Vienna Teng

“I was in a long-distance relationship with music for many years,” jokes songwriter Vienna Teng. “Now we’re finally moving back in together.”  Long-distance, perhaps, but also long-running. In 2002, Teng released her debut album Waking Hour, landing her on NPR’s Weekend Edition, The Late Show with David Letterman and the top of Amazon’s music charts. Her album “Aims” in 2013 became the first album to win four Independent Music Awards.  A computer science major before she was a recording artist, Teng is a nerd at heart, as comfortable in spreadsheets as the spotlight. Studying environmental sustainability led to a new career working on climate change, energy and waste issues and in 2022, she launched a “music x climate action” community on Patreon.  The long-distance phase is over. Now it’s time for communion – and moving forward.