About

Isabella Custino is a choral conductor, music educator, and vocalist from the San Francisco Bay Area. She is a certified K–12 music teacher in California and holds degrees from Teachers College, Columbia University (MA in Music and Music Education) and the USC Thornton School of Music (BA in Choral Music). Her work is rooted in a passion for building meaningful shared experiences through choral music and vocal artistry.

Isabella serves in a variety of artistic leadership positions including Choir Director at Notre Dame Belmont and Chorus Manager at the Peninsula Girls Chorus. She is especially passionate about all-girls education and the impact of treble choirs within the evolving global choral landscape. She also owns Isabella Nichole Studios, where she provides private voice instruction to a diverse community of students. 

Throughout her career, Ms. Custino has participated in numerous distinguished choral ensembles. Most recently, she performed with the Delaware Choral Scholars at the 2024 World Choir Games in Auckland, New Zealand, where the ensemble earned three World Championships and achieved the #1 ranking on the INTERKULTUR World Rankings. During her time at USC, she sang with the prestigious USC Chamber Singers under the direction of Dr. Jo-Michael Scheibe.

Her performance experience includes appearances at renowned venues such as Walt Disney Concert Hall and Carnegie Hall, as well as Desert Trip alongside The Rolling Stones. Internationally, she has toured and performed in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Italy, and New Zealand.

Ms. Custino is also an active member of ACDA, NAfME, and OAKE. She values collaboration, mentorship, and lifelong learning within the national and international choral community.