By Nandani (Nani) Sinha, AGMA Soloist Author’s Update (2026) This article was originally published in a 2021 issue of AGMAzine. Five years later, and I remain deeply grateful that AGMA shared my family’s story. What began as a personal response to my father’s journey...
Originally published in the Summer 2022 issue of AGMAzine, this conversation with mezzo-soprano Hailey McAvoy kicks off our Disability Pride Month Spotlights. Drawing from her lived experience as a singer with mild cerebral palsy, McAvoy challenges assumptions about...
In honor of Disability Pride Month, AGMA welcomes submissions of essays, poetry, and visual artwork that explore disability, identity, artistry, access, resilience, joy, or any aspect of lived experiences members wish to share. Selected submissions will be featured on...
By Randy Martono-Chai, AGMA Chorister Music has always been the place where my many worlds could speak at once. Growing up in multiple cultures informed my upbringing and gave me a global perspective before I had the language to explain it. Long before I understood...
AGMA Communications Coordinator Eldee Eyimife spoke with AGMA Soloist Oswaldo Iraheta about identity, belonging, and the realities of being a first-generation American in today’s political climate. In this candid conversation, Oswaldo reflects on his...
AGMA and Grant Park Music Festival have reached a new three-year agreement that delivers wage increases across the life of the contract, strengthens opportunities and protections for Choristers, and gives AGMA members a stronger voice in the future leadership of the...
