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Caitlin Glastonbury is a soprano storyteller praised for their “ethereally beautiful sounds” (Ithaca Times). They hold a deep affinity for vocal repertoire from the Baroque and Renaissance eras, and have a growing identity as a pioneer for experimental writing and techniques for the voice. Based in Baltimore, they perform regularly in Washington, DC, New Haven, and New York City. In the 2026-27 season, Caitlin is excited to make their company debuts with Tenet Vocal Artists in Monteverdi’s Orfeo, The Rostra Collective, The Lorelei Ensemble, and Bach in Baltimore as the soprano soloist in Johann Sebastian Bach’s Cantata 70. They are an active recitalist, recently curating and performing an Evensong Recital for the Feast of Hildegard at St. David's Episcopal Church in Baltimore and currently planning an international recital debut in January 2027 in London. They are a member of the professional core of the Emmanuel Choir and regularly substitute at churches in the DMV, including the Washington National Cathedral.
Caitlin frequently collaborates with current composers to commission, workshop, and premiere new works, and adores opportunities to contribute to this creative process. They are especially passionate about writing and curating texts to be set for their voice. In 2024, Caitlin commissioned and premiered Steven Naylor's weathering, a song cycle for soprano and piano, which sets texts from their personal journals. In April of 2026, they competed in the first annual DC SongSLAM, premiering Nicholas Edwards’s Zion, for which they collaborated on the process of curating historical documentation into poetry with the composer. The placed second in the 2026 Minneapolis SongSLAM, premiering Sam Mason's Rain Has Fallen. This past season, Caitlin presented a series of solo recitals, including works by Francis Poulenc, Johannes Brahms, Kaija Saariaho, Rosśa Crean, Robert Schumann, and Katherine Balch, featuring the premiere of Crean's unaccompanied song cycle, Grotesque.
In an exciting summer season, Caitlin attended the Norfolk Chamber Choir + Choral Conducting Workshop as a vocal fellow, appeared as a soloist in Craig Hella Johnson’s Considering Matthew Shepard with the Cleveland Orchestra Chorus Summer Choral Institute, and worked with conducting students as a soloist in the Johannes Brahms’s Ein Deutsches Requiem at the Ogontz Choral Workshop. As a graduate student at the Peabody Institute, they joined the Conductor's Orchestra under the instruction of Maestro Marin Alsop as the soprano soloist in Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 4 and Johannes Brahms’s Ein Deutsches Requiem, and performed Norina’s aria from Gaetanno Donizetti’s Don Pasquale. They were the recipient of the African American Composer Honor in the 2025 Art Song Competition at the Peabody Conservatory, and placed third in the 2026 Sylvia Green Vocal Competition with a performance of Kaija Saariaho’s Quatre Instants. They frequently collaborated with the choral conducting studio under the instruction of Dr. Beth Willer in recital and workshop settings, including the highlight of performing as the soprano soloist in Florence Price’s Song of Hope under the baton of peer and friend, Zachary Brecht. Caitlin was 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 and the Enoch Pratt Free Library system. They were a member of the 2025-26 cohort of Tenet Vocal Artists Trailblazers mentorship program, and performed frequently with the Peabody Vocal Ensembles.
Beyond performance, Caitlin is passionate about increasing access and equity in the arts through work in administration. They currently work as the Social Marketing Coordinator for Tenet Vocal Artists and Marketing Manager for Bach in Baltimore. They have held 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 recently completed a Master’s degree in Vocal Performance and Pedagogy, studying with Tony Arnold at the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University.
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