
putting pants on the octopus recording session
Hi friends! I'm gathering some friends to sing and record a lil choral piece I've written about octopi (and what might happen if they wear pants!)
On April 12th from 1-5PM, I will be hosting a rehearsal and recording session of my piece, putting pants on the octopus, because I want to sing with YOU and I want to sing with you about octopi. We will be recording in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn.
Note: This is an unpaid project but I will do everything in my power to provide good snacks, a safe space for singing, and hopefully a good time. You will also, obviously, get credit in the video description.
The deadline to sign up is March 31st and you will receive an email with the exact location, details, a voice part assignment, and a score on April 4th. (If you want a sneak peek of the score it's here -> https://www.hannahcaisobel.com/scores under Choral.)
Feel free to email hannahcsobel@gmail.com if you have any questions!
Click this form to sign up!

Trans Day of Joy
Transcend Ambassadors will be singing at noon at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine on March 29th, for a Trans Day of Joy Service, so if you'd like to hear a sneak peek of how we're sounding before our June concert, come by!
Manhattan School Composers Concert
On March 24th at 7:30PM, Alexa Letourneau and I will be performing her soprano/flute duo, Abussos, at Greenfield Hall at Manhattan School of Music (130 Claremont Avenue, NY, NY, 10027.) The concert is free and you can find more information here.
March Rounds Party
Lili Tobias and I will host our March rounds party (which will be TRAIN themed!) on March 21st at 7PM in Park Slope. If you're interested in coming, email me for the address! We would love to have you there!

C4 March 2025 Concert 2
C4 is collaborating with Brooklyn Youth Chorus this season on a science/math themed concert! I'll be singing my first ever solo in quarter tones (or at least on-purpose quarter tones!) Our second concert will be on Saturday, March 15th at 8PM at St. Paul's Carroll Gardens, (199 Carroll Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11231.) You can buy tickets for Saturday here.

C4 March 2025 Concert 1
C4 is collaborating with Brooklyn Youth Chorus this season on a science/math themed concert! I'll be singing my first ever solo in quarter tones (or at least on-purpose quarter tones!) Our first concert will be on Friday, March 14th at 8PM at Redeemer West Side Church (150 W 83rd st, NY, NY, 10024). You can buy tickets for Friday here.

COPE Collective Presents Seven New Works By Emerging Composer-Performers
On Thursday, March 13th at 7:30PM at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, I will be singing in COPE Collective's inaugural concert. I'll be premiering Adrienne Schoenfeld's on Time. For more information and tickets, you can click this link.

Transcend Winter Concert
Come to my first concert as Transcend Community Chorale’s official Artistic Director. I’ll be conducting the first half of the concert, including my own piece, Snow, which will be performed by both the Community Chorale and the Ambassadors.
Click here for tickets.

C4 Premieres Concert 2
C4 presents a concert of entirely new works, including the premiere of my piece (about “butternut squash“) The New Achilles! Click here for tickets.


"Jellyfish" at The Shakespeare Concerts
Andrea Chenowith and the Ulysses Quartet will perform my piece for soprano and string quartet, Jellyfish, at Joseph Summer’s Shakespeare Concerts. You can find out more at this link.

Variations on EGG Recording Session
Helloooo friends! Remember 3 years ago I wrote a whole song about eggs and then made a little homemade music video about it? WELL if you are interested in doing one afternoon of choir rehearsal in which you will learn, sing, and record my piece Variations on EGG, look no longer! On September 7th, I'll be hosting a rehearsal and recording session of Variations on EGG at La Mama ETC. Unpaid but I will feed you snacks and you'll have a great time 🥚🍳💛
Fill out this form to sign up.

C4 Summer Workshop 4 - Singing/Sightsinging
I will be co-hosting Summer Workshops with C4 again. If you’d like to learn more about how C4 works, meet the choir, learn some new conducting skills from a C4 conductor, workshop a new piece, or just sing some cool new music, sign up for our FREE summer workshops here.

C4 Summer Workshop 3 - Composing
I will be co-hosting Summer Workshops with C4 again. If you’d like to learn more about how C4 works, meet the choir, learn some new conducting skills from a C4 conductor, workshop a new piece, or just sing some cool new music, sign up for our FREE summer workshops here.

Transcend Community Chorale Open House
Interested in singing with Transcend? On August 14th, we will be hosting an Open House so you can get to know me and the singers! We’ll be doing some fun games, singing some songs, and a little Q+A about the group!
Transcend Community Chorale is a chorus for trans and gender nonconforming voices. If you feel you belong in Transcend, you belong, and we would love to have you sing with us.
Please register FOR FREE here.

