Music Director

SONA MINASIAN (HE/HIM or THEY/THEM) is the Music Director at NSUU.

Sona Minasian recently moved to the Somerville from Ithaca, NY. A recent grad from Ithaca College School of Music, Sona earned his bachelors in Music Education, majoring in piano and voice, while specializing in collaborative piano music. While studying under teacher Vadim Serebryany, Sona performed two elective recitals focused on sharing his Armenian cultural heritage through classical music, which has strongly shaped his approach as a director and educator. During and after his degree, Sona was active in the community choir scene in Ithaca, acting as interim co-director for Transpose: Ithaca Queer Singer’s alliance and music director at Forest Home Chapel UMC.

He currently teaches private piano, voice, and guitar lessons to students of all ages both in person and online. An accomplished singer, Sona has performed with groups like Southern Tier Singer’s Collective, and currently sings with Coro Allegro, Boston’s LGBTQ and allied classical chorus. They are thrilled to be joining the NSUU community as music director!