FEATURED PRACTITIONER
Contemporary Classical Vocalist and Voice Teacher, New York City
Sara is thrilled to be a Featured Practitioner again. This time of year finds Sara busy attending performances by students and prepping for her own performances. Highlights include having a student play a leading role in Keen Company’s premiere of a new Adam Gwon musical All the World’s a Stage, and performing in a concert—“Ten by Three”—featuring the music of ten women composers, performed by pianist Marcia Eckert, violinist Lynn Bechtold, and Sara herself.
Premiere of “Negah” by Ramin Heydarbeygi with Flux Quartet
Sara and the recording team of the “Ten by Three” Concert
2024 and 2025 have been busy years for Sara. In the spring, she enjoyed working with a new endeavor called Lyricycles, whose mission is to present a new form of short-story theater that integrates the poetry and music of song with theater, dance, mime, and visual storytelling. Over the summer, she offered a lecture on writing for the voice to composers in the NYC area, and recorded her first full-length solo album with pianist Marcia Eckert. The album, to be released later in 2025, features the music of composers Jake Heggie, Louise Talma, Ned Rorem and Germaine Tailleferre. Last fall Sara premiered a work written for her by composer Ramin Heydarbeygi, with string quartet. The premiere was with the Flux Quartet as part of MATA Presents.
Sara Paar, Soprano, http://sarapaar.com, Fordham University, Music Faculty Interim Treasurer, NY Women Composers, https://newyorkwomencomposers.org