Addy Sterrett is a vocalist based in Los Angeles. Her wide variety of interests include sacred music, collaborative chamber music making, and singing with choirs. Recent highlights include singing background vocals during Björk’s Cornucopia tour, LA Master Chorale’s staged production of Schütz’s Musikalische Exequien directed by Peter Sellars at the Salzburg Festival, and Mahler Symphony no. 4 with the Grand Rapids Symphony.
Addy is a roster member of the Los Angeles Master Chorale and has been a featured soloist for Handel's Messiah, Faure’s Requiem, and many other works. She sings regularly with Seraphic Fire, True Concord, Tesserae Baroque, and Three Notch’d Road. Together with her colleagues in LA, she co-founded the collective Peasant Fylthe; a consort of voices and instruments exploring lesser known and less-than-sacred early music.
Addy was a Carmel Bach Festival Virginia Best Adams Fellow in 2024, the recipient of the Linn Maxwell Keller Distinguished Bach Musician Award in 2022, and voted Audience Choice in the inaugural American National Oratorio Competition in 2025. In addition to her accomplishments as a concert soloist, she enjoys performing new music and has premiered the works of many living composers including John Harbison, Reena Esmail, William Cooper, and Balint Karosi. A proud member of SAG-AFTRA, Addy’s voice can be heard in several movie scores including Twisters, The Tiger’s Apprentice, and Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire.
Addy studied at Interlochen Arts Academy and DePauw University before earning her M.M. in Early Music Vocal Performance at Yale University’s Institute of Sacred Music. Raised in a small town in Northern Michigan, Addy is the daughter of two foresters and enjoys spending her free time exploring the outdoors. Addy also writes her own music and self accompanies on guitar, mountain dulcimer, and piano.
