Moira Smiley

Moira Smiley (b. 1976)

Moira Smiley is an American singer, composer, and choral leader whose work draws on folk traditions, shape-note singing, early music, and the multi-part harmonies of Eastern Europe. She founded the vocal group VOCO, with whom she won the national Harmony Sweepstakes A Cappella Festival in 2007. Smiley has collaborated with choral composer Eric Whitacre and led immersive a cappella experiences with the Los Angeles Master Chorale at Walt Disney Concert Hall. Her choral writing reflects a lifelong engagement with communal singing, rooted in her teenage years teaching at Village Harmony Summer Camps. She earned her degree in Early Music Vocal Performance from Indiana University's Jacobs School of Music.

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