Migmar Tsering

Musician and storyteller Migmar Tsering, a Tibetan refugee who has lived in Vermont since 2011, plays traditional music on the dramyin, a long-necked, seven-string lute. Born in Tibet and brought up in India, Tsering is a singer, songwriter, musician, composer, and traditional Tibetan dance instructor. For nearly ten years, he has taught and performed Tibetan music and dance in the Burlington, Vermont, area. He works as the O.N.E. Community Center Site Coordinator through Burlington, Vermont Parks and Recreation Department. Migmar participated in CCHAP’s collaborative project New Lives New England that brought Connecticut Tibetans and other newcomer artists to Migmar’s home in Burlington, Vermont, and he visited TibetFest in 2018 to connect with Connecticut Tibetans there.