Alexis Korbe, voice
akorbe@schreiner.edu

Alexis Korbe is a lyric mezzo soprano, flutist, and collaborative pianist. She is the woodwind instructor at Schreiner University and also teaches classes in beginning voice. Originally from Hays, Kansas, she holds a Bachelor of Music in Flute Performance and a Bachelor of Arts in French from Fort Hays State University. There, she won the Lyle Dilley Outstanding Band Musician Award. In Wichita, she received a Koch Cultural Trust Grant, the Frances Shelly Fellowship, and the Michael P. Tilford Fellowship. She held a Graduate Administrative Assistantship as well as a Graduate Staff Assistantship while attending Wichita State University. Alexis finished a Master of Music in Flute Performance with Dr. Frances Shelly in 2014 as well as a Master of Music in Opera Performance with Dr. Pina Mozzani in 2016. She accompanied for WSU’s choirs, was a Concerto/Aria Competition Finalist, and played keyboard and flute for numerous shows with several companies. In 2018, she earned an Artist Diploma in Voice at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. While at UIUC, she was a Graduate Teaching Assistant, earned a Graduate Teaching Certificate, and was rated ‘excellent’ by her students. Alexis also performed as the alto soloist for the Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana’s Gala Recital featuring Haydn’s Lord Nelson Mass. Most recently, she has performed with the Symphony of the Hills as the alto soloist in their 2022 production of Handel’s Messiah and freelanced as an accompanist/vocal coach at Texas State University and the surrounding area. Alexis also performs as a substitute flute and piccolo player with the Symphony of the Hills.

Some of Alexis’s favorite roles have been Prince Orlovsky in Strauss’s Die Fledermaus, Miss Effie Belle Tate in Floyd’s Cold Sassy Tree, and the Witch in Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel. As a skilled accompanist, Alexis has enjoyed performing for multiple stage productions including You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, Chicago, The Music Man, and many others.

In her spare time, Alexis enjoys cooking and baking, video gaming, and playing with her adorable pets.

Sabrina Stovall
Adjunct Instructor of Music
Sstovall@schreiner.edu

Sabrina Stovall, a native of Germany, coming to the United Stated in the 1990’s when her family relocated to Texas.

Mrs. Stovall has enjoyed a diverse career of performing and teaching. She holds teaching positions at Schreiner University, Our Lady of the Lake University, Northwest Vista College, as well as a private studio. She holds the Principal Bassoon position with Symphony of the Hills and is a co-founder and executive director of the “dynamic” chamber ensemble Adelante Winds. Other performance engagements have included the Aspen Music Festival, Imani Winds Chamber Music Festival, Fresh Inc. Music Festival, Round Rock Symphony, Brazos Valley Symphony, Orquesta Sinfónica de la UANL (Monterrey Symphony Orchestra) in Monterrey Mexico, Texas Chamber Winds, and White House holiday season tours.

Mrs. Stovall holds a Bachelor of Music degree from Texas State University and a Master of Music degree from The Ohio State University. Notable teachers have included Daris Hale, Karen Pierson, Nancy Goeres, Per Hannevold, and Monica Ellis.

Mrs. Stovall is married to one of her childhood friends who she met in sixth grade beginning band. They have two children together. In her spare time Mrs. Stovall enjoys riding horses.