Winner of The American Prize for Women in Art Song (2023), mezzo-soprano Jacquelyn Matava commands the stage with a voice that seamlessly traverses opera, oratorio, and art song realms. Her versatility is showcased in opera roles such as Nelda in Sankaram’s Taking Up Serpents at The Glimmerglass Festival and Zita in Gianni Schicchi at Festival Napa Valley. As a concert soloist, Jacquelyn has been heard in performances ofDuruflé’s Requiem, Handel’s Messiah, Mozart’s Great Mass in C minor, and Stravinsky’s Les Noces. A native of Farmington, Connecticut, Jacquelyn earned degrees in vocal performancefrom the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music and Vassar College. She teaches voice at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas and the Boston University Tanglewood Institute in Lenox, Massachusetts. 

Kate Katigbak is a writer, composer, vocalist, and pianist who brings interdisciplinary insight to her many artistic endeavors. She studied piano and composition at Vassar College and holds a PhD in nineteenth-century literature from Durham University in the UK. She is based in Queens, New York, and sings with the chamber choir Musica Viva NY.