Samantha Schneider received her Bachelor of Music Degree in 2015 from Washington State University with an emphasis in vocal performance. Her junior year, Samantha was selected as the School of Music's Presser Scholar, the school's most prestigious award recognizing the top outstanding to-be senior who excels both musically and scholastically.  While at the university, she was selected for major roles in the School of Music's performances from 2011-2015. She was featured in Carousel as Julie Jordan, Ballad of Baby Doe as Baby Doe, Die Fledermaus as Rosalinda, Cosi fan tutte as Fiordiligi, and finally, The Addams Family as Alice Beineke. After graduation, she joined the Whatcom Chorale in Bellingham, WA and was featured as one of their lead Soprano vocalists. Her most recent performances include Beauty and the Beast with The Civic Theater (September 2016), as well as being a chorus member in Opera Coeur d'Alenes production of Tosca (August 2017). Samantha currently performs with  Inland Northwest Opera of the greater Spokane area and teaches voice lessons.