As a professional women’s ensemble, mirabai aims to enhance the artistic expectations of women’s choral singing by connecting powerful music of women, past and present; and performing, commissioning, and recording new and innovative musics that express the rich emotional terrain of a woman’s life.
Amplifying womens’ voices and experiences through performances, educational outreach, and commissioning new works.
Enhance artistic expectations of women’s choral singing.
Engage in artistic collaboration with women who are leading choral conductors and teachers, all of whom share a passion for providing young women paths forward in their own communities.
Connect to the powerful music of women of the past and support new and innovative musics that express the full range of women’s experiences and narratives.
Create meaningful collaborative artistic spaces that leverage the vocal, pedagogical, and work-life expertise of MSU alumnae.
mission + vision
about
mirabai
mirabai artists are professionals in a variety of music-related careers including music educators in schools, universities and professional singers, many of whom sang as undergraduate or graduate students in the Michigan State University Mosaic ensemble (formerly Women’s Chamber Ensemble). Inspired by the spirit of our namesake, the 16th-century mystic singer and poet who created her own destiny amid societal expectations to the contrary, each performer values the opportunity to share not only singing but mentorship and connectivity with women engaged in their own communities as agents of change for young women and the arts. As passionate advocates for music as a form of peacemaking, mirabai seeks to engage audiences in meaningful explorations of musics, texts, and conversation around contemporary issues of our time.
artistic director
As conductor, teacher, and scholar, Sandra Snow’s work spans a wide variety of ages, abilities, and musics.
artists
mirabai artists are professionals in a variety of music-related careers.
friends on this path
Our friends on this path are brilliant artists who help to create the beautiful landscape of sound for mirabai with their instrument or skill.