Born and bred in New Jersey, Ms. Scattergood received her Bachelor of Music, summa cum laude from the Hartt College of Music at the University of Hartford. After studying as a mezzo-soprano for 12 years, she realized that she was a true soprano and found a mentor in Phyllis Bryn-Julson. She studied with Ms. Bryn-Julson for eight years and through the births of her three sons. Ms. Scattergood has sung oratorio all over New England, with the Hartford Symphony, Orchestra New England, the Pioneer Valley Symphony, the New Britain Symphony, and the Farmington Valley Symphony. She has also performed Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis under the direction of Robert Shaw with the Bordeaux Symphony at the St. Céré Music Festival in Souillac, France. In addition to Maestro Shaw, Miss Scattergood has sung under the batons of Edward Cumming, John Eells, Michael Korn, Michael Lankester, John Rutter, James Sinclair, Sir Michael Tippett, and Sir David Willcocks. A former member of the New World Chamber Ensemble, Anhared Stowe, Music Director, and the Connecticut Choral Artists (CONCORA), Richard Coffey, Music Director, Ms. Scattergood presently sings with the Arcadia Players, an early music orchestra under the direction of Ian Watson, The Singer’s Project, Beth Hart, Music Director, and is a frequent soloist with choral groups throughout New England. In 1993, she, her husband, counter-tenor Scott Reeves, and choral director Larry Allen founded the Woodland Scholars, a 16 person vocal ensemble based in the Hartford area. In addition to her singing career, Ms. Scattergood teaches over 70 students at Central Connecticut State University, the Westminster School, and in her home studio.