Carling FitzSimmons
photo by Sebastian Orr
Artistic Director, Soprano
Carling FitzSimmons is an advocate for new music in Chicago. Lauded for her "sweet-toned" singing, Carling has performed with ensembles including Bella Voce, The William Ferris Chorale, and the Aestas Consort. Carling is also a passionate educator, working with voice students at Merit School of Music and serving as Artistic Director of Spirito Singers, a Chicago-area feminist youth choir. In addition to directing La Caccina, Carling has served as a guest conductor for Northwest Choral Society, The William Ferris Chorale, and the American Federation Pueri Cantores, and as a clinician at Goshen College, Kenyon College, Loyola University, and Young Naperville Singers.
BA - Kenyon College (English, music)
MM - Michigan State University (Choral Conducting)