Laurice Lanier, originally from Jackson, TN, is a graduate of the Juilliard School. Her strong vocal training comes from the incomparable, Edith Bers. Laurice has been named by Maryland Public Television, One of the Most Versatile Voices in the Planet. She has performed various roles in Opera Houses, Theatres, Concerts Halls, Private Functions, and Churches throughout the United States and abroad.

Her performances include, Handel’s Messiah with the Metropolitan Baptist Church, Washington, D.C., Brahm’s Alto Rhapsody, El Amor Brujo, with the Jackson Symphony Orchesta, Jackson, TN, and a Spiritual Concert Series with Gaby Leib Cuturais Sao Paulo, Brazil, Rio di Janeiro, Brazil, and the Capitol, Brasilia. Laurice presented a concert for Sigma Gamma Rho’s National Convention in Miami Florida. She has performed in Carnegie Hall as a Leontyne Price Showcase Winner, New York, NY, Bach Christmas Oratorio with the Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church in Memphis, TN, Holiday Pops Concert with the Illinois Symphony Orchestra in Springfield, IL, and the Black History Opera View with Opera Memphis, Memphis, TN. Laurice has also performed with the Nashville Symphony Orchestra for their Martin Luther King Celebration at the Nashville Performing Arts Center in Nashville, TN. She opened TN’s General Assembly with a performance of America the Beautiful on Tennessee’s Capitol Hill. Laurice performed for the Hampton Ministers’, Organists’, and Choir Guild Conference at Hampton University in Hampton, VA.

Laurice has been awarded various awards. Her awards include, Outstanding Musician Award from the Interlochen Arts Camp, Interlochen, MI and the Most Outstanding Musician Award from Hartwick College Summer Music Festival & Institute, Oneonta, NY. Laurice received scholarships to attend Opera Works Intensive Study at University of California at Northridge, and the Music Academy of the West under the direction of Opera Diva, Marilyn Horne, in Santa Barbara, CA. Director Baz Luhrmann selected Laurice for the cast of the Broadway production of Puccini’s La Boheme. Laurice was selected out of three thousand singers to represent the state of New York in the Hans Gabor Belvedere Competition in Vienna, Austria. She was one out of fourteen singers to make it to the finals and perform in Vienna’s beautiful and elegant city hall.

Menna Feenstra, artistic director of the Royal Opera House said, “When Laurice sings you forget the bad in your life”. Eric Reszynak, writer and critic for the Rochester City Newspaper said, “If you look inside Lanier, you will find a small hole that would somehow be connected to God’s walkie-talkie”.

Laurice is currently performing in 3 Mo’ Divas which has aired on over 785 PBS stations throughout the U.S. and Canada. The 3 Mo’ Divas CD, DVD, and Blu-Ray are available for purchase in Barnes and Nobles, amazon.com, and many other stores across the country. Laurice and her husband, Demetrius Trowell, presently own Trowell Entertainment, INC which manages her career and promotes the careers of other young artist. To stay updated with Laurice’s upcoming events and performances, go to www.lauricelanier.com.