What makes the biggest impact on me and on the project is learning about the artists who’ve participated in these choirs, combining their individual tone, timbre and stylistic tendencies into a greater sonic soup.

The following archive of presentations are listed, chronologically, from most recent to earliest, and are documented as follows:

[VERSION TITLE], [Number of Participants], [Venue/Event/Location], [Date]

[Often I’ll say a thing or two for context, but I definitely do my best to link to each participant’s personal projects.

The Dronechoir Alumnae listed below are either novice choir participants who are exploring their vocalbulary (ooh! new word!) but MOST are talented, dedicated musicians/performers/poets and artists. Please take some time to explore their repertoire!]

Dronechoir ECLOSE, 26, Sleepytime Gorilla Museum Stanley Hotel Takeover Festival in Estes Park, CO, March 8-9th, 2024

This is an incomplete list, as there were several participants who joined for the second night but hadn’t signed up… Steph Jay, Samantha Hanus, Kira Lynn Sands, Molly Obert, Alia Goldfarb, Tom Weiser, Dan Rathbun, Michael Iago Mellender, Matthias Bossi, Nils Frykdahl, Carla Kihlstedt, Nieves Rathbun, Conrad Kehn, Sam Goodman, Rachel Hargroder, David Short, Ryan Hunter Fiegl, Dean Hirschfield, Tamara McLeod and Arone Dyer. - More on this event, soon!

NEVERNEVERDRONE, 1, Basilica Hudson’s Mini Dronefest in Hudson, NY, April 23rd, 2022

A continuous looped piece featuring my voice through 5 speakers, with accompanying directions on Soundcloud for the audience to participate with on their own device. A link to the directions was offered to the public at the door of the event.

COVID, 5, the Avalon Lounge, in Catskill, NY, December 3, 2021

COVID sucked the momentum out of this project, and then, a mere 9-days short of the 2-year anniversary from our last performance in Asheville, NC, we passed beyond the pandemic barrier! The voice is an incredibly vulnerable instrument, and most singers can relate to the fear of catching a cold or having to perform sick, which makes singing during a pandemic an extra tricky concept. Performers, vocalists, anyone unmasked, may unknowingly spread, or catch, this virus - because of this, I’ve been more than hesitant to bring the project back in its entire mobile capacity - the presentation at the Avalon was a compromise: the vocalists remained onstage, at their own microphones, and I (offstage) used effects to give their voices the movement, or intimacy, I aimed for. As such it was the FIRST amplified performance of Dronechoir, and it was also the first event that our Patreon supporters backed! Huge Thanks to our supporters and the performers!!

the Participants were: Dee Jones, Sondra Sun-Odeon, Lola Johnson, Liz Ibarra, and Holland Kerker

TERRACOPA, 20, Revolve NOW - Asheville Art Museum, in Asheville, NC, December 12, 2019

TerraCopa googlelates to “Earth Canopy” or “Earth Cup”, both of which resonate with me as I struggle to find peace and consistency in our ever-shifting social stratospheres, layers upon layers of generational differences and miscommunication, creating a dense landscape that we all walk upon, further packing our collective his-and-herstories into solidity, the Terra. It’s almost as if we step on something in order to no longer see it, despite knowing it still exists underfoot.

Slam Poet Shanita Jackson’s piece “Home” hits me hard with the knowledge that just because we don’t see it, doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist. Just because we don’t feel it, doesn’t mean it doesn’t hurt all of us in one way or another. Families and individuals throughout our so-called first-world country can easily find themselves in a position of such poverty that they’re forced out of their homes and onto the street. This affects all of us. Copa represents our collective capacity to share. To directly support those who are experiencing homelessness in North Carolina, please thoroughly explore the website for Homeward Bound in Asheville, NC, volunteer or donate!

