Sonika Raj will present a freshman recital featuring music by Bach, Caldara, Scarlatti, Schubert, Fauré and Copland on Thursday, May 20, at 6 p.m. in Emerson Hall, Taylor Music Center. The event is free and open to the public.
Sonika is pursuing a B.S./B.A. in biology and music and an M.S. in health care management through the Leadership in Medicine Program. She has been a singer-songwriter and pianist since age 8, and she recently began to study the guitar. She has since produced several private music CDs with self-composed music and lyrics.
In October 2004, Sonika was the first Asian-American to perform the American and Indian national anthems at New York’s City Hall. Last year, she was the first student at her high school to be invited to the New York State School Music Association All-Eastern Honors Mixed Choir. At Union, she is a member of the Camerata Singers, a select chamber choir, and she studies voice with Corine Salon.