Department of Theatre & Dance Staff

Tiffany Bostic-Brown, a Filipino-American soprano, known for her “sweet and ethereal” sound has traveled the United States and Europe as a concert artist, recitalist, and operatic artist. Her performance credits include: Hannah in ‘The Merry Widow’, the mother in 'Hansel and Gretel,’ Micaëla in 'Carmen,’ First lady in 'The Magic Flute,’ Female Chorus in 'The Rape of Lucretia,’ Violetta in 'La Traviata,’ Fiordiligi in 'Cosi Fan Tutte,’ Madame Lidoine in 'Dialogues of the Carmelites,’ Mimi in 'La Boheme,’ Beth in 'Little Women,’ Mrs. Hayes in 'Susannah,’ Nella and Lauretta in 'Gianni Schicchi,’ Miss Wordsworth in 'Albert Herring,’ Marianne in 'Tartuffe,’ Elisetta in 'Il Matrimonio Segreto' and Adele in 'Die Fledermaus.’ 

As a concert artist, Bostic-Brown has also performed many symphonic and oratorio works by Bach, Barber, Beethoven, Brahms, Dvorak, Handel, Haydn, Mozart, Poulenc, Rossini, Schubert and Vivaldi with symphonies such as The Washington National Philharmonic, The Baton Rouge Symphony, The Lake Charles Symphony Orchestra, The Louisiana Sinfonietta, the Oklahoma Canterbury Choral Society, The Shoals Symphony Orchestra, The Birmingham Music Club, The Huntsville Symphony-Orchestra and with the DCINY Concert Series at the Lincoln Center in New York City. 

She has also made a professional recording of select works by composer Dinos Constantinides with the Louisiana Sinfonietta as well as a video recording and national PBS broadcast of Opera Louisiane’s opening season “Opera Gala” with Met Opera Artists Susan Graham, Paul Groves, Lucas Mechem and Lisette Oropesa. 

As a researcher and performer, she aims to highlight works of underrepresented composers and helping other artists and audiences understand the role of belonging in education. Some of her recent endeavors include Fourth Wall -orchestred vocal works by African American composers, Walk with Me, a lecture/recital inspired by Carolyn Maull McKinstry's memoir While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement,“Dream with me” a sung narrative of John Perkins memoir and hopes of racial equality.  Both presented by the Walk with me Foundation of which Bostic-Brown served as Co-President alongside her partner Dr. Terrance Brown. In addition to her own research, she is passionate about helping students discover their own research topics and motivation. 

Bostic-Brown is currently at Western Kentucky University where she serves as Associate Professor of Theatre, teaching voice, music directing, and other musical theatre related courses.

This coming season she will be returning to Rapides Symphony Orchestra for “Fourth Wall” an orchestrated recital of African American oratorio and song, as soprano soloist in Nashville for Handel’s Messiah, as well as continuing to create and tour recitals highlighting compositions and stories of underrepresented composers, including a livestreamed recital featuring women composers with support from WKU’s Dean’s Office, and is scheduled to music direct Adam Guettel’s Floyd Collins with Ramsey Theatre Company in January 2025.