Choreographer Coco Villa’s sensitivity to intention helps to shape the interaction between the vocalists: standing and collectively moving as an imposing barrier, or creating a continuous line of codependency, which, to me, illustrates the nature of healthy social cooperation. We create a canopy to shelter those who have less, and a cup to fill with multiple individual stories. Our cups are bottomless, and our canopies are boundless.

back row: Ginger Wagg - Jillian Stewart - Abby Nardo - AV Menard - Grace Engel - middle row: Arone Dyer - Shanita Jackson - Isabel Castellvi - Lena Romaldini - Christine Oglesby - Katie Richter - Coco Villa - Salomé Navarro - Cody Sarabia - Charity Cimarron bottom row: A. Eithne Hamilton - Sarah Fuller - Blue Jay

TerraCopa wouldn’t have happened without Colby Caldwell and Revolve Gallery’s support, vision, and encouragement. I am grateful to be included in your community! here’s a short video of the performance

EROICA, 21, O+ Festival at BSP Lounge in Kingston, NY, October 12, 2019

Top row: Evie Star, Kate Steinberg, Rebecca Ruth Borrer, Katy Rea, Lola Johnson, Lucia Davis, Susan Mason, Liz Ibarra, Sarah Register, Alex Nelson. Second row: Scout Gillett, Jennae Santos, Mary Hood, Jamie Lazan. Bottom Row: Miette (10yo), Arone Dyer, Cassandra Jenkins, Maiko Hata, Cat Martino, not pictured: Emily Ritz, Iva Bittova.

REFLEX, 13, Twilight in the Garden Sonic Experience at Wave Hill in the Bronx, NY, August 15, 2019

Scout Gillett, Alex Nelson, Phyllis Lee, Jennae Santos, Grace Woodard, Beth Meyers, Lola Johnson, Sophie Chernin, Liz Ibarra, Annie Nero, Coco Nuco, Akeema Zane, Arone Dyer

DIMINU-Princeton, 28, Unruly Sounds Music Festival in Princeton NJ, September 28, 2018

This was a very special collaboration with Violist Beth Meyers who organized the group of vocalists listed below for this unrehearsed performance.

Alyssa Weinberg, Anna Meadors, Anna Pidgorna, Anna (11yo), Anne Lord Thompson, Beth Meyers, Billimarie Lubiano Robinson, Bora Yoon, Cassie Wieland, Christine Gullans, Emma O’Halloran, Felix Smith, Gemma Peacocke, Heather Robbins, Jacqui Kerrod, Jane (11yo), Jenny Beck, Juri Seo, Laura (11yo), Mika Godbole, Molly Heron, Molly Trueman, Mona Saroya, Natalie Dietterich, Peggy Skemer, Shelley Washington, Tamara Patton, Taneshia Nash Laird

Press: The Daily Princetonian - PrincetonInfo

SYLLABA-Asheville, 17, Revolve Gallery Asheville, NC, June 6th, 2018. This performance featured Choreographer Coco Nuco with dancers Claire Duncombe, Katie Richter, Jazmin Rogers and Lavender Blue, who all sang alongside Isabel Castellvi, Madelyn Ilana, Sol, CaroMia Tiller, Dominique Warfield, Arone Dyer, Stephanie Morgan, Katie Richter, Charity Cimarron, Liz Lang, Isabelle Celeste, Grace Engel, Julia Christgau. None of these performers were familiar with the piece prior to the performance (aside from me, but can that just be a given from now on?)

DIMINU, 4, the HUM Series at House of Yes in Brooklyn, NY, May 9th, 2018. Featuring Thimali Kodikara, Lola Johnson, Jen Goma, and myself wearing textile artwork by Laleh Khorramian

SYLLABA, 17, Basilica's 24-Hour Dronefest in Hudson, NY, April 29th, 2018. Featuring Writer Shanekia McIntosh, vocalists Bahar Baharloo, Thimali Kodikara, Lola Johnson, Alicia Walter, Ginger Dolden, Scout Gillett, Jo-Anne Hyun, Liz Ibarra, Sarah Register, Mana Taylor, Jennae Santos, Hannah Anderson, Gemma Godfrey, and Emily Schuit, Magdalena and Hallie of the PerfectTen girls' after-school program in Hudson. Our fee went to support their fantastic program!

