Sipra Agrawal Kolar

Director of Performance and Faculty Recruitment Professional Singer
Education

M.M. Vocal Performance, New England Conservatory of Music
B.M. Vocal Performance and Music Education, Crane School of Music, SUNY Potsdam

Teaching/Performance Bio

Sipra is delighted to serve as Director of Performance and Faculty Recruitment at MCMS. Prior to joining MCMS, Sipra worked as Associate Director of Admissions at Boston Conservatory and as an Assistant Director of Admissions at Rochester Institute of Technology (NY).

Praised for a voice that “grew truer and sweeter the higher she sang” (Boston Globe), Sipra Agrawal Kolar has established herself as a concert soloist and ensemble artist.

Having a particular passion for chamber ensembles, Sipra has collaborated with the Voices Chamber Choir, Mysterium Ensemble, and First Inversion Vocal Ensemble in Rochester, NY. She has also performed with Capella Clausura based out of Newton, MA, and most recently performed as part of the Viva Bach Festival in Peterborough, NH.

Sipra’s solo concert performances include the Fauré Requiem, Handel Messiah, Bach Mass in B Minor, Mozart’s Vesperae Solennes de Confessore, and Respighi’s Lauda per la Natività del Signore. She recently performed as featured soprano soloist with the New Hampshire Philharmonic. Sipra has had the pleasure of performing in such venues as Jordan Hall and Lincoln Center; and has sung in masterclass with Renée Fleming.

Sipra holds a Master of Music from New England Conservatory and a Bachelor of Music from the Crane School of Music (SUNY Potsdam).

Snow Day Alert:

Closed Monday, February 23rd, due to winter weather. School re-opens on Tuesday the 24th for make-up classes only. NHYE rehearsals cancelled. Happy Winter Break!