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Yale Song Lab LIFT-OFF

  • Firehouse 12 45 Crown Street New Haven CT 06510 (map)

Composers: Matīss Čudars, Aaron Levin, Lila Meretzky, Harriet Steinke; Singers: Alex Adams, Elana Bell, Amalia Crevani, Molly McGuire, Kara Morgan; Pianist: Curtis Seraphin, Jr.; Hosts: Adriana Zabala and Christopher Theofanidis

Composers and singers of the Yale School of Music share original works of song literature.

Adriana Zabala is associate professor adjunct of voice at the Yale School of Music. She served previously as associate professor of voice at the University of Minnesota, where she taught graduate and undergraduate students, served as chair of the voice division at the School of Music, and created and led the annual global seminar Vive les Arts! in Paris. Zabala has given master classes at the San Diego Opera’s Young Artist Training Program, the University of Wisconsin–Madison, and the Janiec Opera Company at the Brevard Music Center.

Christopher Theofanidis is currently on the faculty of the Yale School of Music, where he is the coordinator of composition studies and teaches a studio of graduate-level composers. His works are often featured on Yale’s Faculty Artist Series and New Music New Haven concert series. Theofanidis is also currently the composer-in-residence and co-director of the composition program at the Aspen Music Festival and School. He previously taught at the Peabody Conservatory of the Johns Hopkins University and at The Juilliard School.