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Hailed as “extraordinary” and “a pure, clear voice” by Eric Whitacre, Mezzo Soprano Madilyn Crossland has a passion for engaging audiences with her versatility and sincerity. A California native, she received her Bachelors of Music from Chapman University in Orange, CA and her Masters of Music at the Peabody Institute in Baltimore, MD under the tutelage of acclaimed soprano Elizabeth Futral.

As a classically trained singer, her voice best lends itself to the bel canto and romantic style. In 2018, she was a soloist in Leonard Bernstein’s Mass, under the baton of Marin Alsop. In 2017, she was the alto soloist in Haydn’s Harmoniemesse with the Peabody Symphony Orchestra. Operatic scene highlights include the title role in La Grande Duchesse du Gerolstein, Dinah in Trouble in Tahiti, Idamante in Idomeneo, Ruggiero in Alcina, and Miss Todd in The Old Maid and the Thief. Full opera production experience includes La Ciesca in Gianni Schicchi and La Maestra della Novizie in Suor Angelica.

She began her performance career, however, in musical theater. Highlights include Madame Thenardier in Les Miserables, Paulette in Legally Blonde, Reno Sweeney in Anything Goes, Sandy in Grease, Mrs. Potts in Beauty and the Beast, Olive in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, and Mrs. Meers in Thoroughly Modern Millie. Her performance in Stand Out Talent’s production of Godspell singing “Turn Back, O Man” earned her a nomination for a Sacramento Area Regional Theatre Alliance Elly Award.

Miss Crossland has a passion for musical outreach and education. In 2019, she sang the role of Hansel in Peabody Opera Outreach’s production of Hansel and Gretel, which performed at Opera Delaware. Through Peabody Outreach, she also performed in Errollyn Wallen’s ANON on the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage in 2018. She joined Pacific Symphony in a production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s Pirates of Penzance for kids in 2016.

A dedicated ensemblist, she was the musical director of her college a capella group Simply Vocale. She has been a vocalist and section leader for Chapman University Singers, Rocklin High School Chamber Choir, Peabody-Hopkins Chorus, and served as a singer and soloist in California All-State Honor Choirs. In the Baltimore church realm, she has been a vocalist for the Emmanuel Episcopal Church Chancel Choir, the Baltimore Basilica, Grace and St. Peter’s Church, and Church on the Square. 

As a songwriter, she has written dozens of original pieces for voice and various accompaniment, cultivating a style that is influenced heavily by jazz, folk, and pop music. She performs throughout the DC Area as a cover artist and wedding singer. Her goal is to provide music to as many different people as she can, in as many venues as possible.

In 2019, Miss Crossland accepted a position in the United States Navy Band Sea Chanters Chorus, the United States Navy’s premier vocal ensemble. She has performed in front of multiple presidents, high-ranking dignitaries, and world leaders, including featured solos for the Summit of the Americas and the NATO Summit. She has been a featured soloist for an NFL halftime show and an MLB World Series game, and has sung solos with the National Symphony Orchestra, “The President’s Own” Marine Band, and the U.S. Navy Concert Band. She serves her country by telling the story of the Navy, connecting with the community, and forging diplomatic bonds.