Alyssa Anaya earned her Bachelor's in Music in Vocal Performance from the University of New Mexico in 1999.  While at UNM she studied with Leslie Umphrey, Bradley Ellingboe and Marilynn Tyler.  Mrs. Anaya earned her Music Education Certification in 2001, and has been a licensed music teacher with the state of New Mexico since 2002.  Alyssa has performed in several operas, zarsuelas, choral masterworks, and as a soloist.  Alyssa has been the featured soprano and alto soloist for St. Thomas Aquinas Parish since 2003.  She was also the soprano soloist for Immanuel Presbyterian Church in Albuquerque. She has performed with Polyphony,  Las Cantantes and Coro Lux. In December of 2021, she earned her Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership from New Mexico Highlands University.