Stephanie Buen Abad, Artistic Advisor
Stephanie Buen Abad is a Boston-based classical singer and sacred music enthusiast and has enjoyed being a part of VMA since 2015. She received her Master of Music degree in Vocal Performance at the New England Conservatory and her Bachelor of Music degree from West Chester University of Pennsylvania. She has enjoyed four leading opera roles, alongside several prominent oratorio performances with orchestra. A specialist in sacred music, Stephanie is currently a member of the esteemed Choir of the Church of the Advent in Beacon Hill, and appears frequently throughout Boston’s Catholic church music scene. In 2018, Stephanie collaborated with Catholic TV in Watertown, MA to host On a Sacred Note, a 13-part TV series on the music tradition of the Catholic Church. Her second passion is the interpretation and performance of art song. In 2015, she co-founded the Boston Art Song Society, which performs salon-style art song concerts throughout the city each year. A versatile musician and stay-at-home mom, Stephanie currently resides in Mansfield, MA with her husband and baby boy.