Danielle & Thomas Segen

We are delighted to be welcoming back the Segens to the Musée on Sunday, November 9th!

Danielle (Mezzo Soprano) and Thomas (Tenor) Segen will present an afternoon program of art song, opera, and folk music, performing a rich and diverse collection of pieces and melodic ballads whose compositional origins not only traverse the world over, but also hold regional resonance to Northern Maine.

Danielle earned her Bachelor of Music at Western Washington University and her Master of Music at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA). Seen regularly on the opera stage at university, Danielle’s performances included Hermia in Britten’s Midsummer Night’s Dream, Dorabella in Cosí fan tutte, and the titular role in both Tragedy of Carmen and in the west coast premiere of William Bolcom’s Lucrezia to name but a few. Danielle recently spent nearly a decade performing Armenian repertoire alongside the VEM String Quartet, bringing Armenian music to schools and concert venues across North America. In the Spring of 2023 she traveled with the VEM String Quartet to give a series of concerts in Armenia where she also completed a short residency in Dilijan giving lessons, masterclasses, and concerts at local schools. Danielle is sought after to workshop, record, and perform new works, and often collaborates or performs alongside other accomplished musicians, such as violinists Movses Pogossian and Andrew McIntosh, and cellist Coleman Itzkoff.

Thomas earned his Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from the University of Washington and holds a Master of Music in Vocal Performance from the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA). He is the winner of various accolades, including first prize in the 2016 Walter Jurmann Voice Competition. Recent performances by Thomas include his Seattle Opera debut as Tancredi/Tirsi in The Combat, and Otis in the world premiere of Kay Rhie’s opera QUAKE. During the past year, Thomas could be seen performing and recording programs of folk and art song along with his wife Danielle.

Relocating from the West Coast amidst the onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic, Danielle and Thomas are currently based in Van Buren, Maine, where they enjoy a life pursuing their passion for making music and embracing a self-sufficient, sustainable lifestyle on their County homestead.

Admission is free and/or by donation.

Your donation helps support the arts within Northern Maine, and contributes to the Musée’s mission of restoring and preserving the former church of Notre-Dame du Mont-Carmel, the artefacts of its permanent collection, and the broader grounds of its former parish.