(full dronefest lineup here:  http://bit.ly/24HOURDRONEartists)

MIRACLE, 16, a collaboration with Mahogany L. Browne, featuring poets Ramya Ramana and Imani Davis, live video artist Bleue Liverpool for Ecstatic Music Festival at Merkin Concert Hall, NYC, March 1st, 2018.

Bahar Baharloo, Thimali Kodikara, Lola Johnson, Lindsey-Paige McCloy, Phyllis Lee, Alicia Walter, Emma Wiseman, Ginger Dolden, Rose Blanshei, Jen Goma, Nandi Plunkett, Starr Busby, Kate Steinberg, Shanelle Gabriel, Scout Gillett and Arone Dyer.

BUDDHA, 17, Le Poisson Rouge, NYC, Sept 20, 2017 Bahar Baharloo, Emily Ritz, Thimali Kodikara, Cassandra Jenkins, Lola Johnson, Sannety, Lindsey-Paige McCloy, Phyllis Lee, Alicia Walter, Anaïs Mitchell, Dara Hirsch, Emma Wiseman, Ginger Dolden, Katie Von Schleicher, Rose Blanshei, Gyda Valtysdottir

TRACE, 9, Hopscotch Music Fest, Raleigh, NC, Sept 8, 2017 Chelsea Weyler, Jenn Wasner, Brenecia Reuben, Erica Schinasi, Madison Sparks, Kate Rhudy, Chessa Rich, Sarah Ward, Arone Dyer

TRACE/Cocoon, Quintet, Cunneen-Hackett, Poughkeepsie, NY, Sept 2, 2017 Ana-Miren San Millan, Bahar Baharloo, Jo-Anne Hyun, Liz Ibarra

TRACE, 10, Threes Brewing, Brooklyn, Oct 23, 2016 Emily Ritz, Asy Saavedra, Jen Goma, Thimali Kodikara, Sannety, Sara Lucas, Lola Johnson, Cassandra Jenkins, Kela Parker

TRACE, 24, in Berlin, Germany at the Michelberger supported Nameless, Endless Festival, Oct 1, 2016 Anna Mareike Holtz, Camilla Stavely-Taylor, Channy Leaneagh, Elena Pieper, Emily Stavely-Taylor, Gyda Valtysdottir, Henrike Rau, Jenn Wasner, Jessica Stavely-Taylor, Kate Stables, KristinAnna Valtysdottir, Lisa Hannigan, Marta (Curly), Miriam Laschinski, Nora Lessing, Pauline Dessner, Rose, Sabrina Nürnberger, Sarah Reuber, Shara Nova, Soema Montenegro, Tabea Storz, Ulrike Küchler

TRACE, 13, Le Poisson Rouge - NYC, Sept 2, 2016 Bahar Baharloo, Boshra AlSaadi, Denitia Odigie, Nkoula Badila, Emily Ritz, Phyllis Lee, Asy Saavedra, Jen Goma, Thimali Kodikara, Starr Busby, Justine Bowe, Lindsey-Paige McCloy

TRACE, Septet - outdoor path at EauxClairesFest, August 12-13, 2016 Justine Bowe, Claire De Lune, Rully Shabara, Jon Mueller, Liv Carrow, Sarah White

TRACE, Octet, CR10 - Hudson, NY, July 24, 2016 Bahar Baharloo, Lindsey-Paige McCloy, Starr Busby, Emily Ritz, Phyllis Lee, Asy Saavedra, Jen Goma

TRACE, Quartet, 24-hr Dronefest Basilica - Hudson, NY, April 26, 2016 Thimali Kodikara - Jen Goma - Bill Gillim