Louise Toppin, has received critical acclaim for her operatic, orchestral, and oratorio performances throughout the United States, Central America, Europe, Uruguay, China, New Zealand, and Japan.

Performances in the 2015 – 16 season included the 150th celebration of the ratification of the 13th amendment for Congress and President Obama at the U.S. Capitol, a performance in Havana, Cuba for the new U.S. Ambassador’s residence and with the women’s orchestra, Chatauqua Institute and the opening of the Smithsonian’s African American Heritage Museum.

Since 2010, she has been on the summer faculties of The Baltimore Summer Opera Workshop, The Vocal Course for The National Conservatory, The Amalfi Coast Music Festival and the Accra Symphony Operatic Course. She serves on several boards including the North Carolina Arts Council, the National Association of Negro Musicians and she is the Director of the non-profit organization Videmus and administers the George Shirley African American Art Song and Opera Aria Competition.

She is currently the Kappa Kappa Gamma Distinguished University Professor of Music and Chair of the Department of Music at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and in September of 2017, she will join the faculty of The University of Michigan.