Music

“Stunning” –Yoga Chicago

Irene is a vocalist and recording artist drawing musical inspiration from sacred sounds around the world and Latin folk music traditions. With a musical inheritance that includes Peruvian folk and huayno (her grandfather was Peruvian composer Manuel León), Irene blends musical traditions, the old and the new, and is known for her directness, equanimity, warmth, and humor. Early in her career, she found a home in the vibrant a cappella communities of the Northeast, where she directed university and semi-professional vocal ensembles, toured with a cappella sextet 6Appeal, and earned multiple Best of Collegiate A Cappella (BOCA) nods while serving as adjunct faculty at Suffolk University. Her album Beloved was featured in Yoga Journal, Yoga Chicago, and on stages and in studios from the Kripalu Center (MA) and Yoga Tree (CA) to the Prague Spirit Festival.

Irene is currently enrolled in Rhiannon’s year-long vocal improvisation intensive, All the Way In, under the direction of Cara Trezise. She has co-founded the Vocal Wilds Collective, alongside TatiAnah Thunberg, a community-rooted initiative devoted to supporting and strengthening vocal improvisation circles and collaborations in the region. Learn more about Vocal Wilds HERE.