Filipino-American pianist/singer Hannah Cochingco Comia is hailed for her innate musicality and versatility in performance. 

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Recent engagements include performing at the CMM concert series in downtown Syracuse with Professor Heyman's SU piano studio; performances with Sofar Sounds in NYC, Philadelphia, Boston and DC; music directing the Fall 2018 WP Musical Theatre Workshop; performances with the WP Piano Trio/Quartet/Quintet; attending the Summer 2018 Lake Placid Institute of Arts and Humanities Chamber Music Festival on full scholarship; singing in Austria, Italy, and Germany with the Euro Tour 2018 WP Chamber Singers. 

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Released in February 2018, Blue is Hannah’s first EP/album of original music. She performs as both pianist and singer, along with a band of other young and talented faces. The work can be described as a mix of jazz, pop, R&B, and alternative singer-songwriter influence. 

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Hannah is currently pursing a Masters of Music in Piano Performance (Collaborative). While at SU, she serves as a graduate piano TA at the Setnor School of Music and a Teaching Mentor with the Graduate School. As a teaching assistant, Hannah teaches both major and non major piano courses, in addition to collaborating with multiple ensembles and soloists. Recently, she received the 2020 Evalina Vernon Honsinger Prize for excellence in Piano Performance. Hannah is part of the piano studio of Steven Heyman and under the teaching mentorship of Ida Tili-Trebicka. 

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An alumna of William Paterson University, Hannah graduated magna cum laude and music honors with a B.M. in Classical Piano Performance. At William Paterson, she also studied jazz and classical voice, and received a minor in chemistry. She was awarded Class of 2019 Outstanding Musician. She is a sister of Sigma Alpha Iota and former President/Treasurer of the Theta Kappa Chapter at WPU. 

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When Hannah is not performing or practicing, she enjoys watching NCIS, listening to Mozart Opera, photographing, and eating sushi or buffalo wings.