Bio

Ms Zhang appeared in the west coast premier of Terence Blanchard’s Opera –  “Champion” with SF professional chamber opera company – Opera Parallel at the SFJAZZ Center in 2016. She was the mezzo soloist in the world premier of “Anosmia” by New York composer and Hoefer Prize winner Neil Rolnick, with conductor Nicole Paiement at the SF Conservatory of Music in 2012. She made her US debut as the Tango Singer with Opera Parallel in the production of “The Great Gatsby” in 2012.

 An active performer and music teacher, Ms Zhang holds a degree in Economics from the University of Canterbury in New Zealand, and is a vocal performance graduate from the SF Conservatory of Music. She has performed with SF Bay Area Professional Chamber Choir – Cappella SF, American Bach Soloist, and the San Francisco Symphony Chorus. 

As an educator, Ms Zhang has been giving private voice and piano lessons out of her Poco Music Studio since 2012. She is experienced in directing choirs and was an accompanist/substitute director with the SF Girls Chorus. Since the pandemic, she has been residing in New Zealand.

Seating by the table, Left (Carrie Zhang), in The Great Gatsby with Opera Parallel
Seating by the table, Left (Carrie Zhang), in The Great Gatsby with Opera Parallel