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Bio:
Amy Fogerson is a professional ensemble singer and soloist who appears regularly with the Los Angeles Master Chorale, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and many other LA ensembles. Her solo appearances include Steve Reich’s Tehillim at Lincoln Center, Louis Andriessen’s De Stijl with the LA Philharmonic, and the alto solos in Handel's Messiah in the first performance of the work at Walt Disney Concert Hall. Amy’s voice has also appeared on more than 100 feature films, including recent releases Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker and Mulan. She is on staff with the non-profit organization Street Symphony and has facilitated collaborative music-making events in Skid Row, LA County jails, and CA state prisons. She is the founding Director of the Street Symphony Chamber Singers and supervises the Daniel Chaney Voice Fellows program. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Amy expanded her interest in writing poetry, and collaborated with composer Reena Esmail to write the lyrics for the multi-movement work Quarantine Madrigals. The piece will be included in the US Library of Congress’ new “Performing Arts COVID-19 Response Collection.”