I have a passion for new music and singing. It’s important to me to tell stories that people care about; stories that audiences connect with and make them feel understood on a personal level. I grew up in a small town in Pennsylvania and I moved to Colorado 2 years ago and fell in love with the mountains. Yes, I’m one of those people who just won’t leave... I love hiking, traveling, spending time with my loved ones, playing with Jimmy (our pup), learning to cook, and experiencing music of all kinds with others!

During the past several years, I have been focused on the obvious, traditional route for a classical cellist of taking auditions for professional orchestras. When the pandemic hit and those opportunities were put on hold for the foreseeable future, I had the chance to really think about what was important to me and what I am truly passionate about. And I found that the answers I kept coming back to were ‘to build and add to our wonderful Colorado musical community’ and ‘performing the great music of today that I love so much.’ This is what Sohap is all about!

I grew up in Brazil in a musical family, and started my violin adventures when I was 7 years old. My passion for performing has led me to meet incredible musicians that have been such a great source of inspiration. I also have been able to start passing on what my teachers gifted me: the knowledge to nurture young musicians. 

Music has always felt most powerful to me when it is rooted in catharsis, by communicating and releasing emotions in ways that perhaps words alone fail to do. And with this year being the extreme challenge and catalyst for change that it has been, I feel both grounded and driven in the desire to collaborate with others and work to embody as many diverse and beautifully expressive works as possible. 

I am a singer and actor. Ultimately, I love the title of storyteller. There's a story to be told in whatever I'm singing/performing and I seek to tell as many stories from as many backgrounds as I can.

I’m a pianist in the greater Denver area. Over the last ten years, I’ve been based in Des Moines, Iowa; the Chicago suburbs; upstate New York; and Phoenix, Arizona, but no state has captured my heart quite like Colorado. I thrive on working with musicians I value, respect, and enjoy to create impactful and meaningful performances. Outside of music, I’m an avid sourdough bread baker and novice runner, two activities made infinitely more difficult in high altitude!