Performers

David Harris
David Harris specializes in new music, American music, and the intricacies of communication in singing and conducting. Through innovation, performance, and research, David enlivens community through the power of music. Having been called the “Thomas Edison of vocal music” by those close to him, and “one of the most compelling conductors in America”, his favorite accolade comes from a New Year’s Eve Bostonian who casually offered that he “looks like a guy who could wear suede in the rain and not get wet.” An advocate of new music, David has premiered hundreds of pieces for vocal and instrumental ensembles, and for the theater. He shares his creative passion with the composers, performers and audiences who bring life to new work, guiding them in the unique discovery of self found in new composition.
Mira Fu-En Huang, soprano, uses her voice to veer off the beaten path and bring lesser-told stories to the forefront.  Hailed for her vocal control and light silver voice, Mira especially enjoys bringing life to underrepresented stories from early and modern eras. She has performed as Semele in Handel’s opera of the same name, Euridice in Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo, and Belinda in Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas. A lover of community storytelling, Mira is an avid ensemble singer, having sung with Chantry Early Music, Vox Musica, Il Dolce Suono, and the church choir for the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. Her choral accolades include performing for the east-coast premiere of Ēriks Ešenvalds’ Sunset in My Hand at Carnegie Hall in 2017 and soloing at the Vatican in 2013.

Mira Fu-En Huang

Mira Fu-En Huang
Mira Fu-En Huang, soprano, uses her voice to veer off the beaten path and bring lesser-told stories to the forefront.  Hailed for her vocal control and light silver voice, Mira especially enjoys bringing life to underrepresented stories from early and modern eras. She has performed as Semele in Handel’s opera of the same name, Euridice in Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo, and Belinda in Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas. A lover of community storytelling, Mira is an avid ensemble singer, having sung with Chantry Early Music, Vox Musica, Il Dolce Suono, and the church choir for the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. Her choral accolades include performing for the east-coast premiere of Ēriks Ešenvalds’ Sunset in My Hand at Carnegie Hall in 2017 and soloing at the Vatican in 2013.

Vera Lugo
Vera Lugo is a vocal artist, teacher, and composer from San Juan Capistrano, California. She earned a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from California State University, Northridge in 2015 and has since been a fixture in the Southern California choral community. Vera's choral and vocal compositions have been debuted by the Contemporary Choral Collective of Los Angeles and at Santa Monica First United Methodist Church. A multi-instrumentalist, Vera specializes in sparse vocal arrangements that imitate non-vocal instruments. In addition to composing, Vera performs regularly with many ensembles, including social justice choir Tonality and the non-profit Contemporary Choral Collective of Los Angeles, where she serves on the board as Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Chair. She also teaches group piano and voice classes at Barnsdall Junior Arts Center in Hollywood, CA.
Baritone Lachlan Miller is thrilled to be a part of this year's N.E.O. Voice Festival. Lachlan has performed as the Doctor in Hin und zurück, Toppy in Rhoda and the Fossil Hunt, David in Hand of Bridge, and Armed Man in The Magic Flute. As a chorister, Lachlan has performed at the UMass Bach Festival, the MassACDA Festival, and currently serves as a chorister at the Brown Memorial Presbyterian Church in Baltimore, MD. He received his BM in vocal performance at UMass Amherst and is currently a master's student in opera performance at the Peabody Conservatory at Johns Hopkins University. 

Lachlan Miller

Lachlan Miller
Baritone Lachlan Miller is thrilled to be a part of this year's N.E.O. Voice Festival. Lachlan has performed as the Doctor in Hin und zurück, Toppy in Rhoda and the Fossil Hunt, David in Hand of Bridge, and Armed Man in The Magic Flute. As a chorister, Lachlan has performed at the UMass Bach Festival, the MassACDA Festival, and currently serves as a chorister at the Brown Memorial Presbyterian Church in Baltimore, MD. He received his BM in vocal performance at UMass Amherst and is currently a master's student in opera performance at the Peabody Conservatory at Johns Hopkins University. ​

Lydia Jane Pugh
Lydia Jane Pugh began performing at the age of 6, through local theatre productions. She trained as a musician via the Guernsey Music Service, learning piano, voice, cello, percussion, and eventually she taught herself the guitar at university. At 16 she started working as a self-accompanied vocalist, performing in Hotels, Pubs and for weddings and private events across the Channel Islands. After completing her BA in music at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts, Lydia went on to complete an MA in composition at Leeds College of Music in 2010. Since then she has been working as a freelance composer for various choirs and choral societies in the UK, and receiving performances around the world. ​

