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"Written in the Stars"

Lena Seikaly is a jazz and classical vocalist out of Washington D.C. with an ever-growing following in jazz circles nationwide. She was recently a participant at the 2009 Betty Carter Jazz Ahead residency at the John F. Kennedy Center, a program for jazz performer-composers, in honor of the legendary jazz vocalist-composer, Betty Carter. She is also a 2009 Strathmore artist-in-residence at the renowned Strathmore Music Center for the 2009-2010 season. In mid-February, her first solo album, "Written in the Stars," a collection of standards and original compositions, was released to the public.

As an accomplished mezzo-soprano, Lena studied under world-renowned bass-baritone Francois Loup for four years at the University of Maryland School of Music, where she received her B.M. In March of 2008, she was named the D.C. chapter's first-place winner for the NSAL's Eleanor Searle Whitney McCollum Voice Award. In May, she went on to the national competition, and received fifth place there -- judges included opera star Nathan Gunn, maestro Joel Revzen and Gayletha Nichols of the Metropolitan Opera Council. She is an active classical soloist in the D.C. metro area.