Mira Taferner Stepping Down as Artistic Director
In the Summer of 2018, Sirens of Gotham was thrilled to appoint Mira Taferner as our new Artistic Director. She quickly and easily developed an incredible rapport with our membership, and we all felt confident that we could achieve great things with her at the helm -- and we couldn’t have been more right! Alongside our former Associate Artistic Director Kari Francis, Mira led us to an International Gold Medal at Harmony Classic in the fall of 2018. In the spring of 2019, Mira directed Sirens on the Region 15 contest stage, where we earned 2nd place Division AA, 3rd place overall, and, our proudest achievement, Most Improved Chorus with an increase of 31 points!
With this success in mind, it is with sadness that we share that in March of this year before the COVID-19 quarantine went into effect, Mira made the decision to step down from her position as Artistic Director to focus more deeply on other personal and professional developments. Mira’s contributions to the chorus as Director over the last year and a half have been inspiring and heartwarming to say the least. We are so grateful for all she has done and continues to do for Sirens. She has our full support, and we are eager to welcome her as a member of the Bass Section! Mira, we love you dearly and would not be the same without you!
Managerial Structure Change & 2020-2021 Board Members Announced
In anticipation of this leadership shift and our needs as a steadily growing chorus, Sirens of Gotham is pleased to announce that we have shifted our managerial structure from a Management Team to a Managing Board. Please welcome our 2020-21 Executive Officers & Operational VPs!
Meredith Rich, President
Emilia Mahaffey, Secretary
Hilary Berryman, Treasurer
Samantha Bunting, VP of Artistic Development
Anna Chelak, VP of Artistic Operations
Colleen Christi, VP of Membership
Lizzie Culbertson, VP of Marketing
Haley Cole, VP of Events
Laura Paglione, VP of Fundraising
Erin Moore, Member at Large
At this time, Sirens of Gotham has decided not to engage in a Director Search. We will instead invest our resources and energies towards internal development, including repertoire expansion, small group skill-building, and membership-led classes. Our artistic endeavors will be led by our Artistic VPs Sam Bunting and Anna Chelak, who will cultivate an internal Artistic Team supported by a roster of external coaches. Our President Meredith Rich will oversee internal growth activities, working in tandem with the Board and leadership of Voices of Gotham to ensure that the chorus membership’s commitment to radical harmony is realized with action.
Questions and inquiries may be directed to us via email.