Abraham Ross
Abraham Ross, organ, draws inspiration both from the rich organ repertoire and the range of instruments required to perform it, seeking out intersections between artists, philosophies, and societies of the past and those of today. He holds a Master of Music in Historical Performance at Oberlin Conservatory and will enter into the D.Mus. program at McGill University in the coming autumn. Abe has performed on organs around the world. His compositions and improvisations feature contemporary approaches to the sonic possibilities of the organ. He takes particular interest in music of living composers and recently played the U.S. premieres of several works, including harpsichord music of Ere Lievonen and organ works of Christopher Willcock. Based in a firm commitment to the expansion and development of the organ repertoire, Abe prioritizes dialogue between performers and composers that enables effective, idiomatic writing for the instrument.
Abraham Ross, organ, draws inspiration both from the rich organ repertoire and the range of instruments required to perform it, seeking out intersections between artists, philosophies, and societies of the past and those of today. He holds a Master of Music in Historical Performance at Oberlin Conservatory and will enter into the D.Mus. program at McGill University in the coming autumn. Abe has performed on organs around the world. His compositions and improvisations feature contemporary approaches to the sonic possibilities of the organ. He takes particular interest in music of living composers and recently played the U.S. premieres of several works, including harpsichord music of Ere Lievonen and organ works of Christopher Willcock. Based in a firm commitment to the expansion and development of the organ repertoire, Abe prioritizes dialogue between performers and composers that enables effective, idiomatic writing for the instrument.

Abraham Ross

Joslyn Sarshad
Joslyn Sarshad is a soprano from Boulder, Colorado who's been loving the LA/OC scene for ten years. She earned her degree in vocal performance from California State University Fullerton, and has been singing and teaching professionally since. She sings as a first soprano in Orange County's premier professional choir Pacific Chorale, as well as the new chamber group Cogitatio Chorale. Joslyn loves to compose her own songs on guitar and piano and has been fortunate to have her performances broadcast internationally on the TV program Hour of Power. She loves helping her students discover their own creativity and self-expression through composing. One of her greatest joys in life is helping others find the music in themselves!

Fahad Siadat
Fahad Siadat creates interdisciplinary storytelling works, folding together words, sound, and movement into ritualistic narratives. His work is described by the press as “Exceptional” (LA Times), “hypnotic” (Backstage) and having “a sophisticated harmonic vocabulary” (San Diego Story) with “characteristic vivaciousness” (Theatre Scene). He is an advocate of innovative and adventurous music, particularly music for the voice, and approaches this advocacy as a performer, composer, conductor and entrepreneur. Fahad maintains a robust performing schedule, and has performed as soloist with such groups as LA’s groundbreaking opera company The Industry, and the Grammy Award-Winning ensemble PARTCH, and at events included SASSAS, the N.E.O. Voice Festival, the Hear Now Festival, Tuesdays@MonkSpace, and the Masters in the Chapel Concert Series. 
Fahad Siadat creates interdisciplinary storytelling works, folding together words, sound, and movement into ritualistic narratives. His work is described by the press as “Exceptional” (LA Times), “hypnotic” (Backstage) and having “a sophisticated harmonic vocabulary” (San Diego Story) with “characteristic vivaciousness” (Theatre Scene). He is an advocate of innovative and adventurous music, particularly music for the voice, and approaches this advocacy as a performer, composer, conductor and entrepreneur. Fahad maintains a robust performing schedule, and has performed as soloist with such groups as LA’s groundbreaking opera company The Industry, and the Grammy Award-Winning ensemble PARTCH, and at events included SASSAS, the N.E.O. Voice Festival, the Hear Now Festival, Tuesdays@MonkSpace, and the Masters in the Chapel Concert Series. 

Fahad Siadat

Abigail Whitman
Abigail Whitman is a performer-composer with a focus on the voice and a certified Alexander Technique teacher. Her goal as an artist is to spread the joy of being alive through the exploration of new music and collaboration with her fellow artists. Combined with Alexander Technique, she encourages those around her to find freedom by creating new experiences and works in order to generate a sense of community and explore self-awareness and presence. Her collaborative practice as a performer includes operas such as Inheritance (2018) by Alissa Voth, and Cassandra (2019) by Julian Kornick. In the spring of 2019, she curated an hour-long recital called The Unheard Voice, which highlighted the music of female and LGBTQ+ composers. 
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