Heather Petrie is “a true contralto, with a big, deep, resonant projection that can fill a hall.” (New London Day). In 2019 Heather was the second prize winner in the Lyndon Woodside Oratorio Competition, and made her Carnegie Hall solo debut that winter with OSNY. As a soloist she has appeared with the American Symphony Orchestra, Voices of Ascension, Sacred Music in a Sacred Space, and the New Orchestra of Washington.  

Recent engagements include a concert tour of South Korea, Carnegie Hall performances of Handel’s Messiah with Musica Sacra, Mozart’s Requiem with the American Classical Orchestra at Alice Tully Hall, Elgar’s Dream of Gerontius in Salt Lake City, and productions with the Metropolitan Opera. 

In addition to numerous operatic roles, she has been a member of the opera chorus at both Bard Summerscape and the Princeton Festival, and is currently a member of the Metropolitan Opera Extra Chorus.  Heather is a founding member of the critically acclaimed, eight-voice treble group Etherea Vocal Ensemble, and is prominently featured on both of their recordings, released by Delos.  She holds degrees from Bard College and SUNY Purchase Conservatory, and is represented by Wade Artist Management in the US.