Instructor Bio
Danielle Knox, Soprano
B.M. – Eastman School of Music, Voice Performance and Literature
M.M- Binghamton University, Opera Performance
Danielle Knox, Soprano, joins the faculty at the Fine Arts Center following successful careers as a voice instructor at Northern Kentucky University, Furman University, Immanuel School of Music, Chicago Center School of Music, and Binghamton University. Upon moving to Greenville, Danielle served as the choir and musical director at Christ Church Episcopal School. She received a Bachelor’s degree in Vocal Performance from the Eastman School of music and a Master’s degree in Opera from Binghamton University.
In addition to a varied teaching career, Danielle has sung leading opera and musical theater roles with regional companies such as the Ohio light Opera, Tri-Cities Opera, Chamber Opera of Chicago, Light Opera Works, Rochester Lyric Opera, The Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center, the Know Theater, Atlanta Lyric Theater, GLOW Lyric Theater, and the Castleton Festival under the baton of Maestro Lorin Maazel.
As a singing actress, Danielle has been hailed as “emotionally vulnerable with a sumptuous voice,” (Chicago Tribune). Some of her favorite opera roles have been Musetta (La Boheme), Rosina (Il Barbiere di Siviglia), Zerlina (Don Giovanni) , Frasquita (Carmen), Marcelline (Fidelio) and First Lady and Papagena (Die Zauberflöte). Her regional musical theater credits include Guenevere (Camelot), Maria (West Story), Marian Paroo (The Music Man), Amalia (She loves Me), Laurie (Oklahoma!) , Sarah (Guys and Dolls), and Hope (Anything Goes). In 2010, Danielle performed the role of Elizabeth Bennet in the Chicago premiere of Pride and Prejudice, A Musical. Her performance was described as “bright and sparkling of both voice and personality, but with great depth of character,” (Chicago Magazine). Danielle can be heard on the Ohio Light Opera cast recordings of The Sorcerer, Robinhood, Maytime, and Blossom Time under the Albany Records Label.
Danielle lives in Greenville with her husband, Grant Knox, a Furman music professor, and their two amazing daughters Emilia and Evelyn.
E-mail: daknox@greenville.k12.sc.us
Sherry Parrini,
Collaborative Pianist
B.M. Piano Performance, Boston University
Sherry Parrini has enjoyed collaborating with the voice students at the Fine Arts Center since 2014. She performs with students in lessons, recitals, master classes, auditions, and recording sessions, covering repertoire from Baroque and Classical arias to instrumental works to modern Musical Theater. She has taught piano privately for over 25 years; her students have won prizes at competitions ranging from local to national, continuing successfully at the Cleveland Institute of Music, St. Olaf, Furman, USC, and North Greenville University. She is also a proud FAC parent: both her daughter Maria (pianist) and her son Sam (violinist) graduated from the school and are pursuing musical careers. She treasures her partnership with Danielle Knox and is grateful for the support of the entire FAC family.
E-mail: sparrini@greenville.k12.sc.us