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The American mezzo-soprano/alto, Katherine Growdon (Leyden) , studied at San Francisco Conservatory of Music and at Oberlin College. She has received fellowships to the Tanglewood Music Center, Aspen Music Festival and School, and the Carmel Bach Festival.
Katherine Growdon is a critically acclaimed singer known for her musicality and commitment to character and text. Her performances have been praised as “incisively authoritative” (New York Times) and demonstrating “heart-rending emotion, and excellent control” (San Francisco Classical Voice). Her voice is described as ranging from “sweet and creamy-toned” (Boston Classical Review) to “full of dusky colors and pathos” (Boston Globe). In concert, she has made solo appearances with, among others, the Handel and Haydn Society (Director: Harry Christophers), Boston Baroque (Director: Martin Pearlman), Emmanuel Music (Director: Ryan Turner), Mark Morris Dance Group, Boston Pops Orchestra, Atlanta Baroque Orchestra, Albany Symphony, Northwest Bach Festival, American Bach Soloists (Director: Jeffrey Thomas) and the Boston Modern Orchestra Project.
Notable operatic performances in recent years include Myrtle Wilson in the Boston première of John Harbison's The Great Gatsby and Dido and the Sorceress in Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas with the Mark Morris Dance Group. Fall performances include alto soloist in J.S. Bach's Magnificat in D major BWV 243 with the Handel and Haydn Society, a recital of Robert Schumann, Wolf, and Peter Lieberson's Rilke Songs with Lieder Alive! in San Francisco, and in King Arthur with the Henry Purcell Society of Boston.
Katherine Growdon teaches voice at Phillips Andover Academy (since December 2021). She married Michael Scott Leyden on June 18, 2018 and currently lives in Middleton, Massachusetts. |
