ELENA STABILE
SINGER | WRITER | TEACHER | DRAMATURG
vanguard new music series: renegade ensemble with lumen antiqua
Thursday, March 19, 2026 | 7-9 p.m.
Arts on Lafond, Saint Paul, MN
Vocalists from RenegadeEnsemble, led by Jonathan Posthuma, will present new works for voices in their second performance on the Vanguard New Music Series following their debut in November 2023. Featured works will be mainly premieres of Minnesotan composers and a large multi-movement work inspired by the music of Hildegard von Bingen using melodicas and glass bowls.
Also on the program is the debut of Lumen Antiqua, a vocal trio founded by Rachel Farhi, Jessi McKinnon and Becca Tobin, will present works by local composers Abbie Betinis, Michael Maiorana and Becky Sun and a new work by Jonathan Posthuma with special guest vocalist Abs Trewin using texts inspired by Louisa May Alcott.
quince ensemble: William Thomas McKinley "Ten Medieval Songs"
Wednesday, March 4, 2026 - University of North Iowa
Thursday, March 5, 2026 - Winona, MN
Friday, March 6, 2026 - Twin Cities, MN (details TBD)
featuring Quince Ensemble members Liz Pearse, Amanda DeBoer Bartlett, Carrie Henneman Shaw alongside guest singers Kaitlin Foley, Elena Stabile, Alyssa Anderson, KrisAnne Weiss, and Clara Osowski, with violinist Erik Rohde.
Our mini-tour of Northern Iowa, Winona, and the Twin Cities will conclude with a recording session of McKinley's song cycle at Wild Sound Recording Studio in Minneapolis, MN.
Learn more about Quince Ensemble.
backyard concert series
pollinate your subculture
Soloist & Ensemble Singer
Tuesday, June 10, 2025 | 7 p.m.
Barely Brothers Records, Saint Paul MN
featuring May & The Ladies, The Collaboratory, and Ben Downs with music by Maja S. K. Ratkje
Wednesday, June 18, 2025 | 7 p.m.
Nautilus Music-Theater, Saint Paul MN
featuring Carnage the Executioner, Larry Wish,
and the world premiere of "To Be Named, Thing"
by Justin Spenner
Thursday, June 26, 2025 | 7 p.m.
featuring (ab)scheid and Ice Climber
with music by Carnage the Executioner & DJ Piecemeal
dreams transposed:
the legacy of pierrot lunaire
Saturday, April 6, 2024
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
featuring R. Louis Vajda conducting the UMN New Music Ensemble & soloist Elena Stabile, with music by Ravel, Sinnhuber, and Schoenberg.
seeds of culture:
a narrative through music
Featured Singer
Presented by the Bach Society of Minnesota, "Seeds of Culture" is a collaborative musical-theatrical project plotted and arranged by Marco Real-d'Arbelles and SEE MORE PERSPECTIVE. The project has been performed several times since its premiere and features Real-d'Arbelles (violin) and SEE MORE (spoken word & sound mixing) alongside featured musicians Kat Parent (voice), Phillip Rukavina (lute), Elena Stabile (voice), and Rie Tanaka (piano).
The video below was recorded during a live performance on November 17, 2023 at Sacred Heart Music Center in Duluth, MN. Presented by Sacred Heart Music Center and the University of Minnesota, Duluth.