Samela Aird Beasom, soprano

At the Chorale: 21 seasons; began solo career with the Roger Wagner Chorale which toured the U.S. and Japan

Performances with: Musica Angelica Baroque Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic and Philharmonic New Music Group, I Cantori, Angeles Chorale, and the Ojai, Corona del Mar Baroque, Santa Cruz Baroque, and Carmel Bach Festivals

Co-founded: Voxfire

On disc: Gordon Jacob Chamber Music for clarinet; Voxfire’s Songs to the Virgin: A Medieval Meditation

Currently: Los Angeles Opera where she recently sang the role of “the children’s voice” in Richard Strauss’ Die Frau ohne Schatten

If not a musician, I’d be: a dancer, a cellist or an actress

Most embarrassing stage moment: tripping over a cable and falling while tap dancing and singing Aba, Daba Honeymoon.