Crossover Mezzo-Soprano
Carolyn Sundlof Boudreau
One musician, many rooms.
- Lyric Mezzo-Soprano
- AGMA
- Professional Chorister
- Certified K–12 Music Educator
- Chicago
What I do
Concert & Classical Voice
Recital, oratorio, and soloist engagements, with a particular love for new music and premieres. A trained classical instrument and deep choral pedigree.
PerformanceSolo & Duo Acts
Original songs and covers for venues, events, and private bookings, as a singer-songwriter solo set or as a duo.
Theater & StageTheater Performance
Equity and union stage work: ensemble, principal, and concert-style productions.
LeadershipMusic Direction
Music directing for theater and ensemble productions, from the piano, the podium, or both.
EducationTeaching & Coaching
Illinois-certified K–12 music educator and Chicago Teachers Union member. Voice and piano instruction, vocal coaching, and musicianship at every level.
ServiceKeyboard Repair
Repair and maintenance for keyboards and digital pianos, keeping working instruments working.
About
Carolyn Sundlof Boudreau is a Chicago-based lyric mezzo-soprano and crossover vocalist, equally at home in classical, jazz, musical theatre, and her own songwriting. With deep classical roots and a love for new music, she moves easily between the concert hall, the opera stage, the cabaret room, and the classroom.
What ties it all together is a belief that art is for everyone. Across nearly two decades in music education, much of her work has been helping people who don’t yet see themselves as artists discover that they are. Whether she is captivating an audience or coaxing a nervous student through a first solo, she is after the same things: resilience, confidence, and joy.
Signature Project
Art song of women composers: Clara Schumann · Amy Beach, with pianist Erica Mueller. Debut album The Voice We Inherit coming soon.
Selected Credits
Opera & Theatre
- Voice Groundwater Premiere Thompson Street Opera · Flannery Cunningham · dir. Claire DiVizio
- Wren #3 The Life and Death(s) of Alan Turing Premiere Chicago Opera Theater · walk-on · dir. Peter Rothstein
- Jenny Company point2productions · Sondheim · dir. Rob Kaye
- Ruth The Pirates of Penzance Great Lakes Operetta · dir. SarahAnn Sutter
- Sister Margaretta The Sound of Music Big Noise Theatre · dir. Travis Monroe Neese
- George Prince Ananias Great Lakes Operetta · new-score sing-through / casting workshop
- Dorothy Boxhorn State Fair Music on Stage · prepared through dress; run canceled (COVID)
Music Direction
- Pete the Cat, the MusicalBig Noise Theatre 2026
- Annie, Jr.Little Noise Theatre 2025
- Willy Wonka, Jr.Little Noise Theatre 2025
- The Wizard of Oz, Youth Ed.Little Noise Theatre 2026
- The Rocky Horror ShowNightBlue Performing Arts Company 2007
- GreaseLindblom Math & Science Academy 2014
Keyboard & Pit
- La Cage aux FollesAccompanist & pit · NightBlue Performing Arts Company 2007
- Peter PanKeyboard & celesta · Niles North High School 2006
- Zombie PromPit · New Trier High School 2003
On the Concert Stage
- Chicago Symphony ChorusChorister (Alto) 2007–16
- Stare at the SunAlto · professional new-music chamber choir · dir. AJ Keller 2023–25
- Music of the BaroqueAlto · under contract 2022–23
- Grant Park Music FestivalContracted chorus: Blue Matter Premiere 2022
- Grant Park Music FestivalSupplemental chorus 2011, 2022–
- Saints Faith, Hope & CharityCantor & Section Leader 2011–
Recordings
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The Voice We InheritHer Story, Her Notes · debut album · with Erica Mueller, piano
Forthcoming
- Verdi: RequiemChicago Symphony Chorus · Riccardo Muti · two 2010 GRAMMY Awards 2009
- Beethoven: Symphony No. 9Chicago Symphony Chorus · Riccardo Muti 2014
- Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique & LélioChicago Symphony Orchestra 2015
- Sandström: Lo, How a RoseMusic of the Baroque 2023
- GIA Publications Recording ChoirChoral octavos · sacred music sessions 2023–
Teaching & Conducting
- Choral Conductor, curricular choirsLindblom Math & Science Academy 2011–21
- Founder & Director, Lindblom Rock SocietyRock ensemble · Lindblom Math & Science Academy 2011–21
- Choir & Rock EnsembleLincoln Middle School · Schiller Park 2007–10
Bands & Ensembles
- Sailor Thrift & the ErasKeys · Taylor Swift tribute band 2025–
- Sorry for PartyingKeys · cover band 2010–13
- Band from ChicagoAccordion 2007–08
- Blue 18thJazz vocalist 2006–09
Press
She was dynamite.
Alan Bresloff · Around the Town Chicago
Press kit
High-resolution headshot and résumé for posters, programs, and press.
Carolyn Sundlof Boudreau is a Chicago-based lyric mezzo-soprano and crossover vocalist, equally at home in classical, jazz, musical theatre, and singer-songwriter repertoire. With a particular love for new music, she has premiered works on both the opera and concert stage.
A seasoned chorister, Sundlof Boudreau spent nine seasons with the Chicago Symphony Chorus, where she performed on the recording of Verdi’s Requiem under Riccardo Muti that won two 2010 Grammy Awards. She has also sung with Music of the Baroque, the Grant Park Music Festival, and the professional new-music ensemble Stare at the Sun.
On the opera and theatre stage, Sundlof Boudreau originated the role of Voice, the only sung and spoken character, in the stage premiere of Flannery Cunningham’s Groundwater at Thompson Street Opera, an ensemble work shared equally with a dancer and instrumentalists. Her credits also include Jenny in Sondheim’s Company, Ruth in The Pirates of Penzance with Great Lakes Operetta, and an appearance with Chicago Opera Theater as Wren #3 in the stage premiere of The Life and Death(s) of Alan Turing. She is also a music director, a songwriter, and the creator of Her Story, Her Notes, a project celebrating the art song of women composers; its debut album, The Voice We Inherit, with pianist Erica Mueller, is forthcoming.
An educator with nearly two decades of experience and an Illinois-certified K–12 music teacher, she believes art is for everyone. Carolyn Sundlof Boudreau is a member of AGMA.
Carolyn Sundlof Boudreau is a Chicago-based lyric mezzo-soprano and crossover vocalist with a love for new music, equally at home in classical, jazz, musical theatre, and her own songwriting. She spent nine seasons with the Chicago Symphony Chorus, performed on the Grammy-winning recording of Verdi’s Requiem under Riccardo Muti, and originated the role of Voice in the stage premiere of Flannery Cunningham’s Groundwater. An educator, music director, and AGMA member, she is also the creator of Her Story, Her Notes, a project celebrating the art song of women composers.
Watch & Listen
Performance History
Booking & Inquiries
Available for concert & classical engagements, solo and duo bookings, music direction contracts, lessons, and keyboard repair. AGMA member, based in Chicago.
Email MeRepresentation / agent inquiries welcome.