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duets for solo performer, oh my ears fest 2026

this one-woman is-it-a-recital, is-it-performance-art could not have received a warmer debut, a better audience, a more fitting festival (and probably a hotter day)

I have such gratitude to the superhumans powering @ohmyearsmusic for welcoming me & making this happen

a lot more to say (and more pics to post) when I have more consistent service, but thank you to everyone who came out, who chatted, who helped orchestrate, and who encouraged me. thanks also to my lung for not totally deflating after giving me a scare that morning

I feel quite driven, so let’s make some noise :)

incredible photos by @mdrkcity by @walking_singing

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6 months ago

scenes from last night’s @firebirdfestival 🐦‍🔥

I’ve been looking forward to attending this for YEARS and it did not disappoint. thank you phoenixville 🥲

can’t wait to go through the rest of my footage taken in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania by @walking_singing

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10 months ago

more @akchamel_ the giver of the illness

this fishtown church has seen it all

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need photos of your rehearsal, show, self? book me! let’s tawk. 📸 by @walking_singing

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a year ago

on top of three jobs (yep!)

and a failing body

a mom who needs more and more help

medical debt that’s only increasing

it is a lot

but I’ve long dreamed of this

and I couldn’t be happier

sometimes you gotta live in dog years

hope to see you at these shows, DM me for more info/links

Oct 11: Chicago
Oct 17: NYC
Oct 27, Nov 10, Nov 12: Philly by @walking_singing

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9 days ago

yiyiiiiiiii

some hazy verdant shots of village rockers and friends @yiyi_folk

at @ashokancenter

I often challenge myself by bringing a single prime lens, usually one built for purposes other than portraits, but I have a habit of using the wrong tool for the job and of trying to fit square pegs into round holes. my mom says it’s because I’m a Taurus but she also can’t name the other zodiac signs (neither can I) by @walking_singing

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14 days ago

some photos I took of @umerpiracha at @delightfactorynyc as part of GLOBAL VOICES curated by @melathesiren @melaclossvoice

all effects in-camera, as always by @walking_singing

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18 days ago

on Saturday (Sept 19) I will be teaching (at least 😉) two songs in Brooklyn that were born and have lived long, beautifully complex lives thousands of miles away on some of the most fertile soil on earth

you’ll get:
- crunchy intervals that’ll haunt you for years to come in the best way
- mind-altering parallel harmonies
- the joy of singing in community

Sat, Sept 19 — GLOBAL VOICES curated by @melathesiren at @delightfactorynyc

I’m often asked when I will lead a workshop again, and to be honest, this is probably it. So don’t miss it.

Unless I’m specifically invited, this isn’t something I plan to do. Call it imposter syndrome, but I’d much rather direct interested people towards more important stewards of this music. And I usually just point people towards @ukrainianvillagevoices 🙂

Which btw, thank you UVV for shepherding my love for this music ❤

Saturday, Sept 19. I have a very good discount code, so don’t be shy. Tell your friends. See ya there

these photos are from a recent workshop in state college, PA 🌻 📸: @mdrkcity by @walking_singing

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22 days ago

some photos of @rumbleandscream I took last night 🌻

at the premiere of “Dreams of Ukrainian Village Music,” an excerpt of Rumble & Scream: Post-Industrial Sounds in Pennsylkrainia, A Folk-Rock Fantasy Opera

@universitymennonite @holycrickrecords by @walking_singing

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a month ago

consider this your invitation!

paranoid I forgot something, but here are my fall appearances

grateful for all the music I get to do, all the talented folks I get to play with, and all the places making noise takes me

feel free to DM/text/email about any of these. would love to see ya. some brief deets below

SEPT

9/12 — w/ @rumbleandscream. first a workshop, then a performance. more deets on their page!
9/19 — thank you @melathesiren for organizing! sufi music at 4:30, ukrainian at 6
9/20 — love my @ensemble.verba crew. excited to return to @ashokancenter to share deep village polyphony
9/26 — love the music of @riverfulloffruit & can’t wait to play it again, this time at crankie fest

OCT

10/11 — sunday funday with @deleuze_new_music_collective & @nmopgram friends. I am premiering 5 pieces & having a piece of mine premiered
10/17 — can’t yet announce but very exciting nyc appearance

NOV

11/10 — the first show of my collaborative music series! birdbath session ep. 1: morphology ft the artistry of @pamela.rose30 @stjohnswhat @2sircheck ty to @theperch_musicandarts_workshop @fire_museum_presents

11/12 — album release for @riverfulloffruit at @asianartsphilly
11/13 — also TBD but expect good noise
11/21 — @peoplesmusicsupply composer orchestra concert also at @theperch_musicandarts_workshop (I brought a piece of my own to the last rehearsal and I’m just so overjoyed that this outlet exists)

first 3 photos 📸: @mdrkcity by @walking_singing

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a month ago

symbiosis

the sea birds waited for the sun to yolk before showing off

I do think this is my favorite place in the world & that’s okay by @walking_singing

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a month ago

I’m very pleased to host my first vocal workshop with guest artists!

Global Voices is a participatory voice workshop and performance with Umer Priracha (@umerpiracha) and Asia Mieleszko (@walking_singing).

Join this vocal workshop, performance, and community experience at @delightfactorynyc . Explore the vocal styles of two beautiful cultural traditions, Ukrainian village singing, and Sufi devotional music. Mela Closs, Voice Ritualist, facilitates the convergence of these two rich traditions with guest performers/facilitators Umer Priracha and Asia Mieleszko in a participatory evening of listening, learning, meditating, and vocally creating together.

The workshop takes place in two parts. In part one, Umer will lead us in his workshop “The Unheld Note”.

The Unheld Note is a participatory workshop using Sufi vocal practice, breath, silence, and deep listening to restore forms of attention that contemporary life steadily erodes. Moving between sound and stillness, participants explore what happens when we stop trying to interpret, optimize, or resolve experience- and instead become receptive to what can only be felt before it is named.

Following this 700 year-old tradition, we travel to the Ukraine, where Asia will guide us through Ukrainian folk singing traditions.

Ever wondered how Ukrainian village polyphony works? In this workshop, we’ll learn traditional multipart songs and ritual songs while exploring the techniques that make these communal harmonies so distinctive.

Mela will lead vocal warm-ups before each section. Sit on the floor with your shoes off in the beautiful Delight Factory and experience voice in ways both new and old.

Arrive by 4:30 to experience Sufi vocal music.
Arrive by 6 to experience Ukrainian vocal music.
Or stay for the whole journey! Drinks available for purchase.

Ticket link in bio! by @walking_singing

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a month ago

a sweet & spicy moment from our set at the inimitable @34.arts

we closed out an incredible night of music ft. @lars.is.me & @moriah_bailey_

the level of musicianship, the sensitivity in the songwriting, the ingenuity in the arrangements.. it was a highly inspiring and inspired night & we URGE (urge!!!!) you to check out their music, to purchase it even, and to follow so that you see their brilliance live

Дякую 🫡

(btw we will make a YouTube drop soon so follow us on there) taken in Studio 34 Yoga | Healing | Arts by @walking_singing

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2 months ago