Berry started private voice lessons at the age of 7 in her hometown of San Diego, CA. She performed in many musicals with San Diego Junior Theatre, sang in local restaurants, and during a mission trip performed O Mio Babbino Caro for prisoners in Groot Drakenstein Prison, South Africa. After these inspiring experiences in her adolescent years, Berry went on to earn her BM in Vocal Performance at Southern Methodist University under the tutelage of Virginia Dupuy and her MM in Vocal Performance at Boston University under the tutelage of Alison Trainer.

Most recently, Berry performed as Alice 1 in Melissa Dunphy’s Alice Tierney at Boston University. She has sung with professional ensembles such as Point Loma Opera Theatre, Lyric Stage, and the Carpe Diem String Quartet. Berry has also performed internationally at the Alba Music Festival, Cremona Music Festival, and at Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Siena, Italy. She has collaborated with musicians such as Maria Luigia Borsi, Vlad Iftinca, and Shane Peterman. Proven to be a versatile singer, Berry is best known for her opera, jazz, country, and musical theatre styles. In addition, she has also made appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show and The Brandywine Film Festival.

Berry has a passion for teaching the next generation of musicians and has experience teaching all ages from toddlers to adults. Most recently, she was the Early Childhood Music Specialist at Brookline Music School in Boston, MA. She has also taught voice and piano privately at music schools such as Harmony Arts, Lakewood Conservatory, Park Cities School of Music, Zhen Music & Arts Institute,  and Lake Highlands School of Music in Dallas, TX. In addition, she has taught Sunday music school at Highland Park United Methodist Church and was the soprano section leader at Northpark Presbyterian Church for over 5 years.  

With a desire to have more young people involved in opera, Berry aspires to one day have her own Youth Opera Summer program. A place where highschool seniors pursuing a degree in music can practice and perform arias and opera scenes. Showing them the powerful gift of storytelling through music and sharing the abundant joy that she has found in opera. In her free time you can find her practicing yoga or baking homemade cookies.

Gaby Cotter is a Panamanian singer, songwriter, and educator. A mellow voice with a strong stage presence. Her music is a fusion of pop, jazz, and R&B with the richness of Latin American sounds. She graduated with honors from the University of Panama with a degree in fine arts and a concentration in music; she also holds a diploma from Berklee College of Music, where she studied vocal performance.

For more than 10 years, Cotter has established herself as a performer, shining in various musical styles. She has shared the stage with important names on the music industry scene like Andrea Bocelli, Vitín Paz, Cassandra Wilson, Aida Cuevas, and Ariacne Trujillo, to name a few.

In addition, Cotter has performed on various stages, from emblematic venues around the world to the coziest and most intimate shows. In her home country she performed in the National Theatre of Panama, the Figali Convention Center, and Casco Viejo. She has had the opportunity to sing at the international festival Al Sur del Arte in Costa Rica, the Manuel Bonilla National Theater in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, singing with the polyphonic choir "A Viva Voz." In the United States, she has performed at the deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, the Berklee Performance Center, the Institute of Contemporary Art, the historic Wally's Cafe Jazz Club in Boston, and in more intimate venues in Somerville, Cambridge, and New York City. In Europe, she has presented her music in one of the "Twelve Treasures of the Kingdom of Spain": the City of Arts and Sciences. In Valencia, Spain, Cotter has performed at Matisse Club, Teatro el Musical, and Radio City; in at other small venues in Madrid and Barcelona. In Rome, she's performed in the Il Baffo della Gioconda.

Along with her singing career, Cotter has dedicated many years to being a voice instructor, music teacher, and choral conductor. She has coached students in Panama, the United States, and Spain. Besides singing, she incorporates acting as a fundamental part of the interpretation. She also focuses on preserving the health of the voice; creating a connection with the lyrics; and helping shy students transform into strong performers. Cotter's rich musical background, career experience, and extraordinary storytelling skills render her as a leader in the contemporary singing idiom and an influential, genuine performer.

Jessica’s first introduction to music was at a young age, influenced by her grandparents. Her grandfather repaired and tuned instruments for the local public schools, and her grandmother was the music director of their local church. At age 5, Jessica began classical piano lessons which continued into high school where she started studying jazz. Originally taking vocal lessons with her grandmother, Jessica sang alto in a church choir throughout her childhood. In high school she began voice lessons at South Shore Conservatory which prepared her to study voice at UMass Lowell. Now, she works at Berklee College of Music in their Professional Writing and Composition department. Jessica hopes to ignite a life long passion for music in her students as she experienced for herself at a young age.