Praised for her “expressive” singing and the “personal connections” she forms with her audience (Cleveland Classical), soprano Sonya Headlam delights audiences in “dramatically engaged” performances with “sensitive phrasing” (Chicago Classical Review) in repertoire ranging from the Baroque period to the 21st century. She is a member of The Choir of Trinity Wall Street and performs regularly with The Raritan Players, including an appearance on their recently released recording, In the Salon of Madame Brillon (Acis). Recent engagements include appearances with Apollo’s Fire, the Bang on a Can All-Stars, Beth Morrison Projects, Grand Rapids Symphony, North Carolina Symphony, and TENET Vocal Artists, among others. Highlights of the 2022-23 Season include appearances as the soprano soloist in Bach’s St. John Passion with The Dessoff Choirs, Handel’s Messiah with both the Washington Bach Consort and the Philadelphia Orchestra, and a performance of Yaz Lancaster’s song cycle ouroboros at the Harlem Stage. Sonya holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from Rutgers University, Mason Gross School of the Arts, where she has also held a visiting scholar appointment conducting research on the eighteenth-century composer Ignatius Sancho.