
Engagements
2025/2026
Nov. 6
6 PM
2025
Myths in Music Concert
Join us for Myths in Music: A Concert Inspired by Jessica Gadra’s Art, a unique evening of song. From Schubert to Sondheim, this live concert explores the deep connections between mythical storytelling and musical composition across time and cultures.
Hannah Moreno, soprano
Jason Garcia-Kakuk, tenor
Chelsea Whitaker, pianist
Castellani Art Museum | Lewiston, NY

Sept. 23 – Oct. 18
2025
Cedar Rapids Opera
Smith Young Artist Program
Performing the role of Rusalka in the Cedar Rapids Opera’s children’s outreach opera The Littlest Mermaid by Joshua Borths (music of Dvorak).
School performances | Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Sept. 21
7 PM
2025
Ralph V. Williams Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis & Camille Saint-Saëns Symphony No. 3
ECMS: Community Orchestra Project
Hannah conducts the Community Orchestra Project, where Eastman Community Music School and Eastman School of Music student & alumni players join forces to make music featuring Ralph Vaughan Williams Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis and Camille Saint-Saëns Symphony No. 3, with organist Thatcher Lyman.
Hannah Moreno, conductor
Orchestra members: Eastman School of Music, Eastman Community Music School, University of Rochester and community players
The Lutheran Church of the Incarnate Word | Rochester, NY
2024/2025
May 4
6 PM
2025
Scintillating Sound Worlds
*conducting debut
Half orchestra and half Lieder concert. Hannah Moreno conducting Fanny Mendelssohn’s Overture in C Major and Maurice Ravel’s Piano Concerto for the Left Hand, featuring Hannah Harnest as the as soloist. Second half singing Drei Lieder Op. 22 by Erich W. Korngold and Mignon set by Hugo Wolf.
Hannah Moreno, conductor and soprano
Hannah Harnest, pianist
Orchestra members: Eastman School of Music, Eastman Community Music School, University of Rochester and community players
Strong Auditorium University of Rochester | Rochester, NY

March 8
7:30 PM
2025
Young Texas Artists Competition Finals
Second Place Prize in the Vocal Division
Hannah Moreno, soprano
Dr. Shannon Hesse, pianist
Crighton Theatre | Conroe, TX

March 2
5:00 PM
2025
Recital: Canciones de mi Tierra
Performing songs by Ginastera, Guastavino, Luis Humberto Salgado, Hanns Federico Neumann, Jaime León, and others. Featuring songs from the “Twenty-Four Songs and Arias in Spanish,” published by Mundo Arts.
Hannah Moreno, soprano
Dr. Chelsea Whitaker, pianist
South Texas College Cooper Center Performing Arts | McAllen, TX
Feb. 28
6:00 PM
2025
Recital: Canciones de mi Tierra
Performing songs by Ginastera, Guastavino, Luis Humberto Salgado, Hanns Federico Neumann, Jaime León, and others. Featuring songs from the “Twenty-Four Songs and Arias in Spanish,” published by Mundo Arts.
Hannah Moreno, soprano
Dr. Chelsea Whitaker, pianist
Quinta Mazatlan Grand Hall | McAllen, TX
Feb. 27
3:30 PM
2025
UTRGV Festiba: Life’s Tapestry
UTRGV School of Music Alumna, soprano Hannah Moreno, and pianist Dr. Chelsea Whitaker of the Eastman School of Music present a sample of their program of Spanish and Latin American Art Song, Canciones de mi Tierra, followed by a Q&A session on the program.
Hannah Moreno, soprano
Dr. Chelsea Whitaker, pianist
UTRGV Edinburg Campus, EPACA A1.308 | Edinburg, TX

Feb. 1
4:00 PM
2025
Sparks & Wiry Cries songSLAM
Premiering “A Shtot Baym Yam for Soprano and Piano.”
Hannah Moreno, soprano
Talia Berenbaum, composer
Hannah Harnest, pianist
Sproull Atrium | Rochester, NY

Jan. 25
1-5:30pm PM
2025
Laffont Metropolitan Opera Competition: Arkansas District
Encouragement Award
Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall, University of Arkansas | Little Rock, AR
Nov. 15
8:30 PM
2024
Recital: Jeongmin Oak collaborative piano
Performing songs by Hugo Wolf: Bedeckt mich mit Blumen, In dem Schatten meiner Locken, Die ihr schwebet un diese Palmen, Und willst du deinen Liebsten sterben sehen, Ich hab’ in Penna einen Liebsten wohnen
Hannah Moreno, soprano
Jeongmin Oak, pianist
Kilbourn Hall | Rochester, NY
Nov. 2-3
7:00PM & 2:30pm
2024
Cordancia Chamber Orchestra
Rachel Lauber, Conductor
Hannah Moreno, Assistant Conductor
Greece Baptist Church Nov. 2 & The Lutheran Incarnate Church Nov. 3 | Rochester, NY
Repertoire: D’un matin de printemps by Nadia Boulanger; Finding Rothko by Adam Schoenberg; Horn Concerto by Dana Wilson
Oct. 6
12:00 PM
2024
Memorial Art Gallery: Hispanic Heritage Celebration
Performing songs by Jaime León, Maria Grever, Carlos Guastavino and more
Hannah Moreno, soprano
Érico Freire Bezerra, pianist
Memorial Art Gallery | Rochester, NY
“Celebration Series is sponsored by the MAG Council, with additional support from the Robert and Madeleine S. Heilbrunn Memorial Fund.”

