Judith W. Clark

Judith Clark was named Executive Director of Opera Roanoke in April 2007. She held the position From 1989-1994 during the company’s transition from a volunteer to a fully professional organization.  

She received an undergraduate degree in music from Mary Washington College, a Master of Music degree in piano performance from Northwestern University, and has done postgraduate study with Eric Larsen at North Carolina School of the Arts. 

She has served on the faculties of Roanoke College and Hollins University and has been a member of the regional faculty at Mary Baldwin College since 2003.   At Roanoke College, she served as Arts Administrator, a position that included management of the fine arts facility; development, promotion, and management of the concert series; and direction of the Preparatory Division of Music.  

As a pianist, she has collaborated with many professional musicians, including Marilyn DuBow, Ralph Evans, Jonathan Mack, William Riley, Nicholas Loren, and Roanoke international tenor William Dupré. 

As a member of the operatic trio TRITTICO, she toured for Young Audiences of Virginia and served as Roanoke Director of the organization from 1998-2004. 

As an arts consultant, she has worked with arts organizations in Virginia, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Georgia, and Texas, providing assistance with fund raising, marketing, and strategic planning.