Praised for her sensitivity and style, mezzo-soprano Ingrid Johnson captivates from soaring high notes, to intimate, emotional portrayals that feel unapologetically authentic. As a performer, scholar, and discoverer, Ingrid is always seeking new adventures in music. She strides confidently and intuitively into the worlds of solo singing, choral music, and education outreach programs and is enthusiastic about making the arts available and accessible to everyone. From Bach, to Beech, to behind the scenes, she is a deeply passionate, hard-worker, with the drive and skills to thrive in the music world.

 

Ingrid is very proud to be a member of Lyyra, The VOCES8 Foundation’s newest ensemble. Lyyra is signed to Warner Classics record label and to Opus3 Artists and continually releases new music. With their mission to highlight American music in its vast repertoire, as well as championing upper voice repertoire for all levels and their education work, she can’t wait to see what the future holds. Ingrid also sings with Ensemble Altera and  regularly with Aeternum, the Colorado Bach Ensemble, and St. Martin’s Chamber Choir. Ingrid has loved singing with North Carolina based ensemble Servire whose "Sing & Serve" mission strives to bring communities together through music. As an avid advocate of arts outreach, she is a founding member of the brand new vocal ensemble, Quorum, which seeks to sing music that reflects the diverse reality of our world, share music with listeners who cannot otherwise access live singing, and create a collaborative, non-hierarchical structure in not only music making, but also business practices.  

 

Other recent engagements include work with the Oregon Bach Festival Chorus, Aspen Music Festival with the Seraphic Fire Professional Chorus Institute, world premier recording projects, Quintessense, the VOCES8 US Scholars Program world premiere performance of Christopher Tin's Grammy nominated work "The Lost Birds", Emmanuel Music Inc’s Bach Institute, the JSB Ensemble with the Internationale Bachakademie Stuttgart, Opera Colorado, Seicento Baroque Ensemble, the Montreal Bach Festival, Boulder Bach Festival, Opera McGill, the Church of St. Andrew and St. Paul, the Orchestre Philharmonique et Choeur des Mélomanes, and the Colorado Music Festival.

 

Born and raised in Colorado, Ingrid is a graduate of McGill University where she attained a Master’s degree in Music with a focus on Early Music Performance. She is an alumnus of Colorado State University where she graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of the Arts degree in Music and a minor in Fashion Merchandising.