Oct. 2
12:00 PM
2024
Raíces y Ritmos: Celebrating Hispanic Heritage
Performing songs by Jaime León, Maria Grever, Carlos Guastavino and more
Hannah Moreno, soprano
Érico Freire Bezerra, pianist
City Hall Atrium | Rochester, NY
“Immerse yourself in the rich sounds of a special operatic performance in our lengua materna right in the heart of the city.”

Sept.15-18
2024
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra: Women Conductor’s Workshop
JoAnn Falleta & Keith Lockhart, conductors
Auditor
Kleinhans Music Hall | Buffalo, NY
Repertoire: Beethoven’s Egmont Overture; Verdi’s La forza del destino Overture; Mozart Don Giovanni, K.527 Overture; Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 4, Op. 90 – A major; Dvořák’s Slavonic Dances, Op. 46, No. 8 – G-minor, Op. 72, No. 1 – G-major, Op. 72, No. 2 – E-minor
2023/2024
July 20
1:00 PM
2024
Toronto Summer Music: Regeneration Concert
Performing songs by Jaime León, Benjamin Britten, Hugo Wolf
Hannah Moreno, soprano
Corinne Penner, pianist
Walter Hall – University of Toronto | Toronto, Ontario
As part of the Toronto Summer Music Art of Song Fellowship, Hannah worked with Joseph Middleton for the week in preparation for this concert.

July 13
7:30 PM
2024
Toronto Summer Music: Regeneration Concert
Performing songs by Robert Schumann, Hugo Wolf, and Undine Smith Moore
Hannah Moreno, soprano
Daniel Peter Silcock, pianist
Walter Hall – University of Toronto | Toronto, Ontario
As part of the Toronto Summer Music Art of Song Fellowship, Hannah worked with Dame Sarah Connolly for the week in preparation for this concert.

June 16
3:00 PM
2024
Mostly Modern Festival: New York Stories
Performing “Rules in Effect” from Robert Paterson’s New York Stories.
William R. Langley, conductor
Arthur Zankel Music Center, Helen Filene Ladd Recital Hall | Saratoga Springs, NY
Vocal Fellowship Artist Award

June 8
7:30 PM
2024
Mostly Modern Festival: Horses and Harmony
A song recital based on horses. Hannah performs selections by Libby Larson and Hugo Wolf.
Cris Frisco & Amir Farid, piano
Arthur Zankel Music Center, Helen Filene Ladd Recital Hall | Saratoga Springs, NY
Vocal Fellowship Artist Award

June 2
2:30 PM
2024
Niagara Opera: A Night at the Opera
Hannah Moreno, soprano soloist
Brent Chancellor, Conductor
Canterbury Woods Performing Arts Center | Niagara County, NY
Performing arias, duets, and quartets. In collaboration with Lewiston Council of Arts.

June 1
7:00 PM
2024
Niagara Opera: A Night at the Opera
Hannah Moreno, soprano soloist
Brent Chancellor, Conductor
Castellani Art Museum | Niagara County, NY
Performing arias, duets, and quartets. In collaboration with Lewiston Council of Arts.

May 12
3:00 PM
2024
Recital: Lands and Legends in Song
Hannah Moreno, soprano
Anna Park, piano
George Eastman Museum | ROCHESTER, NY
A vocal recital with music based on different song settings of Die Lorelei and Mignon by composers Franz Schubert, Franz Liszt, Robert and Clara Schumann, Hugo Wolf, Ingeborg von Bronsart, and George Gershwin.

Mar.16
6:00 PM
2024
Recital: Canciones de mi Tierra
Hannah Moreno, soprano
Érico Freire Bezerra, piano
Karen Rettner Community Music Center Messinger Hall | ROCHESTER, NY
Performing an all Latin-American song recital featuring composers from Colombia, Brazil, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Argentina, and Mexico. This event is sponsored by the Rochester Latino Theater Company, Casa-Hispana at Nazareth University, and supported by the Stagetime – AMFS Career Advancement Grant.

