Jennifer McCabe
Chicago Chapter Administrator and Artist

Jennifer McCabe has more than 25 years of solo and collaborative performance experience. She is active in the music theater, choral and operatic communities some of which include Northwestern University, Opera on Tap, the Musical Offering, and Big Shots Piano Bar. Her work with artists from all walks of life has deepened her understanding of the creative process and improved her as a musician. She has most recently worked as a Music Director with the Music Institute of Chicago, Actors Training Center in Wilmette, and the Mayer Kaplan JCC Young Actor’s Ensemble. She is currently the choral accompanist at Lincoln Hall Middle School and Lincoln Park High School, Eurhythmy pianist at the Chicago Waldorf School, and a private piano teacher. She believes in equal access to the arts and frequently volunteers her gifts to underserved students. She is humbled to learn from her students through more than 12 years of teaching and is an adjudicator with the Chicago Public Schools at the annual Citywide Piano Contest. She holds her BA in Piano from Northern Illinois University and pursued graduate studies in Music Education and Performance at NIU and MTSU. Piano studies with Dr. William Koehler, Mr. Donald Walker and Ms. Charlene Harb. Composition studies with Mr. Mike O’Mara, voice studies with Ms. Diane Schoff and Marley Dzis. (Guitar studies commencing soon.) She currently holds the post of Treasurer for OOT Chicago.