Benefit Recital Artists

Soprano Sadie Goodman enjoys singing with various groups in the Birmingham area. She moved to Birmingham to attend Samford University in 2005 and has since received a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance and Master of Music Education degrees from Samford University, a Master of Music degree in Voice and Opera from Northwestern University, and a Doctorate of Musical Arts degree from the University of Alabama. While in undergraduate study Sadie appeared with Opera Birmingham, Alabama Symphony Orchestra Chorus and the Birmingham Chamber Chorus. While a student at Northwestern University, Sadie worked closely with composer Ricky Ian Gordon on the role of Rosasharn in his opera The Grapes of Wrath. She played the role of the Second Spirit in Die Zauberflöte at the Aspen Music Festival Opera Theater Center. Sadie is grateful for collaborations with composer Terre Johnson, and was featured as the soprano soloist for the premieres of his works Missa Femina (2014), Song of the Captive (2016), and most recently The Wind (2017), which premiered in Carnegie Hall in New York City. Currently she teaches Arts in Society and Applied Voice at Samford University. She also enjoys singing daily mass for the Eternal Word Television Network in Irondale. Outside her musical life, Sadie enjoys married life with John and taking care of their two children, Cal and Caroline.

Since moving to Birmingham in 2009, baritone Zach Palamara has been an active member of the performing arts community. He has had extensive solo and ensemble appearances through the Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN), St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Colla Voce, Over the Mountain Festivals, Samford University, Opera Birmingham, the Alabama Symphony Orchestra Chorus and numerous other churches and ensembles. In 2016, Zachary was a featured soloist for the televised funeral mass for EWTN foundress, Mother Angelica, which was viewed by millions worldwide. Favorite past musical and theatrical performances include L’incoronazione di Poppea, Judas Maccabeus, The Winter’s Tale, Così fan tutte, Die Zauberflöte, Company, and both A Sea Symphony and Dona Nobis Pacem of Vaughan Williams. Zach works for ServisFirst Bank as SVP, Special Assets Officer and holds degrees from Susquehanna University, the Eastman School of Music, and UAB. He is married and spends most of his free time chasing after his two young daughters, ages seven and five.