Lori Lovell, Lyric Soprano, holds the degrees Doctor of Musical Arts in Vocal Performance from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Master of Music in Vocal Performance and Pedagogy from Ohio University, and Bachelor of Arts from The Ohio State University in Voice Performance. She has studied with Paul Kreider, Marjorie Bennett Stephens, Karen Peeler, and Christopher Michel. Lori is an active member of the National Association of Teachers of Singing and has served in the offices of President, Vice-President, and Treasurer of the NATS Las Vegas Chapter. Lovell's professional affiliations also include ACDA, FMEA, MENC, and the College Music Society.

Currently, Dr. Lovell is the Director of Choral Activities at Maitland Middle School within the Orange County Public Schools in Orlando, Florida. Her students have consistently earned Superior ratings in solo and choral music performance assessments at the district and local levels. Her choruses have also been featured in the world premiere performance of Stephen Edwards' Requiem at Carnegie Hall in November 2006 and in a performance of Carl Orff's Carmina Burana with the Bach Festival Society of Winter Park in October 2007. Most recently, the Maitland Chorus will be featured in a tribute concert to composer, John Williams with the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra in April 2009.

In addition to public school teaching, Lovell serves on the voice faculty of Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida. Dr. Lovell has also served as the Artistic and Musical Director of the Bach Festival Society Choral Academy of Winter Park. Lovell has taught on the faculty of the Community College of Southern Nevada as a Voice and Music Appreciation instructor, and continues to teach music courses through their online Distance Education program. Lovell has also taught for the University of Nevada - Las Vegas, Ohio University, and West Virginia University - Parkersburg.

Dr. Lovell has done extensive research into the songs of American composer, Richard Faith. A sampling of her performance credits include Beethoven's Cantata on the Ascension of Emperor Leopold II with the Bach Festival Society of Winter Park, Samuel Barber’s Knoxville: Summer of 1915, performed with the Henderson Symphony, and Bernstein's Candide. In addition to being a frequent recitalist and guest soloist, Lori’s operatic credits include the roles of Lucy in Menotti’s The Telephone, Pamina and the Second Lady in Waiting from Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte, Hannah Glawari (title role) and Praskovia in The Merry Widow by Franz Léhar, and Sara Quint in the premiere recording of The Ghost of Miles Quint.