Sonya Headlam made her North Carolina Symphony debut in June of this year, performing Beethoven's Ninth Symphony as soprano soloist in Meymandi Concert Hall and at UNC Health Summerfest

Praised for her "expressive" singing and the "personal connections" she forms with her audience (Cleveland Classical), soprano Sonya Headlam shares "dramatically engaged" performances with "sensitive phrasing" (Chicago Classical Review) in repertoire ranging from the Baroque period to the 21st century. She is a member of The Choir of Trinity Wall Street and performs regularly with The Raritan Players, including an appearance on their recently released recording, In the Salon of Madame Brillon.

Recent engagements include appearances with Apollo’s Fire, the Bang on a Can All-Stars, Beth Morrison Projects, Grand Rapids Symphony, and TENET Vocal Artists, among others. She has been a featured soloist at summer festivals such as the 2018 Prototype Festival, the LOUD Weekend 2022, presented by Bang on a Can and MASS MoCA, and the 2022 Chelsea Music Festival.

Upcoming projects include a recording of the songs of Ignatius Sancho with The Raritan Players, Mozart's Exsultate, jubilate with the New World Symphony conducted by Jeannette Sorrell, and performances as the soprano soloist in Handel’s Messiah with the Washington Bach Consort and The Philadelphia Orchestra.

Headlam holds a doctoral degree from Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University, where she has also held a visiting scholar appointment conducting research on 18th-century composer Ignatius Sancho.