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.