From Richmond, VA, Talia found her home within the arts at a young age, beginning piano lessons when she was six and joining the Virginia Choristers Children’s choir at nine. During her nine subsequent years with the Choristers, Talia toured internationally and performed in distinguished venues including Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall and The White House, and eventually became founder of the ensemble's advanced Chamber choir. In middle school, she began performing in local musicals and taking private voice lessons, which she continued through high school. Talia then attended the Appomattox Regional Governor's School for the Arts as a voice major where she served as Vice President of the school’s Tri-M Music Honor Society chapter, performed in and served as musical director for a number of musicals, and in her senior year won the National School Choral Award. Since graduating, Talia joined the Creative Team for The Virtual Theater Company, a volunteer arts organization run by college students across the nation that works to provide youth with artistic opportunities during the pandemic. Despite beginning her first year from home, Talia has already begun to find her place in the artistic community at UVA, having performed in Working (Rose Hoffman) and Singin’ in the Rain (Dora Bailey) with First Year Players and joining University Singers in her first semester. She is so excited to continue her artistic journey at UVA as a Miller Arts Scholar.