projects
MAESTRA: First Takes
First Takes creates a pipeline for women and nonbinary people to make music alongside other early and mid-career professionals in a supportive and unpressured environment. Offered three times a year and co-led by Mila and trumpeter Rebecca Steinberg, the program aims to simulate a professional reading session that encourages emerging Maestras and Broadway veterans to be in dialogue with each other through music and community.
The Opera Cowgirls
The Opera Cowgirls are a band comprised of professional musicians Caitlin McKechney (founder), Sarah Beckham-Turner, Mila Henry, Maria Maxfield and Jessica Sandidge. Known for their ability to sing Puccini to Parton, the Cowgirls have performed in dive bars, jazz clubs and community events spanning the Texas Panhandle to the Sunshine State, the Big Apple to New England. With a combination of upscale voices and down-home instruments, this is truly where Grand Opera meets the Grand Ole Opry.
