
COMPOSITION & CONDUCTING
At the University of Georgia, Britt currently studies Music Composition with a certificate in Film & Media Scoring. Recent projects include writing lyrics for UGA Thesis Film Let Freedom Sing, collaborating with Athens Academy to produce a new mini-musical Heroes, Rebels, and Spies, arranging songs for the Georgia Tech Glee Club, and performing her piece "Books & Bronze" with the UGA Contemporary Chamber Ensemble. Another highlight of her composition studies has been her research under Dr. Emily Koh with the UGA Center for Undergraduate Research Opportunities, culminating her chamber work, "Journaling". In her undergraduate degree, Britt has collaborated with multiple in-house ensembles at the Hugh Hodgson School of Music; these include Dr. Amy Pollard’s bassoon studio, Dr. Brandon Quarles’ saxophone studio, and Subaerial Collective. She has also had a work read by the Khemia Ensemble during their visit at UGA. Britt continues to be involved in the Athens composition community through her membership in the Student Composers Association board as its Social Media Chair.
Britt continues to sharpen her conducting skills under mentors such as Kevin Noe and Lindsay Kesselman at the Heretic's Guide to Musicianship in June 2026. She has also recently participated in the 2026 Adrian Gnam International Conductors Workshop and Competition upon request by Dr. Gregory Pritchard. In 2025, Britt was also selected as a Partial Participant of the Georgia Festival of Music's "The Art of Conducting Workshop", studying under Maestros Michael Palmer and Logan Souther. She also currently holds the position of Music Co-Chair of UGA’s chapter of Sigma Alpha Iota, involving leading music rehearsals and conducting sisterhood songs. In October 2024, she participated as a conductor in the UGA Choral Directors Association Undergraduate Conducting Recital.
In July of 2024, Britt’s two-act musical theatre work, Empire: The story of Napoleon and Josephine, premiered at the Red Clay Theatre in Duluth, GA. As a result of its rousing success, its live recording and cast album have been released on YouTube and streaming platforms. Pieces from Empire have also been performed at the Spotlight on the Arts Festival at UGA and at Momentum Arts' musical theatre cabarets.
Before her time at university, Britt was honored to be a selected composer for her solo soprano work, “Books & Bronze”, featured in both the Loyola Marymount New Music on the Bluff Festival in Los Angeles (2022) and Vox Novus’ “Fifteen Minutes of Fame” in New York City (2023).
VOICE & THEATRE
Britt is studying Music Performance with a concentration in mezzo-soprano voice at the University of Georgia with Dr. Amy Petrongelli. She has recently returned from Verona, Italy, studying opera, art song, and musical theater repertoire with esteemed faculty from around the U.S. as a part of Opera Viva!'s three-week intensive. In Athens, she performs with the UGA Opera Theatre under the direction of Daniel Ellis., where she portrayed Julia Bertram in Jonathan Dove's Mansfield Park at the State Botanical Garden of Georgia in spring. In 2025, Britt appeared as Serpetta in Mozart’s La finta giardiniera. In UGA Opera Theatre's Opera Scenes program, she also portrayed Susanna from Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro. Other university singing opportunities include performing at the UGA Morehead Honors College Convocation and singing as a soloist with the UGA Hodgson Singers, University Chorus, Repertory Singers, and UGA Women’s Glee Club.
Under the mentorship of Dr. Petrongelli and Prof. Lindsay Kesselman, Britt has recently been involved in the new music scene, performing works at the UGA New Music Festival this past February and in multiple student composition recitals. A favorite gig of hers was with Bent Frequency as a vocalist for Steve Reich's Music for 18 Musicians. She still stays true to her musical theater roots through performances with regional organizations including a donor cabaret held by Alumni Musical Productions, the Opera Viva!: Serata Broadway, and her portrayal of Harriett, Claire, and Northstar in Counting Down: The Musical. She was also named a First Prize Winner at the Charleston Music Competition's 2025 New Year's Music Competition.
Before university, she has received many accolades for her singing, including the Musical Theatre Solo Thespy Award at Georgia Thespian Conference for three consecutive years between 2022 and 2024; this was paired with an all “Superior” rating at the International Thespian Festival in 2022. Another highlight of Britt’s high school work was her participation in the Georgia Governor’s Honors Program as a vocalist.
Previous training includes that of Dr. Wanda Yang Temko, Professor Michael Hadary, Amy Spanger, and Billy Tighe & Kristine Reese of City Springs Theatre Company's Pre-Professional Program.
MUSIC DIRECTION & TRACK CREATION
Britt’s recent work includes serving as Associate Music Director of City Springs Theatre Conservatory's 2026 Pre-Pro Showcase Opening Night: A Kaleidoscope of Broadway. She has also assisted CSTC Music Director Holt McCarley during their production of Footloose in the summer of 2025. On campus, Britt has worked with UGA’s student-run musical theatre organization, NextAct, to produce Grease: The Musical and their “Road to Fame” Cabaret. Her recent professional experience includes her work as a Music Director and Theatre Instructor at the Oconee Youth School of Performance, Momentum Arts, Out Front Theatre, and Blue Ridge Community Theater. During her time at these companies, Britt also created and arranged accompaniment tracks as needed for cabarets, showcases, and even full shows.
OTHER INSTRUMENTS
Along with voice, Britt also plays piano, drums, and guitar, recently being accepted into a Minor in Piano at the UGA School of Music. Her most recent gigs have been on drum set for Town & Gown Players' production of Bright Star and Oconee Youth School of Performance's production of Urinetown, both in Athens, GA. On piano, she has accompanied Atlanta actors Max Walls and Kayla Furie at the Out Front Theatre Company in their cabaret “Born to Entertain”. Other accompaniment work includes Lain Walls’ new work, An Average British Evening, at Momentum Arts, for which she was nominated for Best Music Direction & Orchestra Performance by BroadwayWorld Atlanta. She has studied piano under the mentorship of Min-Chen Lee, Greg Matteson, Holt McCarley, and Bill Graham.
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