Gabby Doran is a soprano based in Minnesota. A versatile and experienced choral performer, she specializes in chamber Renaissance music, Baroque, and new/experimental works. She is also a composer/songwriter/recording artist: her first full-length album was commissioned and released in 2023. Gabby brings a creative, audience-focused edge to performing and has written, produced, and starred in multiple theatrical works weaving music from all eras – classical to modern pop – into engaging narratives. She particularly loves welcoming new listeners to classical music. Ever branching out creatively, Gabby is currently writing a musical romcom about the city of Minneapolis. She and her husband have four kids, three cats, and a growing collection of random instruments she plans to learn eventually. 

Lauren Kelly, American mezzo-soprano, is acclaimed for her stylistic versatility, moving seamlessly between baroque and contemporary repertoire as both soloist and ensemble member. A core member of the GRAMMY award–winning choir The Crossing, Lauren brings a bold, expressive voice to cutting-edge new music.

A passionate interpreter of Bach, she was honored to be a finalist in this year’s National American Oratorio Competition. Other recent Bach soloist appearances include the Colorado Bach Ensemble, Choral Arts Philadelphia, and Chicago’s Calyx Ensemble.

This season, her engagements include Lorelei Ensemble, Variant 6, Roots in the Sky, Baroque Music Montana, Stare at the Sun, and a Carnegie Hall solo debut in Gabriela Ortiz’s Can We Know the Sound of Forgiveness.

She holds degrees from Westminster Choir College and Northwestern University. When she’s not singing, she’s likely hiking with her rescue dog or advocating for equity in the outdoors.