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Lana Norris is a conductor, pianist, and educator based in New York City. Comfortable in styles ranging from sacred choral music to immersive cabaret, she specializes in contemporary classical works and has a special affinity for Italian Baroque music.
She is the collaborative pianist and member of the Artistic Advisory Board for EMBER, the Ember Choral Arts’ critically-acclaimed ensemble, and the Ember Ablaze! Composer Lab with Composer-in-Residence Robert Paterson. Lana is a Teaching Artist with Musica Sacra, the longest continuously performing professional chorus in New York City.
Lana accompanies the renowned multicultural Young People’s Chorus of New York City, which brings youth from all five boroughs together in rigorous vocal arts training and performances at David Geffen Hall and the United Palace Theatre.
At Hunter College, Lana is Adjunct Professor and Vocal Arts Coach. She is the voice department’s resident choral pianist, and assistant conductor for both the classical choral repertoire and the Opera Theater and Pocket Operas programs devoted to works by 20 and 21st-century composers.
Lana has performed in varied venues such as Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall, Merkin Hall, St. Ignatius of Loyola, and The Kosciuszko Foundation. She enjoyed collaborating with Lincoln Center’s Search for Spring choral event for 1,000 singers. Dedicated to the creation of new music, she has worked with NYU Tisch School of the Arts Opera Lab, The American Opera Project, Talea Ensemble, and Rhymes With Opera to develop new music, and performed with d/Deaf and hearing artists for the Columbia Teacher’s College. She regularly premieres new choral and art song compositions and has commissioned song cycles by American and Ukrainian women composers.
Lana is a Staff Contributor to I CARE IF YOU LISTEN, the multimedia hub powered by American Composers Forum, and her music journalism is in the Library of Congress. View Lana’s portfolio here.
Lana is a proud member of the Maestra Music network. She has studied with Margrit Zimmermann, Warren Jones, Miriam Charney, and Geoffrey Burleson.