Moira Smiley
Moira Smiley is a Grammy-nominated singer, composer, and educator renowned for her mastery of the voice and ability to inspire singers of all levels. Moira is a celebrated educator, teaching at leading musical institutions and inspiring singers of all backgrounds. She's published over 100 choral works that are sung by millions of singers worldwide. With a deep respect for the cultural roles of singing, Moira blends teaching, composing, and performing to empower communities and celebrate the transformative power of music.
Known for her rich voice and dynamic stage presence, Moira has collaborated with some of the most celebrated names in music, including Tune-Yards, Eric Whitacre, Chris Thile, Hilary Hahn, and Morten Lauridsen. As a member of Tune-Yards, she has performed on major platforms such as Jimmy Kimmel Live, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, and the UK’s Later… with Jools Holland. Recently, she performed & recorded for Chris Thile's project 'Attention!' and Laurie Anderson's ARK.Moira's 2024 album, 'The Rhizome Project' features arrangements of ancient and original folk songs for solo soprano and string quartet, blending folk repertoire with classical instrumentation.
The project celebrates the songs that shaped Moira as a young musician, and the ferocious, multi-textural power of a string quartet to surround these songs in storytelling splendor. Like the rhizomes of the plant kingdom storing sugar and DNA underground in times of hardship and scarcity, the music is built to remind Moira and those she encounters of our ‘underground’ and shared resources of songs, stories and ideas.
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