ACDA NY
Come say hi at ACDA NY! Karen Siegel will be conducting a sing-through of my pieces for C4, and I’ll be there to answer any questions. I’ll also be hanging out so if you’re around I’d love to say hi and hang out!

July Rounds Party
You know the drill! Bring a round, sing a round, this time - summer edition!
Note - if you are interested in being on the rounds party mailing list, please contact me so I can add you!

C4 Summer Workshop 2 - Composing
I will be co-hosting Summer Workshops with C4 again. If you’d like to learn more about how C4 works, meet the choir, learn some new conducting skills from a C4 conductor, workshop a new piece, or just sing some cool new music, sign up for our FREE summer workshops here.

C4 Summer Workshop 1 - Conducting
I will be co-hosting Summer Workshops with C4 again. If you’d like to learn more about how C4 works, meet the choir, learn some new conducting skills from a C4 conductor, workshop a new piece, or just sing some cool new music, sign up for our FREE summer workshops here.

Transcend Spring Concert
Save the date! Transcend will be presenting its pride concert, including a performance of my piece, I am, We are.

C4 June '24 Concert 2
C4 will be presenting its June ‘24 concert - a collaboratively written opera on the life of Rimbaud at St. Peter’s Church in Chelsea at 7:30 pm! You can find tickets here.

C4 June '24 Concert 1
C4 will be presenting its June ‘24 concert - a collaboratively written opera on the life of Rimbaud at St. Peter’s Church in Chelsea at 8 pm! You can find tickets here.

CCI / San Antonio Miniatures
Join us for an interactive concert experience featuring an installation co-created by Unheard-of, our CCI participants, and special guest Pamela Martinez exploring San Antonio nature at Evergreen Garden Center, a community staple since 1997 featuring an original glass greenhouse built in 1940. The performance combines solo works, electronics, and group participation pieces featuring both the ensemble and participants. We also feature an interactive plant sound sculpture by Pamela Martinez. We will also feature an interactive plant sound sculpture by Martinez and a multi-media sound and light sculpture by Miles Jefferson Friday. Reserve a seat here.

CCI / San Antonio Premiere
As one of the composers in residence at Unheard-of Ensemble’s CCI / San Antonio workshop, Unheard-of will be premiering my piece (a guided improvisation and meditation) Making Past With My Love Is Oddly Reminiscent of Making Tomato Sandwiches With My Mother. You can reserve a ticket here.

Re | Flex
Relache Ensemble will be premiering my piece, I did not see a bear, nor did I sneeze at 4pm at Black Squirrel Club. You can find our more information here!

One Year Anniversary Rounds Party
Celebrate the one year anniversary of Lili and my rounds parties! Come to Brooklyn Bridge Park at 5pm (by the carousel) for lots of round singing, round food and round love. Everyone is invited!

Man Music
Lili Tobias and I will be performing our long awaited Man Music recital - music with text by men… probably not for men? I’ll be singing the premiere of Lili’s song cycle, Men on Facebook, as well as premiering a few of my own pieces: Directress, It Only Gets Worse at Night, and My Peculiar Artistic Focus.
We will be at Opera America in the Charles MacKay studio, and you can grab a ticket here! If price is an issue feel free to reach out to me (even if you don’t know me!) for a discount code.

NYPL Transcend Outreach Concert
I will be conducting an outreach concert at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL). RSVP FREE tickets here! Transcend will be premiering my new piece, I am, We are.

A Night at the MicroOpera
A receptionist runs into a movie star. A housewife puts everything she has into dinner. A young man regrets going to the doctor. A woman decides whether to kill her husband. A pair of baby shoes are sold.
5 experimental micro-operas from 5 contemporary composers, bundled wholesale for your convenience!
Come watch the debut show of my opera company, Granite Planet, and watch the premiere of my micro opera, What’s it trying to feel like?
What’s it trying to feel like? by Hannah Cai Sobel and Simone Stern
Chop Chop by Grace Oberhofer and Hannah Nikka Osinada
A Temp Meets Renee Zellweger by Rory Fewer
Madam Adam by Jenny Jackson
For Sale by Paul Aryes.
Tickets are available here!

Transcend Sings at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine
Transcend will be singing at the 12pm May 4th service at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. Come here us sing a beautiful set in the most beautiful space there is <3

Transcend Spring Caroling
Transcend will be caroling in Washington Square Park! Come hear some of our new rep, some old pieces, and say hi!