Professional Vocalist
Refined artistry with purpose and connection.
Shenika's performance career reflects a commitment to artistic excellence, versatility, and meaningful connection with audiences. Her work spans opera, concert, spirituals, and Christian worship music, with engagements across the United States, Europe, Canada, and the Caribbean.
She has been featured at the Kaprálová Festival, Harlem Opera Festival, Sphinx Conference, and Voices of Women Conference, and she has premiered works by Raymond Wise. As a soloist, she has collaborated with instrumentalists on chamber works pairing her voice with harp, clarinet, and cello, each with piano. She has performed at Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, Carnegie Hall in New York, and across Lisbon, Paris, London, Toronto, and Bermuda, in addition to a national tour with the American Spiritual Ensemble in celebration of its 25th Anniversary.
Operatic roles include Oberto in Handel's Alcina, Der Sandmännchen in Humperdinck's Hänsel und Gretel, and Beatrice in an English adaptation of Berlioz's Béatrice et Bénédict.
Currently completing doctoral studies in voice at Indiana University, Shenika continues to bring a refined, purpose-driven presence to every performance, using her voice to inspire hope and uplift the communities she serves.
Repertoire Highlights
Full Repertoire ListSelected Roles
- Der Sandmännchen — Hänsel und Gretel (Humperdinck)
- Oberto — Alcina (Handel)
- Beatrice — Béatrice et Bénédict (Berlioz), English adaptation
- Mrs. Charlton — Dead Man Walking
- Vocalist — Mile Long Opera: a biography of 7 o'clock
Concert & Oratorio
- Seena — A Whitehouse Cantata (Bernstein)
- Soprano — Messiah (Handel)
- Chichester Psalms (Bernstein)
- Fantasia in C Minor, Op. 80 (Beethoven)
- Christmas Oratorio (Saint-Saëns)
Chamber Works & Art Song
- Song of the Seasons for Soprano, Cello, and Piano (Capers)
- Auftrag for Voice and Harp (Emmerson)
- Der Hirt auf dem Felsen for Soprano, Clarinet, and Piano (Schubert)
- Deità Silvane (Respighi)
- Love Sweet (Higdon)
- Divan of Moses-Ibn-Ezra (Tedesco)
- On This Island (Britten)
- Miss Wheatley's Garden (Dunn-Powell)
- Lieder und Gesänge, Op. 98a (Schumann)
- Deux Poèmes de Louise Lalanne (Poulenc)
- 3 Poèmes de Louise Lalanne (Poulenc)
Performances on video
A selection of Shenika's performances, available on YouTube.
A curated selection of performance media.
A look at Shenika in performance — moments captured on stage, in rehearsal, and behind the scenes.








