SEMIFINALIST |
Federation of the Art Song Fellowship Award​
October 23, 2025
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1518 | The Evolution Festival​​
September 25th, 2025 @ the Center at West Park | The Evolution Festival
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Welcome to 1518. Things here are... well, bad. Political leaders are absolutely corrupt, the climate is in crisis, women are subjected to oppressive legislation and rules, the wealth gap is massive, and there's generally a feeling that the end of the world could happen at any moment.
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Sound familiar?
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It's in this world that one woman begins an uncontrollable, unstoppable dance, starting a contagious mass-hysteria-slash-public-revolt. In the two months that follow, over four hundred people join in her dance.
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'1518' puts this bizarre-but-real event in the context of a modern pop concert in order to build a bridge from then to now. As we traverse through time, guided by an ensemble of vibrant performer-musicians, audience and cast embodies the story of a people possessed by their political circumstances. In resurrecting the dancing dead, we ask, what can we all learn about overcoming, healing, and resisting in the face of an oppressive society? Part séance, part pop concert, full theatrical extravaganza, 1518 is sure to move you, body, mind, and soul.
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FESTIVAL ARTIST | Opera Saratoga​
May 28 - June 29, 2025
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IN A GROVE | Leona's Mother
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LA VIE PARISIENNE | Clara/Pauline (cover)
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SHE LOVES ME | Amalia Balash (cover)
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A MASS FOR WOMEN IN BATHROOMS *workshop | Aoife
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SWEENEY TODD | Columbia University​
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February 20, 21, 22 & 23, 2025 (Lenfest Center for the Arts)
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Sadie will be performing in the ensemble of Sweeney Todd directed by Miles Sternfeld. This innovative reimagining of Sondheim's classic will be presented at the Lenfest Center for the Arts.
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AFTER ARTS SALON | CHANTS
February 1, 2025​​​
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​Immerse yourself in the raw emotional power of vocal music, where Gregorian chants and bold military calls resound through the air. This exploration delves into the fundamentals of western vocal music, examining aged melodies and stirring anthems alike. You will not want to miss this journey through the depths of human expression, where the purity and strength of the human voice weave stories of passion, triumph, and introspection.​​​
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Sadie will perform selections from Songs of Lament and Praise by Gilda Lyons, Nadia Boulanger's "Cantique," and "Les lilas qui avaient fleuri" by Lili Boulanger with pianist Nicholas King.
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LA VOIX HUMAINE ​
September 4 (Penn State Recital Hall) & 7 (Kilbourn Hall), 2024
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Sadie staged and performed Francis Poulenc's monodrama La voix humaine in Kilbourn Hall at the Eastman School of Music and at Penn State with collaborative pianist Maeve Berry.
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​Described by the composer himself as “a musical confession,” La voix humaine depicts a turbulent conversation between a desperate woman and her estranged lover in which the audience hears only one side of the conversation. Revealing her instability through lies and anxious outbursts, "Elle" attempts to keep her absent lover on the phone for as long as possible in order to prevent the inevitable farewell. Poulenc's adaptation of Jean Cocteau’s play of the same name stays honest to the raw emotion of the text, blending his distinctive style—marked by his unique harmonic language and irregularity of phrases—with the dramatic intensity of the narrative.
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AWAKENING | City Lyric Opera
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March 20, 21 & 22, 2024
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This past spring Sadie co-created, performed and directed AWAKENING, a staged, collaborative song recital inspired by the tradition of protest music with soprano Abagael Cheng. Also featured on the program were pianist Ava Linvog and violinist Yoonjung Hwang.​
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This intimate, original program of songs, chamber works, and spoken poetry centers themes of rebellion and solidarity and poses the question: what does freedom look like to you? Spanning five languages (Chinese, English, French, German, and Persian), AWAKENING addresses social injustices of gender, race, and class through an international lens. When we acknowledge the illusions of the Western, capitalist, imperialist system, we open the door to join in the collective movement for creating a radical, community-centered world. Through a range of stories, from heroism to survival to friendship, this recital serves as an invitation to unpack the societal structures imposed upon our minds and move towards structures of connection, joy, and love.
