Charlotte Mundy

Charlotte Mundy is known for her kaleidoscopic virtuosity as a vocalist and her playful, synaesthetic compositional voice. She has been dubbed a “daredevil with an unbreakable spine” (SF Classical Voice), “mesmerizing” (New York Times) and is the only awardee of the Jan Degaetani prize for Contemporary Song from the Joy in Singing Competition. Past performances include critically acclaimed renditions of Schoenberg’s Pierrot Lunaire, Boulez’s Le Marteau sans Maître, Feldman’s Three Voices, George Benjamin’s Into the Little Hill, Iannis Xenakis’ Akanthos, and a set of music for voice and electronics presented by New York Festival of Song, described as “an oasis of radiant beauty” by the New York Times.

As a founding member of TAK ensemble, “one of the most prominent ensembles in the United States practicing truly experimental music” (I Care If You Listen), Mundy has performed at Lincoln Center and the Library of Congress, premiering works by Tyshawn Sorey, Erin Gee, Eric Wubbels, Brandon Lopez, and Natacha Diels. Mundy is also a core member of Ekmeles, described as “beyond expert – almost frightening in their precision” by Fanfare magazine and recent recipients of the Ernst von Siemens Ensemble Prize. They recently performed Stockhausen’s Stimmung at Miller Theatre and madrigals of Gesualdo in historical lute tuning on the Gotham Early Music Society concert series.

Mundy was a founding member of the creative team for the environmental music theatre work Newtown Odyssey, led by composer Kurt Rhode and visual artist Marie Lorenz, which premiered in September 2023. She has an ongoing relationship with New Chamber Ballet led by Miro Magloire, in which she memorizes contemporary vocal works and moves as a member of Magloire’s choreography with the company’s trained dancers. She performed in the documentary music theatre work A Star Has Burnt My Eye, written by Howard Fishman, on the BAM Next Wave Festival.

Her compositions have been performed at Roulette, JACK theater, University of New Mexico, and the Higher Ground festival. They include SWEET FLAG!, whose score consists of home-made rosaries, The Empress Negligee and Leopard Queen Dream for voice, piñata/thurible/shakers and percussion, and the surround sound/light/wind/smell installation, Light as a Feather, presented by Harvestworks Digital Media Arts.