Awet Andemicael
Active as a performer, writer, consultant, and educator, Awet Andemicael works primarily in the areas of music and theology, and is Associate Dean of Marquand Chapel and Lecturer in Theology at Yale Divinity School and the Institute of Sacred Music.
As a concert and operatic soprano, she has sung at festivals and concert venues across North America, Europe, and Japan. She has received music awards from numerous organizations, including the Metropolitan Opera National Council and the Oratorio Society of New York. Her current theological work focuses on the intersection of divine glory and human transformation in the social and political thought of Irenaeus of Lyon. She has also written and served as a consultant on music and theology, refugee studies, and interfaith engagement. Her most recent publication is a chapter in Theology, Music, and Modernity: Struggles for Freedom, edited by Jeremy Begbie, Daniel K. L. Chua, and Markus Rathey (Oxford University Press, 2021). Learn more about her music and academic careers.
