired by the New Orleans brass band style. Justin currently performs as the tenor soloist for Handel’s Messiah with the Voices of Omaha, in addition to having sung on stages in Austria, Italy, and China. Justin has also enjoyed music directing for several plays and new musicals including Dreamgirls, Giraffe’s Can’t Dance, 3 Little Birds, Into the Woods, and Spunk!
Professor Payne also has a private studio where his students have competed and sung on stages in Missouri, Illinois, New York City, and Los Angeles. He holds a Bachelor of Music from the University of Nebraska Omaha and a Master of Music from Michigan State University. In the fall of 2024 Justin began doctoral work at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and plans to complete it in the spring of 2027.
Additional Information
Biography
Justin Payne (Music) is a classically-trained tenor, composer, and playwright from Omaha, Nebraska. In addition to collaborating with Dani Cleveland on Heaven Come Home and Little Brown Boy, Justin composed music for The Draft with playwright Lisa Harrison. One of Justin’s newest creations is Belle Terre the Musical, a whimsical story that sends an adolescent young woman on a journey to self-discovery with music inspired by the New Orleans brass band style. Justin currently performs as the tenor soloist for Handel’s Messiah with the Voices of Omaha, in addition to having sung on stages in Austria, Italy, and China. Justin has also enjoyed music directing for several plays and new musicals including Dreamgirls, Giraffe’s Can’t Dance, 3 Little Birds, Into the Woods, and Spunk!
Professor Payne also has a private studio where his students have competed and sung on stages in Missouri, Illinois, New York City, and Los Angeles. He holds a Bachelor of Music from the University of Nebraska Omaha and a Master of Music from Michigan State University. In the fall of 2024 Justin began doctoral work at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and plans to complete it in the spring of 2027.