LAUREN BOND (she/her) is an interdisciplinary performer, music director, artist and educator based in Washington, DC. She is neurodivergent, queer, and Latina. Across mediums, her works are accessible, whimsical, and rooted in historicity and interculturality.

In a world of single-tracked professionals, Lauren is a true Renaissance woman. She graduated from Yale University with a B.A. in American Studies (Concentration in Audio, Visual, Literary, and Performance Medias) and a Certificate of Advanced Language Study in Spanish. Her senior thesis, “Bessie Smith and the New World Blues” combined her love of archival research and audio storytelling into a sci-fi play written for radio.

As an education resource specialist, Lauren’s empathy and humor have touched the hearts of countless students. A 2022-23 recipient of the Yale Glee Club Service Through Music Fellowship, Lauren spent a year building robust performing arts programs in New Haven, CT public schools. Her work in accessible education has continued at Fusion Academy, a school for students with social, emotional, and learning differences. Lauren creates and teaches customized curriculum for middle- and high-schoolers that help their unique brains thrive.

As a vocalist and music director, Lauren has traveled the world, crafting polished performances in the recording studio and for world-class venues like the Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage. She is the producer and director of No More Blues (2020, Redhot & Blue) and a contributing director on Live from Vermont (2021, The Whiffenpoofs). In the rehearsal room, she looks out for the whole musician, cultivating an environment where inclusivity becomes a key to excellence, and play and professionalism go hand in hand.

As a visual artist, she regularly designs and creates custom works for commission. Lauren’s crochet and cloth garments are made to fit each client’s body and life, not the other way around. Her linocut prints and watercolor paintings bring joy to homes across the country.