LOAM owes its origins to the Bard College Conservatory of Music and its singular Vocal Arts program.
partnered for their capstone performance project, co-founders, Micah Gleason and Joanne Evans found themselves with a common creative goal: to produce classical works that they wanted to see; to demonstrate to contemporary audiences what is to be loved and revered in opera and recitals, and what is to be untangled, evolved and expanded. This lead them through their project and beyond, into a long-term creative partnership.
With the goal of staging existing works and commissioning brand new pieces, LOAM presents multi-disciplinary performances using their classical training to create compelling experiences and tell important stories through the presentation of new, and newly imagined works.
LOAM’s premiere project was 'Fragile Femme', an evening of semi-immersive chamber music, poetry, and dance examining femmephobia and featuring music by living North American composers.
LOAM’s next project is 'Daughter of God', a newly commissioned one-woman chamber opera written by Christopher Bell (Composer) and Susan Bywaters (librettist).
'Daughter of God' tells the story of leah, a christian influencer fighting a losing battle against cancer, as she prepares to upload her consciousness to an AI model named Thea.
a public workshop for 'Daughter of God' was held in Philadelphia on May 10th, 2024. the full work is in development, and slated for performance in 2025.