Upcoming 2021 Songbook Composers
Victoria Malawey
Victoria Malawey is a composer, singer-songwriter, and scholar based in the Twin Cities. Driven by the belief that art makes the world a better place, she strives to create works of beauty that soothe and heal, provide catharsis from pain, and articulate the ineffable aspects of the human condition. Learn more about her work here.
Victoria Malawey is a composer, singer-songwriter, and scholar based in the Twin Cities. Driven by the belief that art makes the world a better place, she strives to create works of beauty that soothe and heal, provide catharsis from pain, and articulate the ineffable aspects of the human condition. Learn more about her work here.
Gabrielle Noe'l
Since appearing on Season 14 of American Idol, Minneapolis-Native, Gabrielle Noe’l, has spent time creating original content, collaborating with other local artists, and exploring her adventurous and spiritual nature while discovering herself through music. With her eclectic musical taste and sound, Gabrielle is drawn to multiple styles of music. Although undefined, the musical genres she most identifies with include Contemporary R&B, Singer/Songwriter, Light-Alternative Pop, and Inspirational. Gabrielle Noe’l has gained insight by exploring herself through her spirituality. During her journey, she felt called to bring a message of hope, unity, and inspiration through her music by living a life of purpose and inclusion. She is now creating original music and releasing them on music platforms. Follow her journey on all links here.
Since appearing on Season 14 of American Idol, Minneapolis-Native, Gabrielle Noe’l, has spent time creating original content, collaborating with other local artists, and exploring her adventurous and spiritual nature while discovering herself through music. With her eclectic musical taste and sound, Gabrielle is drawn to multiple styles of music. Although undefined, the musical genres she most identifies with include Contemporary R&B, Singer/Songwriter, Light-Alternative Pop, and Inspirational. Gabrielle Noe’l has gained insight by exploring herself through her spirituality. During her journey, she felt called to bring a message of hope, unity, and inspiration through her music by living a life of purpose and inclusion. She is now creating original music and releasing them on music platforms. Follow her journey on all links here.
Sarina Partridge
Singing is the language of grief and praise, wonder and wisdom; we sing the world we want to inhabit, and we sing to understand the world we live in now.
Sarina Partridge is a musician, song-leader and educator in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She feels most alive when learning, creating and sharing songs. Sarina performs, teaches, and tours with a wide variety of music projects - Eastern European and Yiddish song, old-time music, community song-leading... and everything in between. She leads a community choir in Minneapolis, and has a passion for connecting people with their own creativity and with community. Learn more about her work here or check out more of her music here.
Singing is the language of grief and praise, wonder and wisdom; we sing the world we want to inhabit, and we sing to understand the world we live in now.
Sarina Partridge is a musician, song-leader and educator in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She feels most alive when learning, creating and sharing songs. Sarina performs, teaches, and tours with a wide variety of music projects - Eastern European and Yiddish song, old-time music, community song-leading... and everything in between. She leads a community choir in Minneapolis, and has a passion for connecting people with their own creativity and with community. Learn more about her work here or check out more of her music here.
2020 Songbook Composers
Katherine Bodor
Katherine Bodor uses music to highlight psychological processes and the complex, unnamable experiences of being human. Her music has been described as "stark and declamatory," "evocative," and filled with "a quiet passion," and she has premiered works internationally and throughout the US with ensembles including NOTUS Contemporary Vocal Ensemble, Chamber Project St. Louis, PHACE Contemporary Ensemble, Third Wheel Trio, and Six Degree Singers. She was a finalist in the Young Artists division of the 2019 NMTA Composition Competition, and she is featured on a recent CD of music highlighting female narratives through PARMA Records (NAXOS). Katherine finished her MM in Composition (2019) at Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, where she studied with Claude Baker and Don Freund. She has a BS in Mechanical Engineering and a second major in Music Composition (2016) from Washington University in St. Louis, where she studied with composers Christopher Stark and Martin Kennedy. Learn more about her work here.
Katherine Bodor uses music to highlight psychological processes and the complex, unnamable experiences of being human. Her music has been described as "stark and declamatory," "evocative," and filled with "a quiet passion," and she has premiered works internationally and throughout the US with ensembles including NOTUS Contemporary Vocal Ensemble, Chamber Project St. Louis, PHACE Contemporary Ensemble, Third Wheel Trio, and Six Degree Singers. She was a finalist in the Young Artists division of the 2019 NMTA Composition Competition, and she is featured on a recent CD of music highlighting female narratives through PARMA Records (NAXOS). Katherine finished her MM in Composition (2019) at Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, where she studied with Claude Baker and Don Freund. She has a BS in Mechanical Engineering and a second major in Music Composition (2016) from Washington University in St. Louis, where she studied with composers Christopher Stark and Martin Kennedy. Learn more about her work here.
Rodolfo Nieto
Rodolfo Nieto is a singer, actor, composer, and lyricist based in Minneapolis, MN. His work in the Twin Cities and abroad focuses on American Musical Theater, Jazz, Opera, and music from México and Latin America. Recent performance highlights include Riddle Puzzle Plot with Park Square Theatre; the opera Émilie, ou la Belle Esclave, performed in Paris, France, with Really Spicy Opera; A Little Night Music, Candide, and All is Calm with Theater Latté Da; A New Brain with Artistry; and Dirty Business with History Theatre. Learn more about his work here.
Rodolfo Nieto is a singer, actor, composer, and lyricist based in Minneapolis, MN. His work in the Twin Cities and abroad focuses on American Musical Theater, Jazz, Opera, and music from México and Latin America. Recent performance highlights include Riddle Puzzle Plot with Park Square Theatre; the opera Émilie, ou la Belle Esclave, performed in Paris, France, with Really Spicy Opera; A Little Night Music, Candide, and All is Calm with Theater Latté Da; A New Brain with Artistry; and Dirty Business with History Theatre. Learn more about his work here.
Douachi Yang
Douachi Yang is an aspiring singer/songwriter and instrumentalist based in the Twin Cities. With a substantial online presence for both original songs and covers, her collaborations blend English and Hmong languages and have included projects with Hmong artists from Laos, Thailand, California, and Minnesota. Ms. Yang currently studies Business Administration at Saint Catherine University. Hear more of her works and collaborations here.
Douachi Yang is an aspiring singer/songwriter and instrumentalist based in the Twin Cities. With a substantial online presence for both original songs and covers, her collaborations blend English and Hmong languages and have included projects with Hmong artists from Laos, Thailand, California, and Minnesota. Ms. Yang currently studies Business Administration at Saint Catherine University. Hear more of her works and collaborations here.
