Lynette Erwin possesses a voice of exceptional warmth and resonance and although she is considered a lyric mezzo-soprano, her impressive range gives her access to a remarkably large repertoire. Her acting skills, her empathy with her characters, and her dynamic presence on stage are not lost on either her audience, her superiors, or her peers.

Ms. Erwin earned a BM in Vocal Performance and Church Music from Oklahoma Baptist University in 1982 and an MM in Vocal Performance and Pedagogy at Oklahoma State University. She specializes in the performance practice of the late Baroque and Classical eras and has studied voice under Dr. Stanley Warren, Julie McCoy, Dr. Joseph Wiggett, and Kate Butler. Her studies in Music History and Performance Practice were under the direction of Dr. Allen Scott. Ms. Erwin is a member of the National Assoc. of Teachers of Music (NATS) and teaches voice privately.

Ms. Erwin has extensive experience in musical theater, opera and operetta. Her various roles include Laurie in Oklahoma!, Josephine in Gilbert and Sullivan's HMS Pinafore, the Sorceress in Purcell's Dido and Aeneas, and Katisha in Gilbert and Sullivan's The Mikado. Her Mozart roles include Zerlina in Don Giovanni, Despina in Cosi fan tutte, and the Third Lady in The Magic Flute. She has also studied the roles of Susanna and Countess Almaviva in The Marriage of Figaro and performed vignettes of these roles in various performances. In 1999, she was featured as the soprano soloist in Mozart's Requiem at the OK Mozart International Festival.

As a Mozart historian, Ms. Erwin is recognized as an authority on the life and career of Anna Storace, for whom Mozart created the role of Susanna in Le Nozze di Figaro. She performs historic portrayals of the soprano in Oklahoma and Kansas public schools, and has an educational website about her at Anna "Nancy" Storace: Mozart's First Susanna. She is currently writing a biography on the soprano.

Currently, Ms. Erwin performs with the Stillwater Chamber Singers and is a spotlighted subject in Academy Award winning Rhombus Media's latest film, Mozartballs, a documentary on how the music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart touches lives in very special ways.  She is also co-founder of Alla Breve Inc., and works in the capacity of Executive Director of Promotion and Public Relations.