is regarded highly for her work with Baroque and early music. Recent appearances include performing as a soloist with the Shenandoah Valley Choral Society and the Arts Chorale of Winchester, with the new duo Larke & Laurel (with classical guitarist Chris Jenkins) and as a soloist for Sacred Mysteries, which included a world premiere of “Magnificat” by composer Douglas Byler.

Other recent solo appearances have featured Ms. Townsend as a soloist with the Baroque Performance Institute at Oberlin College,as a featured performer in Staunton’s Bach Around the Clock Festiva, with the Baroque Opera Workshop (with Christa Patton), with the Virginia Baroque Academy (with Arthur Haas) and as the mezzo-soprano soloist for Vivaldi’s Gloria in D major (Dr. Craig Robertson, conductor). Ms. Townsend performs regularly with the Rocktown Choral Artists (Douglas Byler, conductor) and Staunton’s Bach Around the Clock Festival Choir (Paul Weber, conductor) and as a solo and choral sub for various churches in the greater Washington, DC area. Ms. Townsend has also appeared in the role of Susan in Alice Parker’s opera, Singers Glen, with Richmond’s Red Letter Consort (Charles Humphries, conductor), Madison Baroque (with Dr. Jon Gibson) and The Governor’s Musick in Colonial Williamsburg.