Helen Karloski, Alto

Helen Karloski is a mezzo-soprano residing in New York City. As a soloist, she has appeared in Vivaldi's Gloria with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Bach's B Minor Mass and Christmas Oratorio with the New York Cantata Singers, and Bach's Cantata 80: Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott with the Tucson Chamber Artists. As a member of the New York Choral Artists, she has sung Bernstein's West Side Story Suites, Brahm's Requiem, Verdi's Requiem, Handel's Messiah, and Sancta Susanna with the New York Philharmonic. Favorite performances include My Fair Lady starring Kelsey Grammar and Kelli O'Hara with the New York Philharmonic, The Pirates of Penzance with Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, Golijov's Ainadamar with the Orchestra of St. Luke's, and the New York City premier of Elliot Goldenthal's Grendel, directed by Academy Award-nominated Julie Taymor. In 2005, Helen received a bachelor of fine arts in vocal performance from Carnegie Mellon University.