Grammy-nominated mezzo-soprano and contemporary vocalist Carrie Cheron is a celebrated presence on stages worldwide. A remarkably versatile artist, she moves with ease and authenticity across a wide range of vocal styles and is highly sought after as both a classical performer and crossover artist. Carrie has been hailed as “consoling and soulful,” with the “voice of an angel,” and is known for performances of “heartfelt expression” and “mystifying simplicity.” She performs regularly as a soloist and ensemble member of such beloved groups as Skylark Vocal Ensemble, Emmanuel Music, Boston Baroque, Lorelei Ensemble, Musicians of the Old Post Road, and folk/baroque collective Floyds Row, among others.

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The 2026-2027 season is filled with exciting solo performances: Bach’s solo alto cantata, BWV 169, “Gott soll allein mein Herze haben,” two performances of Bach’s St Matthew Passion, to celebrate its 350th anniversary, Bach’s Magnificat, selections from Carol Koffinke’s new musical, Faces of Love, a repeat performance of Benedict Sheehan’s adaptation of A Christmas Carol, with Skylark Ensemble and Tony Award-winning actress Christine Baranski, and of course countless cantatas with Boston’s own Emmanuel Music! This season also includes a work Carrie has long dreamed of performing: in May, she will perform Peter Lieberson’s Neruda Songs, with pianist Donald Berman, at The Platform in Cambridge.

In addition to her riveting solo work, this season Carrie continues to feed her love for ensemble singing with ensembles much beloved to her, including Boston Baroque, Emmanuel Music, and Skylark Ensemble. Her engagements with Skylark this season include Sleepy Hollow; A Christmas Carol with actress Christine Baranski at the Morgan Library & Museum in NYC and The Breakers in Newport, RI; Joby Talbot’s Path of Miracles; Gentle Dark (celebrating the October release of Skylark’s album “Gentle Dark”); and Fragments of Memory at the Jewish Museum in New York City.

Additional  recent highlights include Carrie’s international solo debut with Skylark Ensemble at the Holy Week Festival at St. John’s, Smith Square in London, accompanied by a live on-air performance on BBC Radio 3’s program, “In Tune”; a solo performance with the orchestra and chorus of Emmanuel Music at Bachfest Leipzig; the world premiere of Francine Trester’s “A Walk in her Shoes” with Boston Landmarks Orchestra; the world premiere of Trester’s “In Her Element” with Kendall Square Orchestra; the world-premiere of Trester’s song cycle Neshot Hayil at NEC’s Jordan Hall; Vivaldi’s Stabat Mater with Portland Bach Experience, Neal Hampton’s new musical adaptation of Sense & Sensibility with Plymouth Philharmonic; Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with New Bedford Symphony; Bach’s B Minor Mass, Christmas Oratorio, St. John Passion, solo alto cantatas BWV 54 and 170, and countless Bach cantatas with Emmanuel Music, many of which are available to watch on YouTube; the east-coast premiere of Caroline Shaw’s The Listeners; Reema Esmail’s This Love Between Us; appearances with Musicians of the Old Post Road; performances with the Holiday Pops in Boston; and a “bucket list” performance of Respighi’s Il Tramonto, with Monadnock Music. Carrie’s love for the art song repertoire has also brought her to stages to present Wolf’s Spanisches Liederbuch, Britten’s A Charm of Lullabies, and more.

On the operatic stage, Carrie has performed the roles of Amore and Valletto with Boston Baroque in Monteverdi’s L’incoronazione di Poppea; Doctor/Loki in Guerilla Opera’s world premiere presentation of Per Bloland’s opera Pedr Solis; and Vicki in Francine Trester’s chamber opera Florence Comes Home.

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A champion of contemporary classical composition, Ms. Cheron is a regular collaborator with Boston-based composer Francine Trester, performing four of her song cycles, two of which were written expressly for her voice. Last season Carrie performed Mary Magdalen by composer Marti Epstein and previously performed her piece weavery, also written for Carrie. She has recorded the song cycle Alice, by composer Thomas Oboe Lee, and performed the mezzo-soprano/viola da gamba song cycle Ascent, by late Boston composer Christopher Montgomery.

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A featured soloist on all four of Skylark Ensemble’s GRAMMY®-nominated recordings, Carrie can also be heard as a soloist on Lorelei Ensemble’s recording of David Lang’s love fail, and is featured on their recent recording of Jessica Meyer’s I Long and Seek After.

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As a nationally recognized performing singer-songwriter, Ms. Cheron’s original compositions and singing have been celebrated by the John Lennon Songwriting Contest, Great Waters Folk Festival, Rocky Mountain Folks Fest, and the Connecticut Folk Festival Songwriting Contest. She has shared the stage with such acclaimed artists as Sweet Honey In The Rock and Anais Mitchell.

A dedicated educator, Carrie is an Associate Professor of Voice at Berklee College of Music, and maintains a private voice studio in Boston, where she teaches healthy vocal technique of all genres. www.carriecheron.com

“Mezzo-soprano Carrie Cheron sets a supremely high bar with an entrancing rendition of the Piaf-associated “La Vie en Rose,” the singer’s enunciation superb and her emotional calibration nuanced.”                                            
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