CHIRA BELL, Press and Marketing DIRECTOR
Chira Bell (they/them) is the Assistant Director for Financial Aid at Manhattan School of Music. They provide freelance assistance to various opera singers in New York City, including J’Nai Bridges, mezzo-soprano, for whom Chira has worked since 2022.
Contributing to the community is a cornerstone value of Chira’s work, and they do so in part by serving on the Interstaff Committee and Cultural Inclusion Committee at Manhattan School of Music. As well as the honor of advising the Black Student Union. Duncan Williams is the pinnacle of this work.
They hold a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from the Manhattan School of Music.
While at Manhattan School of Music, Chira served in many community leadership roles, including two-term Presidencies of both the Student Government Association and Queer People for the Betterment of Society, along with working with the Black Student Union and founding multiple community groups. They were also in active leadership roles with ClassiX Arts and Virginia Governor’s School of the Performing and Visual Arts and Humanities.
Contributing to the community is a cornerstone value of Chira’s work, and they do so in part by serving on the Interstaff Committee and Cultural Inclusion Committee at Manhattan School of Music. As well as the honor of advising the Black Student Union. Duncan Williams is the pinnacle of this work.
They hold a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from the Manhattan School of Music.
While at Manhattan School of Music, Chira served in many community leadership roles, including two-term Presidencies of both the Student Government Association and Queer People for the Betterment of Society, along with working with the Black Student Union and founding multiple community groups. They were also in active leadership roles with ClassiX Arts and Virginia Governor’s School of the Performing and Visual Arts and Humanities.