Nadia Othman resume work about

I have over a decade of experience as a vocalist, taking lessons and performing in ensembles in genres including classical and jazz. In addition to live ensemble and solo performance, I have experience as a studio session performer and a backup vocalist in live pop/rock band settings. I also have years of experience in piano, music theory, and ear training, and I currently teach.


Teaching

Since March 2025, I have been teaching piano and vocals to students ages 5 to 40 years old privately and at School of Rock Bay Ridge. I'm taking students at the moment, so please reach out if interested!

Brooklyn Choir Project

I joined the Brooklyn Choir Project during the Fall 2025 season as an Alto. This Brooklyn-based choir collaborates with local songwriters to perform choral arrangements of their original songs. Thus far, I have performed in the most recent seasonal concert, for which I was also technical director, at First U. I have also SATB arranged for the "mini-choir" mid-season house shows.

New York Choral Society

Singing Soprano I in New York Choral Society for the Fall 2025-Spring 2026 year. Thus far, we have performed the oratorio King David by Arthur Honnegar at Alice Tully Hall, and are currently working on Mozart's Requiem.

New York Arabic Chorus

May 2025

I sang in the New York Arabic Chorus's first season. Started by Brooklyn Maqam in January of 2025, the final seasonal concert was in May. Repertoire included songs from Egypt, Lebanon, and Saudi Arabia and of various styles in the Arabic music canon.

Photo courtesy of Maria Sakr

Follies in Concert

June 2024

I was a member of the 75-person ensemble/choir in Follies in Concert at Carnegie Hall, performing behind icons such as Jennifer Holliday and Norm Lewis, led by the incredible Joey Chancey. According to the lovely woman I stood next to on the risers, I sang beautifully.

Photo courtesy of Carol Rosegg

Villages Voices

2023-2024

Village Voices is a vocal jazz ensemble at NYU, led by renowned industry professionals Lauren Kinhan and Janis Siegel. I joined my senior year, singing Soprano and Alto in pieces ranging from jazz standards to SATB arrangements of Joni Mitchell and the Beach Boys. I got to be part of three live performances and three studio recording sessions engineered by another member, Alex Park, to record some of our repertoire.

NYU Vocaholics

I was a member of one of NYU's competitive a cappella groups, the Vocaholics. I mostly sang Soprano and Alto and was also Assistant Music Director during my last four semesters. For my senior song, I arranged and taught “Butterfly Net” by Caroline Polachek, notated in MuseScore. (Vocal percussion is not included in the notation but was directed during rehearsals.)

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