About
Biography
Baltimore based soprano Caitlin Glastonbury is a performer, storyteller, ensemble collaborator, and arts administrator. 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 premiere new works, and value opportunities to contribute to this creative process. Caitlin received a Peabody Institute LAUNCHPad Career Development Grant to commission and premiere Steven Naylor's weathering, a song cycle for soprano and piano, which sets texts from their personal journals. This season, Caitlin will present a series of solo recitals, including works by Poulenc, Brahms, Saariaho, Rosśa Crean, Schumann, and Katherine Balch, including the premiere of Crean's unaccompanied song cycle, Grotesque. They are excited to join the Peabody Institute Conductor's Orchestra as the soprano soloist in Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 4.
Caitlin has extensive experience with choral and sacred singing, currently holding a professional core position at Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Baltimore and a position on the substitute roster of the Washington National Cathedral. Caitlin is the founder, ensemble manager, and soprano of the Center Street Quartet, a new vocal chamber ensemble focused on collaborative music making and performance in community spaces such as the Helping Up Mission shelter and recovery program. Among a number of vocal ensemble projects under the direction of Dr. Beth Willer, they will join the Lorelei Ensemble and singers from the Peabody Institute to perform Julius Eastman's Colors at Yale University. They are a member of the 2025-26 cohort of TENET Vocal Artists Trailblazers mentorship program, collaborating with other developing artists to present and perform a concert in May in New York City.
Beyond performance, Caitlin is passionate about increasing access and equity in the arts through work in administration. They currently hold positions as the Aspen Opera Theatre and VocalARTS Scheduler for the Aspen Music Festival and School, Peer Career Coach and Community Engagement Intern for the Peabody Institute's LAUNCHPad office, and the Peabody Institute's Vocal Ensemble Intern. 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.
Mission
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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.