Biography
Hailed for her “inimitable delivery” and versatility, GRAMMY® nominated soprano Corrine Byrne has quickly become a sought-after interpreter of repertoire from the Medieval to the Baroque era, and music by today’s most daring composers. Byrne most recently appeared as a soloist and ensemble member with New York’s premiere period-instrument ensemble the American Classical Orchestra, acclaimed as one of “eight of the finest singers on the early music scene” by New York Classical Review. She also made her Carnegie Hall debut in 2023 singing as the soloist in John Rutter’s Requiem with New York Chamber Orchestra and returned as the soloist for Mozart’s Coronation Mass in 2024.
Byrne recently joined the rosters of Boston Baroque and Emmanuel Music of Boston where she sings as a soloist and ensemble member regularly on their weekly Bach Cantata and concert series. Byrne continues to appear with Lorelei Ensemble, and highlights with the group include a 2025 Grammy® nomination for Chris Cerrone’s Beaufort Scales, a world premiere collaboration where she sang and danced on stage for Boston Ballet’s Our Journey, premiering a new arrangement of love fail by David Lang at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, and singing a performance at the Trinity Wall Street Twelfth Night Series where Byrne was featured as a soloist in the New York Times acclaimed performance of Perotin’s “Beata Viscera.” Corrine is a core member of gritty early music group Cut Circle, whose recent record of Josquin I: Motets & Chansons was a runner up for the 2024 Gramophone Award in the Early Music category. The group is on a multiple year journey of recording all of Josquin’s catalogue, and their work takes them regularly to Europe for festivals and residencies.
Byrne has also appeared as a soloist with the Boston Symphony Orchestra Chamber Players, REBEL Baroque Ensemble, The Lake George Music Festival Orchestra, Symphony New Hampshire, Emmanuel Music, the Kansas City Baroque Consortium, One World Symphony, the Madison Bach Musicians, Mountainside Baroque, Manhattan School of Music Symphony Orchestra, Plymouth Philharmonic Orchestra, New York Session Symphony, Westchester Oratorio Society, the Harrisburg Choral Society, the UMass Bach Festival and Symposium, Amherst Symphony, Bach at Bucknell, the Susquehanna Valley Chorale, Newburyport Choral Society, NJ Master Chorale, the Harvard Radcliff Collegium Musicum, and she performed as a member of the Carnegie Hall Chamber Chorus singing Tallis’ famed work Spem in alium with the Tallis Scholars as part of Carnegie Hall’s Before Bach series. Byrne was one of 40 soloists in a rare performance of Luciano Berio’s major work “Coro” under Sir Simon Rattle with the Lucerne Festival Academy Orchestra in Lucerne, Switzerland, and she was a young artist with Boston Early Music Festival. Byrne’s most recent opera and theater roles include Miranda (The Onion by Eric Sawyer), Loralei (Mallory by Nathaniel Parks), Roya (We the Innumerable by Niloufar Nourbakhsh). Filia (Jephte), Anna (Die Todsünden), Cathy (The Last Five Years), Gretel (Hansel and Gretel), Doctor (The Scarlet Professor by Eric Sawyer) and multiple productions as Anima (Hildegard von Bingen’s Ordo Virtutum).
Byrne is a core and founding member of Ensemble Musica Humana, which has presented concerts across the U.S and Canada, has recorded two full albums, has appeared in the BEMF Fringe Festival and SoHip concert series, founded the Pioneer Valley Early Music Day, and has appeared on the BBC adaptation of “Poldark.” Byrne works with trumpeter Andrew Kozar to broaden the repertoire for solo trumpet and solo voice with the Byrne:Kozar:Duo, recently featured on NPR and a nationally broadcast episode of American Public Media’s Performance Today, and whose recording of ‘Bring Something Incomprehensible Into This World’ was featured on Scott Wollschleger’s ‘soft abberation’ -one of Alex Ross’ picks for ‘Notable Recordings of 2017’ in The New Yorker Magazine. The duo has been presented by the Boston Sculptor’s Gallery, Oklahoma City University, Versipel New Music, Southern Louisiana University, New Music Miami, SUNY Fredonia and Ethos New Music, Tulane University and nienteForte, Charlotte New Music Festival, the International Trumpet Guild, Lawrence University, and the Lake George Music Festival.
Byrne has collaborated with and performed world premieres of works by notable composers Sebastian Currier, Marti Epstein, Chen Yi, Eric Sawyer, Scott Wollschleger, Paula Matthuson, Reiko Futing, Niloufar Nourbahksh, Alexandre Lunsqi, Beth Weimann, Anne Goldberg, Alex Burtzos, Kevin Baldwin, Douglas Boyce, Reiko Yamada, Carson Cooman, Scott Worthington, David Smooke, Phillip Shuessler, Meaghan Burke, Finnur Karlsson, Jeff Gavett, Chris Cresswell, Christian Carey and Alex Weiser. She also has worked with composer/director of Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival Marc Neikrug on his Pueblo Songs which culminated in a performance featured in NewMusicBox. Byrne performed at Gracie Mansion as a soloist with West Side 5 for Mayor Bloomberg and all of the New York City Council.
Byrne appeared on a career development panel alongside Kent Tritle and Damien Sneed at Manhattan School of Music, and has given masterclasses at Colorado College, University of Wyoming, University of Northern Colorado, University of Colorado Boulder, Oklahoma City University, Florida International University, Randolph College, William Patterson University, Ithaca College, SUNY Schenectady, SUNY Potsdam, Cornish College of the Arts, Pacific Lutheran University, University of Maine, and Southeastern Louisiana State University. Byrne was a finalist for the Career Bridges Grant Awards, a National Online Round winner in the Classical Singer Magazine Competition, a finalist in the Handel Aria Competition as part of the Madison Early Music Festival, and a semi-finalist in the New York Oratorio Society Solo Competition.
Byrne holds a B.M from UMass Amherst, an M.M from Manhattan School of Music and a D.M.A from Stony Brook University. She is currently on faculty at Harvard University’s Holden Voice Program, and at Longy School of Music of Bard College where she served as Chair from 2019-2024. She was previously Assistant Professor of Voice at Susquehanna University and faculty at Wagner College.
Byrne is a member of Beyond Artists, a coalition of artists that donates a percentage of their concert fee to organizations they care about. Byrne supports the Cares Foundation and South Shore Habitat for Humanity through her performances.
Teaching Philosophy
My goal as a teacher is to make sure my students feel seen and heard, and to empower their voices through singing. I let my students direct their own path, with my role primarily as a trusted ear, a guide to develop healthy and holistic technique, and as a support person for reaching their personal goals.