Cofounder, Dr. Lubecke Sarabia completed her undergraduate musical studies at Baylor University in 2013, received her Master’s in Vocal Performance from the University of Texas San Antonio in 2018, and completed her DMA at the University of Colorado Boulder in 2024. She was chosen as the winner of UTSA’s Concerto and Aria competition in the spring of 2017, receiving the chance to sing with the UTSA orchestra in concert. In the summer of 2016, she spent six weeks in Austria, performing sacred music and Spanish music concerts with the American Institute of Musical Studies in Graz. Her past roles include Mlle, Silberklang in Der Schauspieldirektor, 2nd Lady in Dido and Aeneas, Knitter#2 in A Game of Chance, and Rosalinde in Die Fledermaus. Most recently, she performed as Lady with a Cake Box in Postcard to Morocco, Mimí in La Bohème, and Alice Ford in Verdi’s Falstaff with Eklund Opera. In 2021, Dr. Lubecke Sarabia co-founded The Canciones Project, a non-profit corporation in Texas that seeks to champion Latin American music in the American musical institution and emphasize bel canto singing technique in a way that embraces the tenets of culturally responsive pedagogy.

Dr. Seesholtz is the cofounder and executive director of the nonprofit organization, Canciones project, a Professor in Residence at CEMTA University in San Lorenzo, Paraguay and former Director of Vocal Pedagogy at the University of Colorado at Boulder. His most recent operatic performances include; Tío Sarvaor (Manuel de Falla’s La Vida Breve), Germont (La Traviata), Sharpless (Madame Butterfly), Alvaro (Florencia en el Amazonas), Iago (Verdi’s Otello), Silvio (Pagliacci),Verdi's Falstaff as Ford, and his favorite role, Gianni Schicchi (title role). Some of his solo concert performances include Camina Burana, Brahm’s Requiem, the Five Mystical Songs, Sea Symphony, and Dona Nobis Pacem by Vaughan Williams. He has published multiple articles and curated music collections including: “Hyperadduction: A Pedagogic Approach for the 21st Century Voice Instructor,” “The AIDS Quilt Songbook and Its Uncollected Works,” “The Origin of the Verdi Baritone, ” and “The Lost Songs of the AIDS Quilt Songbook.” In August 2024, he began traveling throughout Latin America researching, performing and lecturing at multiple institutions including: Conservatorio de las Rosas (Mexico), Facultad de Bellas Artes (Mexico), Centro Evangélico Mennonita de Teología Ascunción (Paraguay) and Ateneo Paraguayo (Paraguay).

Board Member President, Eapen Leubner is the founder of the nonprofit, Art Song Colorado, formerly the fiscal sponsor of the Canciones Project.  Eapen’s recent artistic energies have focused on expanding his modern opera repertoire. He performed the role of Samuel in Rorem’s Three Sisters who are not Sisters and Ab in Charles Fussell’s The Astronaut’s Tale, both with Encompass New Opera. In November, 2012 Eapen sang the role of Abraham in Chelsea Opera’s staged production of Britten’s Canticle ii. Demonstrating breadth beyond opera, Eapen performed a new art song as part of a composer showcase at The Stone, an avant-garde performance space in New York City (composer Andy Laster).

Board Member, Treasurer, Marlene Zacarias Rosenboom moved to the United States from Mexico to pursue her Bachelors in Accounting from UTSA and a masters in business from UIW.  She worked as an auditor for government agencies, then Trinity University as Grant Accountant.  She went into global corporate accounting with clear channel, then to UTSA as Sr Accountant and is now a project manager for a Fortune 500 company (BD) doing various financially focused projects.

Board Member, Cuban-American mezzo-soprano, Dr. Olga Perez Flora, has been lauded by Opera News for her “smoky tones” and “firm, pleasant voice and lively poise.” She has performed with opera companies and symphonies across the country and internationally and is best known for her sultry Carmen, which she has performed numerous times, including her debut with Amarillo Opera. Recently, she performed the role of Frost in the recording of Stephen Colantti’s children’s opera The Selfish Giant with the Erie Chamber Orchestra.  She is currently on faculty at the University of New Mexico. 

Board Member, Dr. Charbel Yubaile is the Director of Vocal Performances at “The Ponce Project”, a Houston-based non-profit whose mission is to promote the rich and exceptional music of Mexican composer Manuel Ponce. He is a Piano Instructor at Houston Community College,Staff Collaborative Pianist at the University of Houston, and a Kawai Piano Medallion Educator. He has taught K-12 students and adults in Mexico and the Katy/Houston area, and completed a doctoral music degree in Piano Performance with an emphasis in Collaborative Piano at the University of Houston. Dr. Yubaile completed his Bachelors degree at the University of Zacatecas, Mexico and a Master of Music in Piano Performance and Pedagogy at Oklahoma State University. He has performed at the “School of Musical Arts” at the University of Costa Rica, Ambato City Hall in Ecuador, Alixares Hotel in Granada, Spain; Slovak Radio Concert Hall in Bratislava, "Freskensaal" at the Laudon Palace in Vienna, Kurhaus Pavillon in Bad Aussee, Austria; "Tel-Hai International Piano Masterclasses" in Israel, including performances as a solo and collaborative pianist in multiple recitals, festivals and contests in the USA and abroad. He worked as a piano professor and accompanist at the University of Nayarit (México), as well as at Oklahoma State University and the University of Houston.

Board Member,
Judge Mary Roman earned her undergraduate degree from University of Texas at San Antonio and her J.D. from St. Mary’s School of Law. Prior to serving as judge for Texas District 175, she served as an attorney and chief of the Family Violence Unit in Bexar County District Attorney’s Office. She is a member of the San Antonio Bar Association, the Mexican-American Bar Association, the San Antonio Bar Foundation, the San Antonio 100, and the Texas Women’s Forum.