Darlene Koldenhoven
A.F.T.R.A., S.A.G., A.F. of M. Local 47
PH: 818-760-4954 • Mobile/VM: 818-378-7841 • Click here to email
Resume Highlights (alphabetical order) -complete resume & demo CD available upon request
FILMS
ON CAMERA VOCALS and CONTRACTING
Sister Act - singing/acting role, assistant musical director, vocal coach, conducting, voiceover
Sister Act II - singing/acting role, vocal coach, conducting
Tina -What's Love Got to Do With It? - also vocal coach to Rae'vn Kelly as 7yr. old Tina
ON CAMERA VOCALS
Spy Hard - solo & choir singing/acting role, spoofing Sister Act
OFF CAMERA VOCALS and CONTRACTING
A League of Their Own
Captain Ron - also vocal soloist and children's choir conductor
Dutch – conducted adult & children’s choir to picture
Eight Crazy Nights - children's contractor
Get Over It
Shrek
What About Bob? - also children's choir conductor
OFF CAMERA VOCALS
Apollo XIII
Beauty & the Beast - Grammy Certificate
Cold Creek Manor - solo vocal theme & score
Dances With Wolves - Grammy Certificate
Down With Love
Freedom Writers
Galaxy Quest
Heart Condition - solos in Spanish & English
Home Alone I & II
Horton Hears a Who
Humpty Trouble - duet singing Flower in Pixar animation
Hunt For Red October - in Russian
Internal Affairs - featured vocal soloist & vocal arranger
King Kong
Mission Impossible
Sneakers - featured duet
The Matrix Reloaded & The Matrix Revolutions (Sanskrit)
Timecode 2000 - vocal soloist
Van Helsing
War of the Worlds
X-Men III
TELEVISION
ON CAMERA VOCALS
Academy Awards 2000 - step-out part & group singing & dancing with Robin Williams "Blame Canada"
American Idol 2003 Finals – gospel choir
American Idol 2003 Christmas Special – gospel choir
Arsenio Hall - Choir Nuns from "Sister Act"
Good Morning America - interviewed, conducted and performed with "Sister Act" Choir, contracting
Home Show - contracted and performed with "Sister Act" Choir Nuns; also Gloria Loring
Malcolm in the Middle – opera choir and solo high voice of Jane Kaczmarek
Mike Hammer - solo
Murder She Wrote - Nun's choir
People's Choice Awards - solo, group, dance
Sisters In The Name Of Love - with Gladys Knight, Patti LaBelle, Dionne Warwick
Studio 60 Live on the Sunset Strip – singing/acting role, vocal contracting 7-2006
Sunday Morning with Charles Kuralt CBS - documentary featuring Inner Voices-9+1
The District "Small Packages" Christmas episode- Angel quartet Aires 12/14/02
The Young and The Restless - full solo, song selection and arrangement. Aired 9/6/02 & 11/29/02
Vicki! - interviewed as guest star with Choir Nuns from "Sister Act," produced and performed track,contracting
Why Me - classical piano
Kid's Corner (Pilot) - guest star, composed & sang theme song and scored music
Yanni-"Live at the Acropolis" - featured soloist
OFF CAMERA VOCALS
American Idol - background vocalist
American Teacher Awards - Emmy Certificate
Arliss - Korean solo, Country Yodeling solo, Broadway belt solo
Cast A Deadly Spell - Emmy Certificate
Desperate Housewives – solo voice of Nicolette Sheridan
Empire – middle eastern soloist & co-composer of vocal underscore scenes
In Living Color - solo, group vocals, children's contractor
John Tesh: The Avalon Concert - contracting & group vocal
Life Goes On - ADR voices and hand inserts-piano
Northern Exposure - solo
Nothing Is Easy - main title solo and background vocals
Nothing Sacred - solo voice of actress
Something About Amelia - Emmy Certificate
Spartacus - soloist
Startrek-The Next Generation
Touched by an Angel - solo & group contractor
Walker Texas Ranger - contracting & group vocal
COMMERCIALS
Numerous national commercials and industrials in English, Spanish, French, Latin,
German, Italian, Dutch, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, Hebrew, Persian, Thai, Czech, Korean, Mandarin
ALBUMS
VOCALS AND VOCAL CONTRACTING
Celine Dion "These are Special Time," Sony Music Intl. 1998, David Foster, Producer
Clare Fischer "Freefall," Discovery, 1986, Clare Fischer, Producer, English, Portuguese (Grammy Award)
Gloria Loring "Turn the Page," Only Silk, 1999, Gloria Loring, Troy Dexter, Producers
Lionel Ritchie "Back To Front," Motown, 1992, Stuart Levine, Producer plus children's choir
Luis Miguel Melody, 1988, & WEA, 1990, Juan Carlos Calderon, Producer, Spanish & English
Michael Crawford "EFX" 1994 Phil Ramone, Producer
Pink Floyd "A Momentary Lapse of Reason," CBS, 1987, Bob Ezrin, Producer
REO Speedwagon 1991, Tom Lord-Algae, Producer
Rod Stewart "Rod Stewart," Warner Brothers, 1986, Bob Ezrin, Producer
"Shrek", Dreamworks Soundtrack Album, 2001, Pat Leonard, Producer. Wainwright, artist. (Grammy nominated).
