My music is the spiritual expression of what I am – my faith, my knowledge, my being… When you begin to see the possibilities of music, you desire to do something really good for people, to help humanity free itself from its hangups … I want to speak to their souls." - John Coltrane
Programs
Golden Thread Concert Series
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"The breadth & depth of this experience, in musical, spiritual, emotional and intellectual terms was immense, and quite unlike anything else I've ever experienced."
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Original Works
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"This work reveals a depth of spirit and emotion that I wasn’t expecting. The guts of it are so real and true and engaging and personal, I love moving through the music and finding those things that clearly and personally resonate.”
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NEO Voice Festival
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"The N.E.O. Festival opened and renewed my joy of music making, and provided a lot of fresh perspectives that many many musicians could benefit from."
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About Us
Welcome to the Resonance Collective, a creative community that looks to the arts as a vehicle for transformative and transcendental experiences.
We are reinventing and redefining what music and art can be, opening the door of possibility wider with every performance. We suspect everything has the potential to be sacred and see the arts as a vehicle for unveiling that mystery. If the Mystery is a diamond, The Resonance Collective seeks to create a space where every performance and work of art is an opportunity to explore one façet as we pursue a greater understanding of the whole.
We are reinventing and redefining what music and art can be, opening the door of possibility wider with every performance. We suspect everything has the potential to be sacred and see the arts as a vehicle for unveiling that mystery. If the Mystery is a diamond, The Resonance Collective seeks to create a space where every performance and work of art is an opportunity to explore one façet as we pursue a greater understanding of the whole.
Who We Are
Directors
Fahad Siadat
Artistic Director |
André Megerdichian
Director, Original Works |
Jennifer Deckert
Associate Director of Original Works |
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Administrators
Joslyn Sarshad
Managing Director |
Elliot Menard
Grant Writer |
Anna Caplan
Webmaster |
Board of Directors
Lisa Niedermeyer
Board Chair |
Alexandra Grabarchuk
Treasurer |
Kirk Averitt
Secretary |
Joshua Farr
Board Member |
Azeem Khan
Board Member |
Marc Lowenstein
Board Member |
Artistic Associates
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Ensemble in Residence
HEX Vocal Ensemble
Described by the L.A. Times as "a luminous ensemble of singers," HEX is an award-winning contemporary vocal sextet based in Los Angeles dedicated to performing new works that reimagine the expressive potential of the human voice. Our group features critically-acclaimed singers who have been featured soloists with LA Opera, LA Philharmonic, Long Beach Opera, The Los Angeles Master Chorale, and Industry Opera.
HEX has performed with Brightwork Newmusic, theatre dybbuk, and the Resonance Collective, and at venues such as BroadStage, Meng Concert Hall, Tuesdays@Monk Space, HEAR NOW Music Festival, Sound and Fury Concert Series, Master in the Chapel Series at First Lutheran Church in Venice, and N.E.O. Voice Festival. In 2022, HEX was nominated for the San Francisco Classical Voice Audience Choice awards in four categories, including Favorite Choral Ensemble and Favorite New Music Performance, and received the award for "Best Orchestral Performance" for their premiere performance of Oratorio of the Earth.
HEX has performed with Brightwork Newmusic, theatre dybbuk, and the Resonance Collective, and at venues such as BroadStage, Meng Concert Hall, Tuesdays@Monk Space, HEAR NOW Music Festival, Sound and Fury Concert Series, Master in the Chapel Series at First Lutheran Church in Venice, and N.E.O. Voice Festival. In 2022, HEX was nominated for the San Francisco Classical Voice Audience Choice awards in four categories, including Favorite Choral Ensemble and Favorite New Music Performance, and received the award for "Best Orchestral Performance" for their premiere performance of Oratorio of the Earth.
Our Story
The Resonance Collective began in 2012 as a partnership between composer Fahad Siadat and director/choreographer André Megerdichian to create new interdisciplinary narrative works. Their first production, Saharava: A Ritualized Dance-Opera premiered at the New York International Fringe Festival Since then, the Resonance Collective has created a body of work that has been presented internationally in Prague, Barcelona, and Beijing as well as various venues across the United Stated and in conjunction with such organizations as the Cincinnati Ballet, Third Angle Music, The Broadstage, Monmouth University, and others.
In 2019 was the first iteration of the international N.E.O. Voice Festival in collaboration with VoiceScienceWorks and See-A-Dot Music Publishing. N.E.O. is a week-long celebration of new and experimental music for the voice, an experiment in utopian music making with an international community of singers and composers. Since its inception, the N.E.O. Voice Festival has worked with over 200 musicians from a dozen countries and premiered over 100 new works for the voice.
In 2022 we began the Golden Thread Concerts, a curation of artists and composers that exemplify how musicians have explored the intersection of their creative and spiritual practices. which has presented internationally acclaimed artists including oud player and composer Yuval Ron, Jazz legend Dwight Trible, electronic artist and soprano Micaela Tobin, and pianist Vicki Ray.
In 2019 was the first iteration of the international N.E.O. Voice Festival in collaboration with VoiceScienceWorks and See-A-Dot Music Publishing. N.E.O. is a week-long celebration of new and experimental music for the voice, an experiment in utopian music making with an international community of singers and composers. Since its inception, the N.E.O. Voice Festival has worked with over 200 musicians from a dozen countries and premiered over 100 new works for the voice.
In 2022 we began the Golden Thread Concerts, a curation of artists and composers that exemplify how musicians have explored the intersection of their creative and spiritual practices. which has presented internationally acclaimed artists including oud player and composer Yuval Ron, Jazz legend Dwight Trible, electronic artist and soprano Micaela Tobin, and pianist Vicki Ray.
Support
The Resonance Collective runs on the emotional and financial support of our audiences. If you are interested in getting involved and volunteering with any of our events, please email us at [email protected]. In addition, consider making a tax-deductible donation to the Resonance Collective to further our commitment to transcendental programming and original, awe-inspiring works. Your generosity will directly support our performers, programs, NEO Festival participants, and staff, allowing us to serve our communities and audiences with warmth and integrity. We are a 501(c)(3) organization, so all donations are tax-deductible.
Support our community and programs
Artist Fund
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"Resonance Collective is a safe, supportive and non-competitive space for creators to explore and experiment with sound, expression, collaboration, and to discover more about themselves as artists."
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Scholarship Fund
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"This festival opened and renewed my joy of music making, and provided a lot of fresh perspectives that many many musicians could benefit from."
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Subsidized Ticket Fund
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“No matter people’s spiritual background, they’re moved by this work.”
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General Fund
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“I was expecting a pleasant musical evening, but the experience was so much richer than I imagined. I continue to reflect on the stories, the music, and what I learned about how to approach life in our amazing community of LA.“
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Our programs are funded by the following organizations:
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