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The American contralto, Emily Marvosh, obtained her Bachelor of Music degree in Vocal Performance Magna Cum Laude, from Central Michigan University and her Master of Music degree in Voice from Boston University. Her Awards include the prestigious Adams Fellowship at the Carmel Bach Festival (2013), the American Prize in the Oratorio and Art Song divisions (2013), and second place in the New England Regional NATSAA competition (2014).
Emily Marvosh has been gaining recognition for her “plum-wine voice,” and “graceful allure,” on the stages of Carnegie Hall, Jordan Hall, Disney Hall, Lincoln Center, Prague’s Smetana Hall, and Vienna’s Stefansdom. Following her solo debut at Boston’s Symphony Hall in 2011, she has been a frequent soloist with the Handel and Haydn Society under the direction of Harry Christophers. Other recent solo appearances include the American Bach Soloists, Washington National Cathedral, and Charlotte Symphony (George Frideric Handel's Messiah; 2021), Tucson Symphony Orchestra (Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 3; 2015), Chorus Pro Musica (Igor Stravinsky's Les Noces; 2015), Landmarks Orchestra (L.v. Beethoven's Symphony No. 9; 2017), L’academie (Antonio Vivaldi's Nisi Dominus; 2012), Back Bay Chorale (J.S. Bach's Magnificat BWV 243; 2012), the Brookline Symphony (Edward Elgar's Sea Pictures), the Boston Early Music Festival Fringe, Cantata Singers (L.v. Beethoven's Missa Solemnis; 2018), and the Chorus of Westerly (Dvořak's Stabat Mater in 2014 and J.S. Bach's Mass in B Minor BWV 232 in 2017).
Her contributions to 21st century repertoire and performance include world premiere performances with Juventas New Music and the Manchester Summer Chamber Music Festival, and in 2013, Emily Marvosh created the roles of Viviane and the Mother in the world premiere of Hugo Kauder’s Merlin with the Hugo Kauder Society. She is a founding member of the Lorelei Ensemble, which promotes innovative new music for women. With Lorelei, she has enjoyed collaborations with composer David Lang, the Boston Modern Orchestra Project, A Far Cry, Duke Performances, and the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Of a recent Lorelei performance, one critic wrote, “Marvosh, whose stage presence was a joy to behold, offered a tone that had the velvety soulfulness of a cello…and lent a refreshing pious solemnity to this more joyful of Mass texts.”
Emily Marvosh can be heard on two recent GRAMMY-nominated recordings: Johannes Brahms's Ein Deutsches Requiem with Seraphic Fire, and "Prayers and Remembrances" with True Concord Voices and Orchestra. She belongs to Beyond Artists, a coalition of artists that donates a percentage of their concert fees to organizations they care about. She supports the Gabriela Lena Frank Creative Academy of Music and Rosie’s Place through her performances. She currently lives in Boston, Massachusetts. |
