Biography
Photo: Britt Olsen-Ecker
Praised by the Baltimore Sun for her “richness and roundness of tone [and] considerable depth of phrasing”, Sara MacKimmie is an up-and-coming soprano who performs music from across the compositional spectrum, specializing in early and contemporary music.
Sara has performed as a soprano soloist in Bach's St. John Passion (Lansing Symphony Orchestra, Baltimore Baroque Band), the U.S. premiere of Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel's cantata Du sollt Gott deinen Herrn lieben (Baltimore Baroque Band), and in the chorus of Louis Andriessen's Die Materie (Great Noise Ensemble, composer in attendance). In June, Ms. MacKimmie participated in a masterclass on 17th century song with Ellen Hargis, Paul O'Dette, and Stephen Stubbs at the Boston Early Music Festival.
Sara recently completed masters degrees in voice and early music at the Peabody Conservatory of the Johns Hopkins University, where she studied with Phyllis Bryn-Julson and Ah Young Hong. While at Peabody, she coached with Eileen Cornett, Robert Muckenfuss, Mark Cudek, Adam Pearl, and her current primary coach, lutenist Richard Stone. As a student, she was a soloist with the Baltimore Baroque Band and the Peabody Renaissance Ensemble. She also performed with the Peabody opera department, singing Angelica in Handel’s Orlando and Fiordiligli in Mozart’s Cosi fan tutte in scenes, as well as the roles of Diane in Rameau’s Adonis and Pepik in Janacek’s Cunning Little Vixen.
A native of Michigan, Sara obtained her undergraduate education at Michigan State University, studying under soprano Melanie Helton. While at MSU, Sara was often featured as a soloist with the university’s choral ensembles and orchestras, as well as with groups throughout the region. She was also active with the university's opera theatre, performing the role of Clorinda in Rossini's La Cenerentola.
This season, Sara will perform with the Washington Bach Consort, Great Noise Ensemble, and the newly-formed hexaCollective and Concerto delle donne, as well as on the Evolution Contemporary Music Series. She will also take part in the Weill Music Institute's Professional Workshop with Arpeggiata at Carnegie Hall in March. Sara currently sings at Saint John's in the Village in Baltimore and at the National Cathedral in Washington, DC.
Sara has performed as a soprano soloist in Bach's St. John Passion (Lansing Symphony Orchestra, Baltimore Baroque Band), the U.S. premiere of Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel's cantata Du sollt Gott deinen Herrn lieben (Baltimore Baroque Band), and in the chorus of Louis Andriessen's Die Materie (Great Noise Ensemble, composer in attendance). In June, Ms. MacKimmie participated in a masterclass on 17th century song with Ellen Hargis, Paul O'Dette, and Stephen Stubbs at the Boston Early Music Festival.
Sara recently completed masters degrees in voice and early music at the Peabody Conservatory of the Johns Hopkins University, where she studied with Phyllis Bryn-Julson and Ah Young Hong. While at Peabody, she coached with Eileen Cornett, Robert Muckenfuss, Mark Cudek, Adam Pearl, and her current primary coach, lutenist Richard Stone. As a student, she was a soloist with the Baltimore Baroque Band and the Peabody Renaissance Ensemble. She also performed with the Peabody opera department, singing Angelica in Handel’s Orlando and Fiordiligli in Mozart’s Cosi fan tutte in scenes, as well as the roles of Diane in Rameau’s Adonis and Pepik in Janacek’s Cunning Little Vixen.
A native of Michigan, Sara obtained her undergraduate education at Michigan State University, studying under soprano Melanie Helton. While at MSU, Sara was often featured as a soloist with the university’s choral ensembles and orchestras, as well as with groups throughout the region. She was also active with the university's opera theatre, performing the role of Clorinda in Rossini's La Cenerentola.
This season, Sara will perform with the Washington Bach Consort, Great Noise Ensemble, and the newly-formed hexaCollective and Concerto delle donne, as well as on the Evolution Contemporary Music Series. She will also take part in the Weill Music Institute's Professional Workshop with Arpeggiata at Carnegie Hall in March. Sara currently sings at Saint John's in the Village in Baltimore and at the National Cathedral in Washington, DC.
