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SECOND STAGE: King Jay, mezzo-soprano | To Sappho, With Love | Graduating Student Project

Friday, May 15, 2026   |   7:00 pm 8:00 pm

King Jay is a student of Sandra Piques Eddy.

Featuring performances by:
King Jay, mezzo-soprano
Chen Wine, soprano
Marie Johnson, soprano
Joey Timmons, baritone
Alex Karau, baritone
Laura Avila, viola
Ian Riley, guitar

King Jay is a full lyric mezzo soprano and queer activist from Los Angeles, California with a passion for performing new and diverse works. They graduated cum laude from the Bob Cole Conservatory of Music at CSULB with a B.M. in Vocal Performance as a recipient of both the George E. Pelling and L. Patrick Pritchard scholarships for Music and Opera Performance. King focuses on using their voice to highlight young or underrepresented composers and unique voices that are often overlooked. King is also an avid choral singer, having been part of the award-winning Bob Cole Chamber Singers, Long Beach-based nonprofit Voices for Social Justice, the Longy and Lorelei Ensemble collaborative project Vox Exchange, and has been a part of numerous other musical projects that educate and advocate for social justice issues. King will be graduating with their M.M. in Vocal Performance in 2026.

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Be part of the excitement as Longy’s developing artists share their ideas, test their creativity, and invite you into their artistic journey. You’ll witness the energy and originality that emerge when musicians explore new possibilities and take bold steps in their growth. Every performance gives you a front-row seat to the making of tomorrow’s artists. 

Longy’s performances are free and open to the public, but please register in advance. 
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