Stacie Haneline

Biography

Admired for her consummate skill and for her “musical excellence which is overshadowed only by her generous spirit and kindness to her colleagues” (Thomas Wilkins, Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, Boston Symphony and Omaha Symphony), pianist Stacie Haneline maintains an active career as a pianist in symphonic, chamber, opera, vocal and instrumental repertoire. A versatile musician, she has performed as a pianist for the Sydney Opera House, New York City Opera, Kennedy Center, Hawaii Opera, Virginia Symphony, Virginia Opera, Brooklyn Academy of Music, University of Australia, Brevard Music Center, Omaha Symphony and Opera Omaha to name a few.

Recent performance highlights include the premiere of Clint Needham’s, Voices for string quartet and orchestra featuring piano and the Boston Symphony String Quartet; Zodiac Chamber Festival in Nice, France; the premiere of Leslie Adams Dunbar Songs, at the African-American Arts Song Alliance in Los Angeles, CA, with soprano Gail Robinson-Orturo; and an evening with Broadway Legend Kimilee Bryant at the Venetian Arts Society in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

An established collaborator with soprano, Jamie Reimer, the two were honored performers at the African American Arts Song Alliance featuring Robert Owens’ 4 Sonnets to Duse. The first of three recordings for Centaur Records were released in 2021 and featured Robert Owens’ vocal and chamber music. The recordings were awarded two highly coveted Judges Awards from the American Prize Competition both in Chamber Music and Art Song. Active performers, Reimer and Haneline perform throughout the world while commissioning new works regularly, including recent commissions by critically acclaimed. award winning composers Shawn Okpebholo, Brittney Boykin and Gwyneth Walker. The duo is also dedicated to cutting-edge research on collaborative partnerships between singers and pianists. They have presented their research throughout Europe and the United States.

Stacie is equally passionate about educating, inspiring and growing community involvement to support sustainable and inter-cooperative communities within the arts. She has collaborated with organizations and artistic leaders to build diverse programs in schools, artistic organizations, museums, opera houses, arts centers, symphony outreach programs, youth programs, hospitals and hospice homes. The former Executive Director of the Omaha Chamber Music Society and Artistic Director of Vesper Concert Series, Stacie created numerous opportunities to bring outstanding musical ensembles to perform for the community while inspiring many to continue advocating for outstanding arts in the community.

The Coordinator for the Collaborative Piano program at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, Stacie performs with visiting artists and faculty.

Research and Creative Activity Interests

Education

BM, Converse College; MM, Manhattan School of Music

Scheduled Teaching