VOCALS
American Idol 2003 CD
Barbra Streisand, "Christmas Memories," Sony, 2001
Celine Dion, "America: A Tribute to Heros," 2001, David Foster, Producer
Clay Aiken “American Idol “ 2003
Crystal Gayle "Nobody Wants to be Alone," Warner Brothers, 1985, Michael Masser, Producer
Fantasia “American Idol” 2004 “Believe”
Jeremy Lubbock "Awakening," Columbia, 1995, Lubbock & McAnany, Prod. 3 Solo Cuts
Kenny Loggins "Leap of Faith," Columbia, 1991, Kenny Loggins & Terry Nelson, Producers
Mark Snow "La Femme Nikita," Reeltime Music, 1999, John Beal, Producer
Neil Young “Living With War” 2006
Nikkos "Angels Singing," Nikis Music, 2002. Nikkos, Producer. 3 Solo Cuts
Oasis 2008
Peter Cetera "One More Story," Warner Brothers, 1988, Pat Leonard & Peter Cetera, Producers
Ray Charles "Ray Charles Christmas"
Ringo Starr "Time Takes Time," Private, 1992, Phil Ramone, Producer
Randy Newman "Faust," 1995 Randy Newman, Producer
Robbie Williams, 2002, Guy Chambers, Producer. Solo in Italian
Yanni "In the Mirror," 1997 Yanni, Producer. Solo "Aria"
CONCERTS
Barbra Streisand - DNC 2000, Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles
Bette Midler - "For the Boys" premier, Academy Theatre, Los Angeles
Chicago Symphony Chorus - with Beverly Sills and others in Orchestra Hall and Ravinia
Chicago Symphony Orchestra - vocal soloist in Orchestra Hall
Darlene Koldenhoven – U.S. & Canada solo album concerts
David Byrne - vocal soloist and choir leader ,"The Forest" - Amnesty International, Royal Festival Hall,
London, England , and numerous US. appearances with orchestra
Free to Serve - co-director, musical director, featured performer, composer, lyricist, conductor, mass choir coach, produced CD on TimeArt Recordings, 1996. Toured US&Canada
Gloria Loring - vocals and synthesizer, U.S. and Australian tour
Jan Kaczmarek - Annual Polish Music Festival & TV Special '98 in Poznan, Poland, featured soprano with orchestra
Paul McCartney's Earth Day Concert - with Kenny Loggins, Hollywood Bowl and VH-1
Yanni - featured vocal solist - "Live at the Acrospolis" platinum video '94 and world tour '93 with orchestra
COMPOSING/ARRANGING
B.B. King on GRP, Inner Voices on Rhino, Kid's Corner,
Darlene Koldenhoven "Heavenly Peace," "Free to Serve," & "Keys to the World" CDs on TimeArt,
Empire – TV series, co-composer of vocal score in Julius Caesar’s death scenes
Nick Ashton & Tin Rooster CD – vocal arrangements
"They That Wait on the Lord" New Hope Praise Band all album vocal arrangements
Numerous industrials
PRODUCING
New Hope Praise Band "They That Wait on the Lord" on Big 3, 1997
Darlene Koldenhoven featuring the CRC Choirs & Friends "Free to Serve" on TimeArt® Recordings commissioned by the Christian Reformed Church of North America, 1996
Darlene Koldenhoven "Infinite Voice" 2006, "Heavenly Peace" 2000, "Free to Serve" 1996, "Keys to the World" 1993 on TimeArt® Recordings
McGraw-Hill Publishing Company Music Textbook series 2004, children’s vocals on 300 songs in English & many foreign language pronunciatin guides
AWARDS
AS A VOCALIST
•Grammy Award, Best Jazz Vocal Performance by Duo or Group - Clare Fischers 2+2, Freefall, Discovery, 1987 (plus three additional nominations)
•Most Valuable Player, Female Session Singer - National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, 1986 (plus three additional nominations)
