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Mira Yang

Dr. Mira Yang is an artist, innovator, and educator dedicated to Diversity, Inclusion, and Multi-Cultural Education. She presents master classes in many cities and universities. She has a D.M.A. Catholic University of America, M. M. fromm Peabody Conservatory and B.M. from Ewha Womans University. She studied at Der Hochschule Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria. She also attended Altenburg Academy in Germany; Societa dei Concerti in Italy; AIMS in Graz, Austria; the Minnesota Opera Center; Dicapo Opera and the Shaker Mountain Festival. She has performed in Europe and Asia in addition to the Lincoln Center, Alice Tully Hall; San Francisco Concerti Orchestra; Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall; The Kennedy Center, Terrace Theater; and the White House Christmas Concert. She worked with the Washington Opera and the Washington Concert Opera. She also worked with Pala Association for musical theater epertoires. She appeared in many leading roles with regional opera companies including the title role of the World Premiere of the opera “Lang Ying” at the Kennedy Center. She won the 1998 San Francisco Concerti International Vocal Competition, 1996 Sarage Foundation Career Grant, the Center for Contemporary Opera’s International Opera Singers Competition in 1991, and the 1990 Korea Foundation Award. She served as a Maryland State Arts Council Panelist and is a member of the Federal Asian/Pacific American Council. She has been an Adjunct Professor at American University and at the Catholic University of America. She is the president of the Asian American Music Society and Artistic Director for the AAMS International Summer Music in Todi, Italy. Bethesda Summer Music Festival. Currently, she is professor of voice in the school of music at the George Mason University and a Community Advisory Board member for the Kennedy Center.