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Artist Biography

Nacole Palmer

soprano
Nacole Palmer

A frequent oratorio and concert artist, soprano Nacole Palmer has lived in Maine for 8 years, following 14 years of living and singing in New York City. Carnegie Hall debut: Handel’s Messiah with the Oratorio Society of New York. Lincoln Center debut: Bach’s Christmas Oratorio with the Riverside Choral Society. Other solo credits include acclaimed Bach’s St. John Passion and Orff’s Carmina Burana with Seraphic Fire of Miami; Haydn’s Creation with the Ulster Choral Society; Mozart’s Mass in C Minor with The Choir of Trinity Wall Street, and Graun’s Cleopatra e Cesare with The Clarion Music Society. Solo recordings include the soprano soloist in Haydn’s Theresienmesse, Schopfungsmesse, and Harmoniemesse from Haydn’s Complete Masses with The Choir of Trinity Wall Street and conductor Jane Glover (NAXOS label), the Songs of Ishmael by Grammy-award winning conductor/composer James Blachly, and Handel’s Nine German Arias, which is coming out soon. Nacole is the artistic director and founder of Zenith Ensemble (zenithensemble.org). A passionate advocate for gun violence prevention, Nacole also serves as the executive director of the Maine Gun Safety Coalition (mainegunsafety.org). www.nacolepalmer.com

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