Katelyn Crawford

Katelyn Crawford is a mezzo soprano / soprano, classical guitarist and composer based in Adelaide. In 2022, she completed an Honours Degree of Bachelor of Music (Classical Voice) with first class honours at the Elder Conservatorium of Music, under the guidance of soprano Rosalind Martin. Katelyn also completed a Diploma in Languages (German Studies) with Advanced German at the University of Adelaide in 2021. Katelyn completed a Graduate Diploma in Music (Performance and Pedagogy) in classical voice at the Elder Conservatorium in 2023, and is currently undertaking a PhD in classical voice performance and pedagogy at the Elder Conservatorium.

During her classical voice studies, Katelyn was awarded the Elder Conservatorium’s Clement Q. Williams Prize (2020), The Frederick Bevan Prize for Singing (2021), The Rae Cocking Memorial Prize (2022), The Robert Whinham Prize (2022), The Lucy Josephine Bagot Prize (2023) and The George Boland Scholarship (2023). Katelyn also received a Lunch Hour Award in the Recitals Australia Lunch Hour Series Autumn Season 2022, and participated in the Recitals Australia Elder Conservatorium Fellowship Program for 2023/2024. Katelyn performs classical voice recitals, featuring art songs, and also sings at ceremonies, concerts and functions in Adelaide. Katelyn performed the role of La Zelatrice in Puccini’s opera ‘Suor Angelica’ with Mopoke Theatre Productions (2022), and was a chorus member in Verdi’s ‘Messa da Requiem’ in the Adelaide Festival (2023). She also performed the role of Kicva in the world premiere of the opera ‘The Curse on Dyved’ by Christopher Wicks in the Adelaide Fringe (2024).