Rachael Chagat

Rachael Chagat (she/her) is a Teaching Artist with the Handel and Haydn Society where she teaches K0-6th grade general music at the Winship School in Brighton. She also runs and directs the Choral Program at the New School of Music in Cambridge. In the Fall of 2021, Rachael was named a Fellow in the 2021-2023 cohort of the Music Educator and Teaching Artist (META) Fellowship - a partnership of The Klarman Family Foundation and Mass Cultural Council which seeks to strengthen youth music pathways in Massachusetts by recognizing the critical role educators play in supporting youth. Previously, she has been a Choral Artist with the Metropolitan Opera Guild and served on faculty for the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s Days in the Arts at Tanglewood program.

In addition to her work as a music educator, Rachael is an active performer in the Boston area. Dedicated to both art song and vocal chamber music, she has performed in venues across the U.S. and in Europe. Rachael is a founding member of Ensemble Lyrae, a Boston-based chamber ensemble composed of 4 voices and pianist. Rachael graduated with Distinction from the Longy School of Music in Cambridge with both a Master of Music and Graduate Performance Diploma in Vocal Performance. While at Longy, she was a 2005 Honors Competition winner and a finalist in the 2007 Concerto Competition. Ms. Chagat earned her bachelor’s degree in Music Education from Capital University and a certificate from the Zoltán Kodály Pedagogical Institute of Music in Kecskemét, Hungary.