Charlotte Mundy’s 26/27 promises to be exciting, bringing the world premiere of Bára Gísladottir’s Good Vibes Only at Deutsche Oper Berlin, five performances of Music for 18 Musicians at the Park Avenue Armory with Alarm Will Sound, the concert premiere of Suzanne Farrin’s opera Macabéa at Miller Theater, the premiere of a new arrangment of Anatomy of Melancholy by Christian Quiñones at Art Omi, and performances on the Gaudeamus, Skanu Mezs and Göttingen Festivals, among other engagements.
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. 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. As a soloist, Mundy’ recently performed in the world premiere of site specific opera Newtown Odyssey by Kurt Rohde and Marie Lorenz; a solo recital at The Americas Society; premieres of concert works by Francisco del Pino, Alyssa Regent and Aida Shirazi, and the debut of a new collaborative multimedia project with Christian Quiñones.
As a recording artist, Mundy is featured on recordings ranging from contemporary classical music to black metal to prog rock to ambient music. Mundy’s 2025 album The Sea with composer Francisco del Pino was praised as “an utter treasure…an antidote to the moment we’re living in, a mote of absolute beauty resistant to the tempest all around” (Steve Smith, Night After Night). My Mother In Love: The Summer Sessions, with composer Anna Weesner, was dubbed “Art song bleeds into chamber pop,” in which “Charlotte Mundy's voice cascades between angelic delicacy and monstrous noise, and honestly, it's kind of unreal how naturally she inhabits that range.” (Brad Rose, Foxy Digitalis). Mundy is featured on guitarist/composer Ben Monder’s latest album, Planetarium, Ray Lustig’s visionary multitracked opera recording, Semmelweis, and is the vocal soloist on the studio recording of Bekah Simms’ 2022 Juno award winning composition Bestiary I & II. Her recordings as a member of TAK and Ekmeles have been widely praised.
Her compositions have been performed at Roulette, JACK theater, University of New Mexico, 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.
Fascinated by interdisciplinary work, Mundy has appeared at the Park Avenue Armory as part of a work by Martin Creed and the Metropolitan Museum singing with Oliver Beer’s Vessel Orchestra. She performed in the documentary music theatre work A Star Has Burnt My Eye, written by Howard Fishman, on the BAM Next Wave Festival.
Born in Toronto and based in Brooklyn, Mundy studied classical voice at the University of Toronto, contemporary performance at the Manhattan School of Music, and is working toward a Doctor of Musical Arts degree at the CUNY Graduate Center.
