Set Your Voice Free.
Live Rejoicing.
Music • Communication • Leadership • Life Coaching
Mariam Haddad helps people reclaim their voice through music, communication, leadership, and life coaching—so they can offer their gifts with clarity, courage, and joy, as the beautiful creations God made them to be.
About Mariam Haddad
Her Belief
Rejoicing, We Speak Life.​
Voice is more than sound.
It is breath, body, and truth.
It is an offering.
When a voice is freed,
a life can rejoice.
What She Specializes In
Building Up Others in Love
​Mariam specializes in freeing voices across disciplines—from musicians and speakers to leaders and seekers—helping them express who they truly are and establish meaningful, lasting impact in their work and lives.
Her Vision
A World of Rejoicing Voices
Mariam’s vision is bold and simple:
to help free one million voices—so people everywhere can live, lead, and create from a place of purpose, beauty, and praise.​
25+ Years Experience
​Proven Builder, Educator & Coach
Ms. Haddad develops professional speakers and global leaders to find and set their voices free—harnessing their full potential and executing with clarity, confidence, and leadership effectiveness through communication.
She has been a lifelong developer of musical talent in children and adults through piano and voice instruction. In recent years, she has also built music ministries that cultivate lives of joyful prayer, helping others make a joyful noise unto the Lord through the expression of their talents and lived purpose.
Known as a subject matter exert on voice, she has created learning programs and co-produced and appeared in e-learning content, video series, and vlogs.
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Performance Background
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Classical concert pianist
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Opera singer
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Solo recital and concert artist
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Chamber musician
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Public speaker and storyteller
Singing Diction
English, Spanish, Italian, German, French, Greek, Arabic, Latin, Russian
Professional Musical Performance Experience
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Leading operatic roles
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Solo and chamber performance
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Appearances across stage, television, radio, video, and podcasts
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Mistress of Ceremonies
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Event concept design and production
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Fundraising and community engagement
Trained by World Class Performing Artists
A seasoned performer, Ms. Haddad has appeared in leading operatic roles and in solo and chamber music recitals as both a classical pianist and singer. She has performed nationally and internationally across stage, television, and radio, and sings in nine languages. She is the creator, producer, and MC of Electrify Houston, Bach 2 Soul, A Song of Hope, and other creative initiatives.
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Holding a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Piano Performance, Ms. Haddad’s vocal training is rooted in the classical Bel Canto tradition. She studied with master teachers whose artistic lineage includes La Scala and the Metropolitan Opera, and whose mentorship traces directly to legendary artists such as Beniamino Gigli, Maria Callas, Luciano Pavarotti, Joan Sutherland, Victoria de Los Angeles, and Montserrat Caballé.
Vocal Teachers / Conductors / Coaches include: Lazarro Ferrari, Bill Weibel, Debria Brown, Kathryn Ciesinski, Beverly Laubach, Hal Lanier, Pedro Yanez, Dr. Sharon Radionoff, Pablo Zinger.
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Piano Teachers / Coaches include: Dr. Kwang-Wu Kim, Dr. Neil Stannard and Timothy Hester.
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MasterClass Performance Coaching with: Bridgette Hooks, Melissa Parks, Ted Taylor, Stephen Prutsman, Federico Cortese, Nohema Fernandez, Dr. Victor Rosenbaum, Luis Battle and Michael Kannen.
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Feldenkrais Method Studies:
Martha Ramirez-Welch
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Singing Speech Pathology Studies:
Dr. Sharon Radionoff
Soulful Storyteller
Mariam believes words are power—and that when shaped with intention, discipline, and heart, they become life-giving forces that move people to clarity, courage, and action. Words form the melody of our life’s song, and how we use them determines the impact we leave behind.
An American-Arab raised along the El Paso–Juárez border, Mariam draws from a rich blend of cultural heritage, Eastern Orthodox spirituality, and a lifetime of musical and performance training. Through her work, she weaves voice, narrative, and performance into living expressions that engage the whole person—spirit, heart, mind, and body—helping leaders and creatives inspire belief, ignite purpose, and amplify impact across global audiences.
Mariam has been a featured speaker and performer for organizations and platforms including Dr. Pepper, TEDx Houston, the Women in Logistics Leadership Conference, The Business Maker’s Show, SASE, The Diversity Summit, and the HR Symposium.
Her work has also been showcased through signature initiatives such as Electrify Houston and Bach 2 Soul, and with global organizations including Boeing, NASA, Shell, BP, Chevron, and Sinopec. She has appeared across media and academic platforms such as Asia Voice Radio, Houston Public Media, and the University of Houston Wolff Center, reaching audiences within Fortune 500 companies worldwide.
Her work has reached audiences within numerous Fortune 500 companies worldwide.
Voice in Action: Creative, Performance & Coaching Work
Featured speaker on Setting Your Voice Free for the Women in Logistics Leadership Conference 2025 in Houston, Texas.
This sample offers a brief glimpse into a coaching session with an international business leader, Houston-based real estate professional, and emerging voice in Houston’s civic and political landscape. When the stakes rise, the whole person matters as much as the voice. Helen is engaged in the work of aligning who she is with how she shows up, enabling her talents to serve others with greater clarity and impact. Mariam partners with leaders at this level to help them set their voice free and step forward with confidence, dignity, and purpose.
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Learn more about this programming at: www.perfcommcomp.com/set-your-voice-free
"Rainbows Never End" is an original composition written and performed by Mariam Haddad. The song tells a deeper story through music from Chapter 1 of Corage, an original work based on courageous, everyday heroes.
"Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5, Cantilena" In this video, the artists performed an excerpt from the Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5, Cantilena by 20th-century Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos.
"Slavonic Dances Op 46 No 8 G minor Dvorak" Concert for the French American Chamber of Commerce 2010.
"Ave Maria, Franz Schubert" A Foray Music Studio Production in conjunction with the French American Chambers of Commerce.
"Spirits Rebellious" is an original composition written, performed and produced by Mariam Haddad. It is intended as the Overture for a musical work Mariam has been creating based on Khalil Gibran's book, "Spirits Rebellious."
"National Anthem" is an original arrangement composed, played and sung by Mariam Haddad. She was asked to come up with a fresh take on our country's anthem and performed this for the Mayor of Houston as well as Governor Rick Perry.
"The Front Row, Tuesday, 10/14/2008" Soprano and pianist Mariam Haddad is joined in the KUHF Performance Studio by violinist Bassam Nasawati and pianist Lama Nasawati DeVries for a preview of her concert at St. Joseph Orthodox Christian Church.
"The Front Row, Friday, 05/29/2009" Houston’s French-American Chamber of Commerce presents Salon à la Française, an evening of art-songs and four-hand piano works from the late- and post-Romantic eras, performed by soprano and pianist Mariam Haddad and pianist Lama Nashawati DeVries. The recital is tomorrow evening at 7:30 at Ovations and Haddad and DeVries off excerpts in a KUHF’s Geary Performance Studio preview session.
"Tu Virgnum Corona, Mozart" Live performance at St. George Orthodox Church in a fund-raising concert benefitting the victims of the earthquake in Syria, 2023.
Smile at Life
Contact Information:
​Mariam E. Haddad
Mobile: (281) 250-9858
Make a Joyful Noise
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