Arwen Myers
voice
Praised for her "crystalline tone and delicate passagework" (San Francisco Chronicle) and for the warmth and "deep poignancy" of her singing (Palm Beach Arts Paper), soprano Arwen Myers captivates audiences with her radiant artistry and technical precision. A "rare vocalist who's as comfortable performing early music as she is taking on contemporary works" (Stir Vancouver), she brings interpretive depth and stylistic range to repertoire from the Baroque to today.
The 2025–26 season marked the release of two landmark recordings. On Philip Glass's 1000 Airplanes on the Roof with Third Angle New Music—the only complete recording of the work—Gramophone praised her "eerily floating vocals” as "one of the album's standout contributions." The season also saw the release of I Melt Like Snow in the Sun of Your Beauty, recorded with Baroque Music Montana at the exclusive Tippet Rise Art Center. She previously created the soprano role in the world premiere and recording of Zachary Wadsworth's JUNO-nominated When There is Peace: An Armistice Oratorio with Chor Leoni, released in 2019.
Arwen's solo appearances have spanned leading ensembles across North America, including Philharmonia and Portland Baroque Orchestras, Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, Early Music Vancouver, Charlotte Bach Festival, Bach Collegium San Diego, and Lorelei Ensemble, and she has collaborated with such distinguished conductors and artistic leaders as Nicholas McGegan, Monica Huggett, David Hill, Alexander Weimann, Avi Stein, Ruben Valenzuela, and Aisslinn Nosky.
Her recent performances have drawn consistent acclaim, with critics praising "the creaminess of her timbre and her stratospheric delicacy" (Classical Voice North Carolina), her "radiant voice and impeccable technique" (Oregon Arts Watch), and her "rare combination of refinement and beauty" (Vancouver Classical Music). Of her title role in Handel's Semele, San Francisco Classical Voice noted: "Her musicality and demure demeanor remained a renewable pleasure."
Based in Portland, Oregon, Arwen lives with her husband Brian and an opinionated tabby cat named Florentine. Learn more at arwenmyerssoprano.com