Melou Stewart Cline, Soprano

Name: Melou Stewart Cline

Birthplace: Salt Lake City, Utah

Family info:  I am married to Russ Cline and have 4 beautiful children

Pets: tortoise, turtles, 2 cats, golden retriever

Favorite childhood memory: Growing up my father let us have many pet animals.  One of my favorite experiences was bottle-feeding my pet baby raccoon.

Musical background: pianist, violinist and Music Therapist

How many years with UCA: 13 years

Profession: Music therapist, composer and musician

Favorite UCA repertoire: Lauridsen, Howells

Favorite Chamber Artists memory: I will never forget singing with the Welsh people in Wales.  I was overwhelmed by their patriotism and fervor.  They have a wonderful sense of national pride.

Hobbies: rskiing, tennis, reading classical literature, running 10Ks, hiking with my family.

An accomplishment of which I am proud: I am glad to have received my Music Therapy Master of Arts degree becaue I love seeing how music can help change peoples' lives.

Dream Vacation: I would love to go to Australia and have marine life and water adventures within the Great Barrier Reef

If you didn't live here, where would you want to live: Someday I will have a house on the beach by the ocean.

Where would you like to spend a year: I would love to take a year and do a musical tour around the world with my family and musical friends.

Where would you like to spend a day: Tanzania, Africa on safari.

Website:  www.meloumusic.com