Who is she?
Praised for her versatility, South Georgia native Yophi Adia Bost is an arts advocate, music educator, and active performer of varying genres. She began her career in professional Musical Theatre at a very young age and has consistently been involved in local and regional productions across the southeast and southwest during the last 20 years.
She began her classical singing training during her undergrad at UNC Greensboro, where she received her BME in Music Education and minored in Musical Theatre. At UNCG, she had several opportunities to perform both locally in Greensboro and North Carolina, and abroad in a central European choral tour, in which she was a featured soloist with the Gate City Chorale. She recently received her MM in Musical Theatre and Opera Performance at Arizona State University, where she was selected to perform the National Anthem and Alma Mater for the Graduate School.
Passionate about sharing the arts with youth, she was granted the opportunity to perform in more than 6 outreach operas, including an opera tour of the Carolinas. As a fourth generation educator, she has over a decade of experience teaching voice, music directing, and directing choirs. During her studies, she spent several summers participating in NAFME’s “Hill Day” where she was presented with the opportunity to advocate for music education with North Carolina senators. She also spent several years serving on the NC State board of collegiate music educators for which she received service awards. Other accolades include the James H. Allen student leadership award for her work in over twenty leadership positions while at UNCG, the Thomas J. Stone award for excellence in music education and performance, and multiple others. In 2021, she competed in the Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition, and was awarded an encouragement award at the district level as well.
Comfortable and well versed in several styles, she has performed as a featured soloist with Bel Canto Company of Greensboro, NC, the Greensboro Concert Band, and with the UNCG Miles Davis Jazz Studies Program, the ASU Concert Jazz Band, and the ASU Symphony Orchestras. She has studio and recording experience in genres such as Jazz, Classical Music, Funk, and Ambient Experimental genres, and considers herself to be a true crossover artist.
Currently, she is based in Phoenix, Arizona working as an ambassador Artist with Arizona Opera, a Pop Music Voice teacher at Arizona State University, and as a Voice Professor and Ensemble director at Chandler Gilbert Community College. In addition to teaching, she is an active performer in the valley - performing with big bands, chamber ensembles, at art exhibits, in musicals, contemporary and traditional Christian worship services, and singing backup for artists such as Michael Bublé among others. Outside of music, she is a passionate chef to her friends and family, and enjoys creating visual art.
She strives to spread love, light and laughter on and offstage.
