Hannah De Priest

Supports: Deborah’s Place (empowering homeless women in Chicago)

With her “sparkling technique” and “shining tone,” emerging soprano Hannah De Priest [link to www.hannahdepriest.com] is rapidly winning recognition for her skillful interpretation of music from the high baroque. As a soloist, she has performed with the Newberry Consort, Ars Musica Chicago, Chicago’s Bella Voce, American Bach Soloists Academy, L’Académie du Roi Soleil, and the Madison Bach Musicians, among many others. Recent accolades include being named the sole American finalist of Le Concours Corneille in Rouen, France, attending the Carmel Bach Festival as a Virginia Best Adams vocal fellow, covering the soprano lead in André Campra’s Le carnaval de Venise as a 2017 Boston Early Music Festival Young Artist, and, with pianist Michael Pecak, being invited as one of ten duos to the 2020 Oxford Lieder Mastercourse. Now based in Chicago, Hannah is an active freelancer in the region and enjoys an especially close collaborative relationship with Ars Musica Chicago, one of the longest-running early music organizations in the city.

Hannah belongs to Beyond Artists, a coalition of artists that donates a percentage of concert fees to non-profit organizations. She supports Deborah’s Place, [link to https://www.deborahsplace.org/] an organization that supports women experiencing homelessness in Chicago, with her performances.