Kira Seto
Kira Seto (she/her) is a multiracial (Japanese and white) song catcher, songleader, artist, community leader, and ever-evolving human residing in the original homelands of the Paiute, Wasco, and Warm Springs people, also known as Bend, Oregon. Enlivened by the magic of many voices weaving together in sonorous alchemy, Kira blends heart and harmony together, sharing potent, soulful, and enchanting songs, from simple pocket ones to layered polyphonic pieces. She believes in the transformative power of community singing - that it is an invaluable tool for empowerment, connection, and healing, both individually and collectively.
Kira has been songleading since 2017, ever since she experienced deep liberation with her own voice through aural-tradition community singing. In 2020 she joined as a co-songleader and organizer for Open Hub Singing, a drop-in community singing group in Bend. In 2023 she started Voices Rising, an all-voices community choir. She is a student of Lisa Littlebird’s Songleader Flight School (2020) and graduate of the Community Choir Leadership Training (2023). She has been a featured songleader at various festivals around the country, including Oregon Country Fair.
She currently directs Voices Rising Community Choir, offering experiential group singing aimed at interconnectivity and vocal harmony through weaving our voices together.
>>> Learn more about Kira’s music and offerings by following her on Instagram: @kira.is.singing or visit her Linktree site: https://linktr.ee/kira.seto.
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