About

Biography

Baltimore based soprano Caitlin Glastonbury is an active solo performer, ensemble collaborator, and arts administrator. They have appeared on stage around the United States in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Los Angeles, New York City, and abroad in Sarteano, Italy. Their mission is to create open pockets of community by sharing human experiences through vocal and chamber music and broader performance artistry.

As a recitalist, Caitlin is passionate about featuring new music, especially by Nonbinary and Transgender composers. They frequently collaborate with current composers to commission, workshop, and premier new works, and value opportunities to contribute to this creative process. They explore the intersection between early and contemporary styles, pushing musical boundaries with storytelling. They have extensive experience with sacred and liturgical singing, currently holding a soloist position at Roland Park Presbyterian Church.

This season, they will perform with the Peabody NEXT Ensemble, appearing as a featured soloist in David Lang’s Little Match Girl Passion. Their upcoming engagements include Missy Mazzoli’s Vespers for a New Dark Age with Mind of Fire and Steve Reich’s Drumming with the Peabody Percussion Group and Sandbox Percussion. Caitlin has performed with a number of ensembles in the Southern Tier of New York, including Cayuga Vocal Ensemble, the Dorothy Cotton Jubilee Singers, Syracuse Schola Cantorum, and Southern Tier Singers Collective, often appearing as a soloist. They were honored to join the choir for Tamar-kali’s Freedom is a Constant Struggle as part of Lincoln Center’s Summer for the City series in 2023. They were a finalist in the Civic Morning Musicals Competition in 2021 and 2023.

Beyond performance, Caitlin is passionate about increasing access and equity in the arts through work in education and administration. They currently work as an Assistive Technology Assistant for the Peabody Institute’s Student Disability Services, and are the Community Engagement Intern for Peabody’s LAUNCHPad office. Further, they are the Marketing and Production Intern at Emmanuel Episcopal Church. They have maintained a private voice studio, both as a freelance teacher and at the Community School of Music and Arts in Ithaca, New York. They worked as an Operations Assistant at the Aspen Music Festival and School, gaining first-hand experience and insight behind the scenes of a world-class music festival.

Caitlin is currently attending the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University in pursuit of a Master’s degree in Vocal Performance and Pedagogy, studying with Tony Arnold. They earned a Bachelors in Music, Voice Performance from Ithaca College, where they studied with Deborah Montgomery-Cove, Marc Webster, and Brad Hougham.

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Mission

I believe that music has inherent value to the world through its capacity to facilitate human connection, and find inspiration by being part of performances that create impactful spaces for a diverse range of audiences.

As a recitalist, I am passionate about featuring new music, especially music by Nonbinary and Transgender composers, and repertoire of the Renaissance and Baroque periods. I strive to explore the intersection between early and contemporary styles, pushing musical boundaries with storytelling.

In rehearsal and collaborative spaces, I am passionate about sharing and receiving genuine communication and feedback. I am passionate about sharing and performing music by living composers, and exploring the role of advocacy in art, and vice versa.