Hannah Nacheman (@maestra_hannah) is a choral conductor, vocalist, and educator based in New York City. A lifelong musician and arts advocate, Hannah has performed on many prestigious stages including Alice Tully Hall, David Geffen Hall, the David H. Koch Theater of Lincoln Center, The Kennedy Center, and Carnegie Hall. Hannah currently serves as the Assistant Conductor to The Choral Society at Grace Church in NY, and is one of the co-creators of Girls Who Conduct, a mentorship program for young women and non-binary musicians, whose mission is to foster diversity and inclusion in classical music. This season, she also serves as Assistant Conductor for City Lyric Opera's production of Pauline Viardot's Cendrillon. She has previously served as Director of the Primo Coro ensemble of the New Jersey Youth Chorus and Assistant Conductor to the National Children's Chorus. In addition to vocal performance, her musical training includes harp, piano, and violin, which she teaches in her private studio, along with conducting and musicianship. Hannah holds advanced music degrees from Bryn Mawr College and The Manhattan School of Music, with continued studies at The Juilliard School. Her specialized pedagogical work focuses on music and the brain–– her research, studying the many positive effects of music, enables her to provide students with a musical toolkit with which to better approach all aspects of their lives.