Monica Corey

Monica is a collaborative pianist from Bolton, MA. She is the program manager at Joy of Music in Worcester, where she also teaches piano lessons, is a staff accompanist, and directs their vocal ensembles. She also serves as the Director of Music at Pilgrim Congregational Church in Southborough and as an accompanist for the Worcester Children’s Chorus. Upcoming performances include three senior recitals at JOMP, singing with the All Choir Director's Chorus in NYC’s Carnegie Hall in June for the In Harmony residency with Choirs of America, and ringing with the Pilgrim Church Bell Choir in a benefit concert in October.

She has been teaching piano for over ten years in both private and group lessons. She is experienced in teaching beginners of all ages and knows how to tailor her teaching for each student’s individual needs. She and her students work together to choose music that inspires, excites, and challenges them to grow.  

Monica joined Opera Columbus and Capital University's Resident Artist Program for the 2020-2021 season as a vocal coach and pianist for their productions of A Tale of Two Cities, La Bohème, and Don Giovanni. In the spring of 2020, she earned a Graduate Performance Diploma in Vocal Accompanying at the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University, where she was the rehearsal and performance pianist for Leonard Bernstein's MASS conducted by Marin Alsop, Puccini's La Rondine and Il Trittico, and the world premiere of Kirke Mechem's opera Pride and Prejudice. At Peabody, she was also awarded the InterPlay Teaching Artist Grant in collaboration with the University of Maryland Baltimore County, the Clara Ascherfeld Award in Piano Accompanying, and was a finalist with mezzo-soprano Cierra Byrd in the 2019 London Song Festival’s British Art Song Master Class and Competition led by Roderick Williams.  She holds a Masters in Collaborative Piano from the Longy School of Music of Bard College and a Bachelors in Piano Performance from West Chester University of Pennsylvania.