SoundScore Artist Profile
Soprano
Sharon Harms
New York City
Praised as "superb", "luscious-toned", "extraordinarily precise and expressive", and "dramatically committed and not averse to risk" by the New York Times, American soprano Sharon Harms is known for fearless performances and passionate interpretations of works new and old for the recital, concert, and operatic stage. A member of the Argento Ensemble, Ms. Harms has premiered the music of some of today's leading composers and her repertoire spans a versatile spectrum of periods and styles. She has sung with Da Capo Chamber Players, East Coast Contemporary Ensemble, Eighth Blackbird, Ensemble Recherche, Ensemble Signal, International Contemporary Ensemble, Juilliard Center for Innovation in the Arts, Limón Dance Company, MET Opera Chamber Orchestra, New Chamber Ballet, Pacifica Quartet, Princeton Festival Opera, Simon Bolivar Orchestra, Talea Ensemble, and Third Coast Percussion, among others. She has also been a guest artist with the American Academy in Rome, Columbia University, Cornell University, June in Buffalo, MATA Festival, University of Chicago, University of Notre Dame, Radcliffe Institute, and Resonant Bodies Festival. Ms. Harms is soprano faculty for the Composer’s Conference at Brandeis University and was a full-time visiting instructor at East Carolina University in 2017. She appears on the Albany, Bridge, and Innova labels.