Lena Seikaly Introduction
Hi, everyone - this is Lena Seikaly (Zeina's daughter). It was so nice getting to know some of you last week, and am excited to travel with all of you on Sunday! I am a classical and jazz vocalist, and I work as a freelance performer and voice instructor in the D.C. metropolitan area. I just graduated from the University of Maryland, where I majored in classical voice performance (at the School of Music). I have also always had a strong interest in jazz vocals, and tend to gravitate more towards jazz on a working basis. I sing with about six bands in the D.C. area (including two of my own groups), and perform regularly at restaurants, jazz clubs, private functions, and festivals here and abroad. I am currently working on my first jazz album, which I intend to have completed by the end of this year. I hope to move to New York soon, and try to establish myself in the esteemed jazz community there.
As an educator, I teach private voice lessons at the International School of Music in Bethesda, MD - there, my students range in age from nine-years-old to adult. I have found teaching music to children, primarily, to be a highly
rewarding - and necessary - aspect of being a musician; it is wonderful to be able to impart the joy of music to young minds, and elemental to continuing the tradition in future generations.
I look forward to seeing you all!