Sutherland, Elisa

Elisa Sutherland

Mezzo-soprano Elisa Sutherland gives detailed, stylistic performances of early and new music with “soul-infused expressiveness and unselfconscious joie de vivre” (New York Music Daily). Ellie is a core member of Ekmeles, a sextet dedicated to exploring microtonal tuning and extended vocal techniques, as well as Alkemie, an ensemble made up of medieval specialists that celebrates the vibrant and timeless sounds of the past and present. In addition to being a member of the Choir of Trinity Wall Street, she frequently performs with TENET, including curating semi-staged programs for the past three seasons. Ellie's work includes an astonishing range of high-level music-making with collaborators around the country in all genres including ACRONYM, Quince, The Crossing, Lorelei, Ampersand, Variant 6, Seraphic Fire, and Blue Heron. Ellie has been featured as a soloist with Apollo’s Fire, Baroque Music Montana, Brooklyn Art Song Society, Lyricfest, Contemporaneous, Arcana New Music Ensemble, American Bach Soloists, and Apollo Chorus of Chicago. Ellie's voice has appeared on over 30 commercial recordings, including four GRAMMY-winning and twelve nominated albums.