Lindsay Kesselman

Hailed by Fanfare Magazine as an “artist of growing reputation for her artistry and intelligence...with a voice of goddess-like splendor,” Lindsay Kesselman is a GRAMMY-nominated soprano who passionately advocates for contemporary music.

This season, Kesselman will be featured on several new recording releases: Chris Cerrone’s The Pieces That Fall to Earth with LA-based ensemble Wild Up (New Amsterdam Records), Russell Hartenberger’s Requiem for Percussion and Voices (Nexus Records), Mathew Rosenblum’s Falling with the Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble (New Focus Recordings), and Jon Magnussen’s Twinge with HAVEN (Blue Griffin).

Recent and upcoming highlights include a leading role in a new opera by Chris Cerrone, the world premiere of Places We Can No Longer Go at the national CBDNA convention in 2019 (John Mackey), the John Corigliano 80th birthday celebration at National Sawdust (2018), Quixote (Amy Beth Kirsten and Mark DeChiazza) with Peak Performances at Montclair State University (2017), a leading role in Louis Andriessen’s opera Theatre of the World with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Dutch National Opera (live recording released on Nonesuch Records, 2017), and an international tour of Einstein on the Beach with the Philip Glass Ensemble (2012-2015).

Kesselman has been the resident soprano of the Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble for 9 seasons and HAVEN, Kesselman’s trio with Kimberly Cole Luevano, clarinet and Midori Koga, piano actively commissions and tours throughout North America. HAVEN was the recipient of a 2016 Ontario Arts Council Commissioning Grant with composer Kieren MacMillan and a 2015 Chamber Music America Classical Commissioning Grant with composer Jon Magnussen.

Kesselman holds degrees in voice performance from Rice University and Michigan State University. She is represented by Trudy Chan at Black Tea Music and lives in Charlotte, NC with her son Rowan.