“Culture is freedom.”
Meghan Pilar Whittier Habibzai, is a vocalist, arranger, composer and conductor. She is a professional musician whose experience spans choral music, art song, opera, musical theater, jazz, and bluegrass. Recent concert venues include Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and the residence of the Ambassador of Spain in Washington, D.C. She was a member of the Soldiers' Chorus of the U.S. Army Field Band from 2007-2019. Having performed in 48 states, Puerto Rico, and Spain, Meghan is a versatile vocalist, choral director, and arranger, and has had her choral arrangements sung on National tours by the Soldiers' Chorus, including a reimagining of the "Coventry Carol" at Baltimore's Lyric Theater in 2017. Meghan regularly collaborates with her husband, flamenco guitarist Behzad Habibzai. Together they have performed at An Die Musik Live, The Hill Arts, Blue, Space, and Mechanics Hall in Portland, Maine.
Photographs by Mat Garber