Jacqueline Medina Green

Jacqueline Itzel Medina Green is a Mexican American soprano from Othello, Washington. A life-long singer, Jacqueline began her formal music training in 2013 at Columbia Basin College with Dave Cazier and is featured in three vocal jazz albums recorded by the college’s vocal ensemble Free Form. In 2016, Jacqueline transferred to Central Washington University to continue her studies in Vocal Performance and Music Education. During her time at Central, Jacqueline took voice lessons with Dr. Gayla Blaisdell, and sang in the CWU Chamber Choir under Dr. Gary Weidenaar, Vocal Jazz 1 under Vijay Singh, the CWU Opera Ensemble, and Mariachi del Centro. 

Jacqueline has made appearances in CWU opera’s production of Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte and Vaughan Williams’ Riders to the Sea. Jacqueline also performed the roles of Girl in Michael Torke’s Strawberry Fields and Fiametta in Gilbert & Sullivan’s The Gondoliers. She was featured as a soloist with the Yakima Symphony Orchestra in February 2023 where she performed the role of Anita in Leonard Bernstein’s West Side Story Concert Suite No. 2 conducted by Lawrence Golan.

In September 2024, Jacqueline will make her debut as an international soloist with the Colima State Symphony Orchestra through Encanto Arts. Jacqueline currently sings with the Mid-Columbia Mastersingers under the direction of Justin Raffa, the Stephanie Steele Jazz Quintet +, Mid-Columbia Opera on the Vine, and Chor Anno.

Aside from singing, Jacqueline is an elementary music teacher currently residing in Moses Lake with her husband, Nelson Green, and their pet cat Bootsy. Her hobbies include reading, spending time with friends and family, cooking, and going to Zumba.