about conway

EDUCATION

Conway holds a Master of Music in Vocal Performance as well as an Advanced Certificate in Vocal Pedagogy from NYU Steinhardt. They are also in possession of a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from Temple University’s Boyer College of Music & Dance. Notably, Conway also spent four years at Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts, picking up an Honors Regents Diploma on their way out.

ORIGINS
opera not-so-seria

A native New Yorker, Conway hails from the great borough of Brooklyn. They have been singing along to Gilbert & Sullivan since they could speak, riding the subway unattended since they were old enough for a green student MetroCard, and working with children since they decided they could facilitate their siblings’ bedtimes better than a babysitter.

Conway is currently positioned at the helm of an infant opera company. opera not-so-seria’s debut production, “they ALL do that,” an immersive take on Mozart’s Così fan tutte, performed three sold-out performances at Madame X bar at the end of May with Conway serving as both director and producer. Looking forward, they’re planning at least one more production this calendar year.

PANDEMIC ERA

Upon the shutting down of in-person artistic endeavors circa 2020, Conway found themself in a bit of a pickle — they had just been instated as Music Director of Temple University’s on-campus musical theater cabaret club, Broadway on Broad. In the face of adversity, Conway spearheaded the effort to flip BoB’s format to a completely virtual one while maintaining its usual output of 3 cabarets each semester. Conway themself is responsible for a combined 36% of the club’s virtual performance materials (here’s one of the best!).

AROUND TOWN

Conway is a private voice instructor, performer, and stage director in the NYC area. Through the Church St. School for Music & Art, they direct the 3rd and 4th grade chorus programs at P.S. 234. Conway also teaches Mommy & Me toddler music classes at the Upper East Side’s beloved Art Farm.

PRONOUNS

They/them is awesome, she/her works too! Don’t overthink it.

Headshots by Gigi Lin