TONY ARNOLD
Soprano Tony Arnold is widely sought as both a concert and recording artist and is recognized internationally for her interpretation of the contemporary repertoire. In 2001 she became the first vocalist ever to win the prestigious Gaudeamus International Interpreters Competition, and later that year took top honors at the McMahon International Music Competition.
Receiving early musical training in piano, woodwind, and composition studies, Arnold received a bachelor’s degree in voice from Oberlin College and a master’s degree in orchestral conducting from Northwestern University. Her diverse musical background includes several music directorships at the collegiate level, and she has received fellowships to the Aspen Music Festival, both as a conductor and a vocalist.
Arnold has appeared with leading new music ensembles across the nation, including eighth blackbird, Boston Modern Orchestra Project, New York New Music Ensemble, The Furious Band, and Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s MusicNOW. She has also collaborated with such artists as pianists Jacob Greenberg, Diana Schmück and Robert Spano, and violinist Movses Pogossian.
From Aperghis to Zuidam, Tony Arnold's work has focused on the most innovative composers of our time, including György Ligeti, Thomas Adés, György Kurtág, George Crumb, Bernard Rands, Elliott Carter, Vache Sharafyan, and Oliver Knussen. Her wide repertoire includes masterworks of Olivier Messiaen and Arnold Schoenberg. She is also deeply committed to the creation of new vocal music, working closely with both established and emerging composers including those at the University at Buffalo, where she joined the faculty in 2003.