Dec. 8
4:30 PM
2023
Recital: Mizi Li Doctoral Recital
Hannah Moreno, soprano
Mizi Li, piano
Hatch Recital Hall | ROCHESTER, NY
Performing Claude Debussy’s Cinq poèmes de Charles Baudelaire.

2022/2023
July 6
7:30 PM
2023
Sewanee Operafest: Opera Scenes
Adina in L’elisir d’amore (Donizetti)
Chorus in La Rodine (Puccini) & La Traviata (Verdi)
Guerry Auditorium | Sewanee, TN

June 29
7:30 PM
2023
Sewanee Operafest: Vocal and Instrumental Chamber Music Concert
Performing in Felix Mendelssohn Duets, Op. 63
Kathleen Kelly, pianist
Guerry Auditorium | Sewanee, TN

OPERA & SONGS: A RECITAL SERIES IN SOUTH TEXAS
May 31-June 4, 2023
As part of the “Opera & Song: A Recital Series in South Texas,” tour, we performed works by Debussy, Massenet, Obradors, Grever, Verdi, Braga, Jaime Leon, Sondheim and Loewe. We are thankful for all the venues that sponsored these events.
June 4
2:00PM
2023
Recital: Europe to South America
Hannah Moreno, soprano
Érico Freire Bezerra, piano
International Museum of Art & Science | McAllen, TX

June 3
2:00PM 6:00PM
2023
Recital: Europe to the Americas
Hannah Moreno, soprano
Érico Freire Bezerra, piano
First Presbyterian Church | McAllen, TX
Edinburg Municiple Auditorium | Edinburg, TX

June 2
7:00PM
2023
Recital: Europe to the Americas
Hannah Moreno, soprano
Érico Freire Bezerra, piano
Valley Keyboards | McAllen, TX

June 1
6:30PM
2023
Recital: Journey Across Europe to the Americas
Hannah Moreno, soprano
Érico Freire Bezerra, piano
Gelman Stained Glass Museum | San Juan, TX

May 31
6:00PM
2023
Recital: Across Europe to the Americas
Hannah Moreno, soprano
Érico Freire Bezerra, piano
South Texas College Cooper Center | McAllen, TX

May 5
7:00PM
2023
Masterclass: Margo Garrett
Hannah Moreno, soprano
Mizi Li, piano
Eastman School of Music | Hatch Recital Hall | Rochester, NY

May 1
3:30PM
2023
Master’s Recital
Hannah Moreno, soprano
Mizi Li & Érico Freire Bezerra, piano
Eastman School of Music | Hatch Recital Hall | ROCHESTER, NY
Program
Featuring works by Debussy, Wolf, Grever, Braga, Leon, and Sondheim.

Apr. 1 Mar. 30
7:30PM
2023
Florencia en el Amazonas
Rosalba
Kodak Hall | Rochester, NY
Wilson Southerland, conductor
Octavio Cardenas, director

Dec. 17
7:00PM
2022
Carmen
Micaëla
Music On Site Inc. | Sebits Auditorium | Wichita, KS
Casey Robards, conductor
Paul Houghtaling, director

Nov. 4
7:00PM
2022
Recital: As Cançoes Brasileiras
Hannah Moreno, soprano
Érico Freire Bezerra, piano
Strong Auditorium | Rochester, NY
Performing Ernani’s Braga Cinco Canções Nordestinas do Folclore Brasileiro.

2021/2022
Apr. 7 Apr. 9
7:30PM
2022
Into the Woods
Baker’s Wife
Kodak Hall | Rochester, NY
Timothy Long, conductor
Lindsay Warren Baker, director

Feb. 16 Feb. 22
7:30PM
2022
La Calisto
Linfea
Eastman Opera Theater Scene Shop | Rochester, NY
Wilson Southerland, conductor
Madeleine Snow, director

Aug. 14 Aug. 15
8:30PM
2021
The Magic Flute
2nd Lady & 2nd Spirit
William Lewis School of Opera | New Life Baptist Church | Elgin, TX
William Lewis, conductor & director

July 17
3:00PM
2021
Recital: French Music Tribute
Hannah Moreno, soprano
Qize Liu, piano
International Museum of Art & Science | McAllen, TX
The community is invited to a special music tribute to explore the history French music. Artists will be performing and speaking on French opera, the French song mélodies, and solo piano works by composers such as Ravel, Poulenc, Debussy, Gounod, and many others.

Mar. 29
7:00PM
2019
Senior Recital
Hannah Moreno, soprano
Stacy Kwak, piano
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | Library Auditorium | Edinburg, TX
Program
Performing Joaquín Rodrigo Vidre’s Cuarto Madrigales Amatorios, works by Handel and Mozart, as well as Joseph Marx, Francis Poulenc, Lori Laitman, and Margeret Bonds.
