Hi, I'm Rebecca, a coloratura soprano trained in Early Music. I adore singing lute songs, zippy Handel arias, dramatic Henry Purcell repertoire, and of course, opera!  

I’ve spent years performing and teaching, but the seeds of Arts on Bryant were planted much earlier—when I was a kid, growing up in a house that transformed every morning. My parents welcomed other children into our home each day for what would now be called a homeschool co-op or supplemental program for homeschoolers. We’d roll back the rug, push the couches aside, and out came the mats and glockenspiels. That room became a classroom, a dance studio, a stage. 

I learned that a house can be more than just a house—it can become anything.

That spirit has stayed with me. I created Arts on Bryant as a space that’s full of possibility — one that is sure to immerse our children and ourselves in the arts again and again. 

The Kalepaedeia House was founded in 1989 in Newfield, NY by my parents Scott Bayer and Beth Furbush. It ran until my mother's death in 1996.

Performance of Cendrillon at Barnes Hall, Cornell University, 1995

My mother, Beth, 1995

Known for her clarity of line and spirited coloratura, Rebecca has appeared most recently in the role of Josephine in HMS Pinafore and Little Red Riding Hood in Grant Cooper’s Boyz in the Wood with West Virginia Symphony. 
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Hi friends and neighbors,

Drop me a line with any questions or concerns, and I'll get right back to you! 

Feel free to text me as well, anytime.  - Rebecca 607-592-7491