•ANDY Award of Excellence, Vocalist 1990, The Advertising Club of New York "Chicken Soup Spa"
•IBA Award, World's Best Television Humorous, Vocalist 1989, The Hollywood Radio & Television Society
•CLEO Award 1990 "Chicken Soup Spa" Vocalist
•TELLEY Award 1998 "Love is an Action Word" Best Non-Broadcast Music Video, Composer/Producer
•Classic TELLEY Award 1999 "Love is an Action Word" Best Non-Broadcast Music Video, Composer/Producer
*Best Vocal Album 2007 Broadcasters' LifeStyle Music Awards for "Infinite Voice"
AS A LIVE PERFORMER
•Critics Choice, Performer of the Year Music Connection Magazine, 1984
•Critics Choice Golden Feather Award, FavoriteVocal Group/Album,"Christmas Harmony, "Inner Voices, 1989 - Leonard Feather, L.A. Times, 1989
•Telly and Classic Telly Awards, Best Non-Broadcast Music Video "Love is an Action Word"
AS A RECORDING ARTIST/PRODUCER
•Best Holiday Album 2007 Broadcasters' LifeStyle Music Awards "Heavenly Peace"
•Best Holiday Album, 2000 New Age Magazine for "Heavenly Peace"
•Album of the Month" The New Times, Seattle, Dec. 2000 for "Heavenly Peace"
•Christmas Spirit Award" & "Recording of Exceptional Merit Award" – WRST, Wisconsin for "Heavenly Peace"
EDUCATIONAL
AUTHOR
"Tune Your Voice: Singing and Your Mind's Musical Ear" TimeArt® Publications distributed by Alfred Music
"The Healing Power of the Voice" article appeared in Evolve Magazine Fall 2007
"Vox Curandi" article appeared in New Age and New Sounds Magazine Fall 2007, Italy
CELEBRITY SPEAKER
Global Sound Conference, Los Angeles, CA May 2008 "Singing From the Soul: Moving Mind, Body & Spirit"
Integrated Listening Conference, Boulder, CO, November 2007
UCLA - Finding Your Voice Beginning Singing, The Art of Group Singing, extension faculty
Cal State U. Northridge – former adjunct & extensions voice faculty; Group Singing, Popular Singing Styles, Beginning Singing,
Music Readiness from birth to age 7
Cal State U. L.A. – former adjunct faculty in applied Voice Technique,
Citrus College, Glendora, CA- Voice Tech., Beginning Singing, Pop/Rock Ensemble, Pop Singing Styles, former faculty
Vocal coach to “Sister Act” Choir Nuns; John Lithgow & Cast in "Third Rock from the Sun"; Anna Pacquin in "Whistle Down the Wind"
Vocal coach to Allison Janny, Olivia D'Abo
Vocal coach to Anita Tsoy, Russia's Best New Artist 1999
Voice teacher and coach to Lalaine from “Lizzy McGuire” and recently signed to WEA label
Voice teacher and coach to Pepe Garza recently signed to BMG Mexico label
Vocal coach classical to Alexandra Lee, Los Angeles “Spotlight Awards” winner 2002
Vocal, arranging, choreography & staging coach to Kuranko Musicians of Sierra Leone, West Africa
Piano & Theory coach to Robin Thicke, pop recording artist on Interscope
Piano coach to Linda Hamilton in "Kings Crossing" and to Robbie Keiger in "Crazy Like a Fox"
Numerous seminars & workshops for colleges, high schools, etc. nation wide
DEGREES AND EDUCATION
Masters of Music-Voice, Chicago Conservatory College-magna cum laude
Bachelors of Music Education, Chicago Conservatory College-cum laude
(Majors: Voice & Music Education, Minors: Piano & Conducting)
VITAL STATISTICS
Hair:Blond; Eyes:Hazel; Height:5'10"; Vocal range:5 octaves (5•08)