Biography

Carmen Voskuhl is an emerging mezzo-soprano based in Los Angeles, CA. She is pursuing a Masters of Music at San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM) in the studio of Catherine Cook. She is a recent graduate from the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music with a Bachelor of Music in vocal performance. 

Most notably, Carmen Voskuhl originated the role of El Alma in Carla Lucero’s Juana, which gained her praise from the Los Angeles Times, commenting on her “commanding vocal and theatrical presence.” Other roles Carmen has performed include Acis (Acis and Galatea), Marcellina (The Marriage of Figaro) and Le Mari (Les Mamelles de Tirésias). She has performed in renowned summer programs such as the Aspen Music Festival and Songfest. She has worked with widely acclaimed directors, conductors and scholars including Peter Kazaras, Crystal Manich, Michael Hackett, Sara Widzer, Patrick Dupré-Quigley, Mary Chun, Graham Johnson, and Jamie Bernstein. She participated in masterclasses and lessons with world renowned singers Lisette Oropesa, Sasha Cooke, and Lucas Meachem. 

Carmen was a part of the Seraphic Fire Ensemble Artist Program at UCLA and the UCLA Chamber Singers. With the UCLA Chamber Singers, Carmen was a chorus member in the recording of Richard Danielpour’s The Passion of Yeshua which won a Grammy for Best Choral Performance. This is the second time in history a university choral ensemble has won a Grammy. This work was also nominated in two other categories that same year (Best Contemporary Classical Composition and Best Engineered Album, Classical). While with the UCLA Chamber Singers, Carmen Voskuhl collaborated with Seraphic Fire, the Buffalo Philharmonic and the touring production of Distant Worlds, the music of Final Fantasy. She has performed in various esteemed venues such as the Walt Disney Concert Hall, Microsoft Theater, Zipper Concert Hall, Royce Hall, Bass Performance Hall in Fort Worth, TX and the Kleinhans Music Hall in Buffalo, NY.

Carmen is also accomplished in mathematics, computer science, and design. She took many advanced math courses at UCLA with particular focus in mathematical modeling and applied mathematics. She has experience in coding languages such as Java, C#, and Python and is well versed in applications such as Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Logic, Garageband, Final Cut Pro, Solidworks, Fusion360, and Unity.