Transpose: Ithaca Queer Singers Alliance Directors

Kirsty Ferguson

Kirsty Ferguson (soprano) is a Korean and Hispanic choral conductor and music education student at Ithaca College. She is deeply committed to sharing her passion for music and vocal pedagogy through singing, teaching, experimentation, and creativity. Her mission is to foster an open and supportive environment where she, her current and future singers, and collaborators can explore, create, and perform music with artistic expression. She believes that music is universal- its benefits extend to and include everyone. This philosophy shapes her inclusive, emotionally resonant, and dynamic conducting style. From an educational perspective, she holds that every day presents a new opportunity for growth, where anyone can learn from one another.

 

Avery Saccente

Avery (she/her) is so thrilled to make beautiful music with her queer community! After graduating college with a Bachelor’s in Music, she’s been trapped in the throes of food-service purgatory, lacking a community to share her love of choral music until last year when she moved to Ithaca and joined Transpose! She’s run the gamut of musical experiences: from high-school show choir, to Verdi’s “Requiem,” to singing with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus. Her proudest achievement, though, is getting to lead her dearest friends and community in joyful song! At home, she obsesses over tabletop roleplaying games and making fun of her adorable black cat, Oliver.