Naomi Columna is a musician and artist focusing on new/experimental works and multidisciplinary collaborations.

 

With a BM in Vocal Performance from the Cleveland Institute of Music, (2016) & MM in Vocal Performance from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, (2019) Columna uses her western, classical training as a framework to reference, as well as a medium to manipulate.

 

Columna has recently performed at Heights Arts, Trinity Cathedral, Murray Hill Galleries, and is frequently featured in CUSP, the Cleveland Uncommon Sound Project, including debut performances of her own compositions, in ensemble Halumnen, a trio for Harp, Voice and Electronic Processing, as well as a guest performer for groups like the Jelly Ear ensemble, and Annea Lockwood.

 

A staple of Columna’s practice has been collaborating with composers to bring their pieces to life, and she has premiered over 20 soloist pieces, including two new works just last month. This fall, Columna will be recording an album of living composers’ works with Enharmonic Records. Through projects supported by SPACES Gallery and the Andy Warhol Foundation, as well as Maelstrom Collaborative Arts, Columna has composed and directed original works/projects for multidisciplinary ensembles, such as ‘DANCING_BANANAS.GIF,’ with directorial partner Melanie Emig, for live musicians and video, and ‘Belong To You,’ for Prerecorded Ensemble, Video Installation, and Live Dancer. Later this year, Columna and partner, Katalin La Favre, Percussion, will be releasing their debut album, Mud Window Mud Mirror, for their newly founded duo of the same title, MWMM. 

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