Darlene Koldenhoven

Darlene Koldenhoven

Darlene Koldenhoven (born October 9 in Chicago) is an American soprano, pianist, songwriter, arranger, composer, keyboardist, record producer, author, actor, educational speaker, music industry consultant, and music therapist. She has a five-octave voice range and has won several awards including a Grammy Award in 1986 and three Grammy Nominations, MVP award from NARAS, two Lifestyle Music Awards from Broadcasters worldwide via the New Age Reporter (NAR) now known as the ZoneMusicReporter, a Telly Award and a Classic Telly Award, IBA award, an international Andy award from The Advertising Club of New York, Finalist in The American Prize 2012, Nominee in The Independent Music Awards 2011. Her vocal work can be heard on numerous films such as Sister Act and Sister Act II as the tambourine-waving choir nun, real life music director and production vocal coach, and on records, commercials, live events, and television shows. Three of her CD releases have topped new age radio charts. Koldenhoven has a professional children's choir known as The Young Vocal Artists of Los Angeles. She has recorded with artists such as Celine Dion, Barbra Streisand, Pink Floyd, Whitney Houston, Rod Stewart, David Byrne, Ramsey Lewis, among others. Koldenhoven has also appeared on camera singing in Studio 60, American Idol specials, Academy Awards (2000), Academy Awards (2010), among others. Koldenhoven is known globally for her featured soprano vocal solo "Aria" in Yanni Live at the Acropolis, adapted from the Delibes opera Lakmé and seen by over 1.5 Billion worldwide. Darlene tours in concert and presents workshops and seminars on music, singing, and sound therapy. Koldenhoven also sings on, and contracts singer for, many recordings; teaches voice, music, and sound therapy; and owns and operates her independent recording label & studio, TimeArt Recordings and TimeArt Studio. Darlene resides in the Studio City area of Los Angeles.

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