Lorelei Ensemble

Heralded for its “white-hot intensity” (The New York Times) and “spectacular virtuosity” (Gramophone Magazine) the GRAMMY-nominated Lorelei Ensemble is recognized for bold and inventive programs that champion the extraordinary flexibility and virtuosity of the human voice. Led by founder and artistic director Beth Willer, Lorelei has established an inspiring mission, curating culturally-relevant and artistically audacious programs that challenge artists’ and audiences’ expectations. Lorelei collaborates with leading composers, commissioning more than 70 new works that expand and deepen the repertoire of sounds, timbres, words, and stories that women use to reflect and challenge our world. This new repertoire for women’s and treble voices demands fierce flexibility and openness from each artist and listener, allowing unparalleled music making that is born from the unique position of power and cultural influence that women hold. Collaborating composers include David Lang, Julia Wolfe, Christopher Cerrone, Katherine Balch, George Benjamin, Kati Agócs, Lisa Bielawa, Kareem Roustom, Jessica Meyer, and many more. Lorelei maintains a robust national touring schedule, including recent collaborations with numerous major symphony orchestras across the U.S., Boston Modern Orchestra Project, and Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra, and performances at celebrated venues including Carnegie Hall and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. On the New Focus, Cantaloupe, Cold Blue, Sono Luminus, and BMOP Sound labels, Lorelei has recorded the music of Kati Agócs, Peter Gilbert, James Kallembach, David Lang, Jessica Meyer, Scott Ordway, and Julia Wolfe, as well as historical repertoires from William Billings, Guillaume Du Fay, Alfred Schnittke, and many others. Recent releases include Christopher Cerrone’s Beaufort Scales (2024, Cold Blue Music), which was nominated for a 2025 GRAMMY Award for Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance, and I long and seek after with Jessica Meyer (New Focus Recordings, 2024).