Rosena [pronounced, ro-zi-na] M. Hill was born and raised in Sarasota, Florida. Her love of music was fed throughout her childhood. At church, home, school, and after school activities, Rosena, enjoyed Gospel, Christian Contemporary, Spirituals, Musical Theater, Jazz, Opera, Pop/Rock, Country, Madrigals and R&B music. This is, in part, the reason why she is such a versatile vocalist.
   She went on to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Music from Carnegie Mellon University. As a pops concert soloist, Ms. Hill, performed at Carnegie Hall with The New York Pops, and co-stars, Tony Award Winner, Sutton Foster and Aaron Lazar; Teatro di Massimo Symphony Orchestra in Palermo, Sicily ; Teatro di Lirico Symphony Orchestra and chorus in Cagliari, Sardegna, under the baton of Maestro Robert Purvis ; Memphis Symphony Orchestra, Arkansas Symphony Orchestra and Grand Rapids Symphony Orchestra.
   Rosena just finished performing in her 8th Broadway show Come Fly Away as a “Featured Vocalist”. She has performed on Broadway in The Color Purple , starring Fantasia , as one of the Church Lady”s; Monty Python’s Spamalot starring Tim Curry, David Hyde Pierce, Hank Azaria, Christopher Sieber as the “Lady of the Lake” standby for Tony Award Winner ,Sara Ramirez; Imaginary Friends with Swoosie Kurtz and Cherry Jones as “Mrs. Stillman”; Oklahoma 2002 revival starring Patrick Wilson, Andrea Martin and Shuler Hensley as “Ellen”; Riverdance on Broadway as the “Amanzi” soloist; Marie Christine starring Audra McDonald, Vivian Reed, Mary Testa and Mary Bond Davis as a “Ophelia” and Ragtime starring LaChanze as Sarah”s Friend understudy.
   On the 1st National tour of Ragtime, Ms. Hill was in the Sarah understudy. Off- Broadway Tin Pan Alley Rag as “Monisha, Miss Lee, the Librarian and Nedda” Regional credits include “Women 1” in And the World Goes Round at Pittsburgh Public Theater, “Aldonza” in Man Of La Mancha at White Plains Performing Arts Center, “Pam” in Baby at Papermill Playhouse, “Michelle” in Dreamgirls at San Jose Repertory Theatre, Sacramento’s California Musical Theatre , Seattle’s 5th Avenue Theatre and North Carolina Theater, “Dominique du Monaco” in Lucky Stiff at the York theatre, “Smart women soloist” in Imaginary Friends at the Globe Theatre; Cinderella, Chess, Gypsy, Kiss Me Kate, and La Cage aux Folles with the Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, “Meg” in Ballad of Baby Doe with the Opera Theatre of Pittsburgh, “Armelia” in Aint’ Misbehavin at Playhouse on the Green, Brief History of White Music at Hanna Theater Cabaret , “Sophie” in 1001 Nights at George Street Playhouse, “Winnie Mandela” in Mandela at Crossroads, Carmen and La Boheme with the Sarasota Opera.
   Rosena has performed internationally with Queen Esther Marrow and the Harlem Gospel Singers & Band in Austria, Switzerland, Germany, France, Italy, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Portugal, Hungary and the Netherlands as a featured soloist. In 2008, Ms. Hill, released her debut solo CD of Show Tunes, Gospel and Jazz standards.