Bowerbird is pleased to present vocalist Charlotte Mundy performing Morton Feldman’s iconic work Three Voices at University Lutheran Church.
Feldman’s “Three Voices” was written for the experimental vocalist and composer Joan LaBarbara in 1982. The original concept involved the live performer singing along with two pre-recorded parts projected through on-stage amplifiers, creating an effect of three individual “voices”, all with the same origin (Ms. LaBarbara). Three Voices is indeed a challenging and ground-breaking work, and has very rarely been performed live with three singers due to its nearly impossible demands on the human voice and psyche – impeccable rhythmic concentration, shrewd attention to tuning, and the ability to sound as one voice in three parts. The text is based on Frank O’Hara’s poem, Wind, and shapes, twists, and morphs short phrases from the poem into an hour-long musical experience.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Canadian soprano Charlotte Mundy has been dubbed a “daredevil with an unbreakable spine” (SF Classical Voice), and “mesmerizing” (New York Times). As a founding member of TAK ensemble, “one of the most prominent ensembles in the United States practicing truly experimental music” (I Care If You Listen), Mundy has performed at Lincoln Center and the Library of Congress, premiering works by Tyshawn Sorey, Erin Gee, Eric Wubbels, Brandon Lopez, and Natacha Diels. Mundy is also a core member of Ekmeles, described as “beyond expert – almost frightening in their precision” by Fanfare magazine and recent recipients of the Ernst von Siemens Ensemble Prize.
Mundy’s recent projects as a soloist include site-specific opera Newtown Odyssey by Kurt Rohde and Marie Lorenz; premieres of concert works by Alyssa Regent and Aida Shirazi, and the debut of a new collaborative multimedia project with Christian Quiñones. Past performances include critically acclaimed renditions of Schoenberg’s Pierrot Lunaire, Boulez’s Le Marteau sans Maître, Feldman’s Three Voices, George Benjamin’s Into the Little Hill, Iannis Xenakis’ Akanthos, and a set of music for voice and electronics presented by New York Festival of Song, described as “an oasis of radiant beauty” by the New York Times.
As a recording artist, Mundy is featured on recordings ranging from contemporary classical music to black metal to prog rock to ambient music. Her recent album with Francisco del Pino, The Sea, was named one of the 25 best albums of 2025 by Steve Smith. Mundy is the vocal soloist on the studio recording of Bekah Simms’ Juno award winning composition Bestiary I & II, and her recordings as a member of TAK and Ekmeles have been widely praised.
Her compositions have been performed at Roulette, JACK theater, University of New Mexico, Fuse Factory, and the Higher Ground festival. They include SWEET FLAG!, whose score consists of home-made rosaries, The Empress Negligee and Leopard Queen Dream for voice, piñata/thurible/shakers and percussion, and the surround sound/light/wind/smell installation, Light as a Feather, presented by Harvestworks Digital Media Arts.
Born in Toronto and based in Brooklyn, Mundy studied classical voice at the University of Toronto, contemporary performance at the Manhattan School of Music, and is working toward a Doctor of Musical Arts degree at the CUNY Graduate Center.