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Press

"The final performance of the evening was given over to a mesmerizing rendition of Morton Feldman’s “Three Voices” for voice and tape by the preternaturally focused Canadian soprano Charlotte Mundy, with meticulously balanced electronics by Elliot Cole...Here, in front of a magically cough-free audience, the quiet, swirling textures of Feldman’s hypnotic work were able to unfold in all their subtle, unhurried grandeur."

- The New York Times. Feldman's 'Three Voices' with the Resonant Bodies Festival

“superb”

—Steve Smith, The New Yorker

“Mundy and Sugiyama sound like daredevils with unbreakable spines. 

“Even these opening phrases showcased the staggering plasticity of Mundy’s voice: On a dime, she shifted from white, almost breathy tones to sounds so suffused with core that they nearly overwhelmed the small space.

“At times, Mundy sang sustained pitches that changed color as gorgeously as deciduous autumn leaves in a time-lapse video.” 

- SF Classical Voice. Recital of Messaien, Saariaho and Rhode at the Center for New Music.

"[Mundy]’s legato was effortless and silvery."

- New York Classical Review.  Holliger's '4 Miniatures' with Trinity Wall Street Music. 

"Mundy’s voice roved from a low snarl all the way up to piercing high notes, and she adopted playful expressions throughout, ramping up to brash mockery as she speech-sang the words “withered whore.” At times her voice glinted like the moonlight on the scimitar that she sang of, and at others it seemed to float out uncannily...Although I was present merely as a curious audience member, I quickly rooted through my bag for my notebook to scribble some observations and praise for this remarkably arresting interpretation."

- I Care If You Listen. 'Pierrot Lunaire' with Tenth Intervention

"Charlotte Mundy produced her strikingly clear, wordless tones in a way that ceaselessly annoyed her sister, danced by Amber Neff. Both Ms. Mundy and Ms. Neff proved to be subtle actresses, and the soprano's slender figure allowed her to participate in elements of dance with total conviction."

- Oberon’s Grove

“Remembrance,” a tribute to a late colleague, offered four sonnets by Shakespeare set in tart, gangly lines, well sung by Charlotte Mundy, a soprano."

- New York Times

About

Charlotte Mundy is known for her kaleidoscopic virtuosity as a vocalist and her playful, inventive, synaesthetic compositional voice. She has been dubbed a "daredevil with an unbreakable spine" (SF Classical Voice), “mesmerizing” (New York Times), is the only awardee of the Jan DeGaetani prize for Contemporary Song from the Joy in Singing Competition, and was the vocal soloist on the studio recording of Bekah Simms’ 2022 Juno award winning composition Bestiary I & II.

As a soloist, Mundy’s 23/24 season will include the world premiere of Newtown Odyssey by Kurt Rohde and Marie Lorenz; premieres of concert works by Francisco del Pino, Alyssa Regent, Lainie Fefferman and Aida Shirazi, and the debut of a new collaborative multimedia project with Christian Quiñones. 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. The ensemble will tour to the UK, California and Thailand in the 23/24 season, alongside several world premiere performances in NYC. 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. Their 23/24 season includes a European tour, performances of Lang’s The Little Match Girl Passion and Stockhausen’s Stimmung, among others. 

Mundy is 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, funded by the Creatival Capital and the NEA. 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, University of New Mexico, Resonant Bodies Festival, Chance and Circumstance Festival, Periapsis Music and Dance festival, Fuse Factory, 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.

Mundy was a host of WQXR's new music station, Q2music, from 2012-2015 and currently co-hosts, co-edits and co-produces the TAK Editions Podcast. She has lectured on writing for voice and participated in readings, workshops and performances of student compositions at institutions including Columbia University, Princeton, Yale, Stanford, Cornell, McGill, and Juilliard. Mundy studied classical voice at the University of Toronto, contemporary performance at the Manhattan School of Music, and is working toward a DMA at the CUNY Graduate Center, focusing on the contributions of vocalist/composers to 21st century vocal repertoire. She was born and raised in Toronto, Canada and resides in Brooklyn.