Buonaiuto, Danielle

Danielle Buonaiuto

Mentorship Program Manager Danielle Buonaiuto (she/they) has a multifaceted background as a singer, community-builder, and organizational leader. Passionate about advancing equity and diversity in the arts, and widening access to opportunities in classical music to members of marginalized groups, such as LGBTQ+ artists and artists of color, she works in the fields of choral/vocal music and new music to build organizations and programs with mission-driven policy and programs, equitable structure, and long-term sustainability.

She has been a founding member of multiple ensembles, including ChamberQUEER, a Brooklyn-based organization that exists to promote LGBTQ+ composers and performers and build inclusive spaces in classical music. In the realm of education, she founded the Encore Young Artists program at Ars Musica Chorale, led the development of community engagement programming at Musica Viva NY, and is a Met Guild Teaching Artist.

Danielle is a doctoral candidate at the Graduate Center at CUNY, and received her masters degrees in voice and musicology from Peabody Conservatory.