Crossley Danielle Hawn, soprano
Praised for "her lovely limpid colors in good harmony with her musical intelligence" (Perform Arts Perugia), her "lovely, vibrant soprano, precise in her tuning," and "great acting and agile vocals" (DC Metro Theater Arts), Crossley Hawn enjoys an engaging career in various styles of music in the DC area and beyond.
Commended as "outstanding" and "consistently beautiful" by Washington Classical Review, she has served as a guest soloist with ensembles including The Folger Consort, Cathedra, The City Choir of Washington, Chatham Baroque, Choralis, The Reston Chorale, Maryland Choral Society, and Maryland Summer Chorus. Crossley was the winner of the 2018 Choralis Young Artist Competition.
In addition to her solo work, Crossley is an active ensemble singer. She is a member of Eya: Ensemble for Medieval Music, an award-winning female trio specializing in early music. Crossley has also appeared with Bridge, The Washington Bach Consort, the U.S. Air Force Singing Sergeants, Kinnara, True Concord, EXO Choir, Chorosynthesis, The Thirteen, Chantry, and The District Eight.
A summa cum laude graduate of the Catholic University of America with an M.M. in Vocal Performance and studies in Theology, Crossley enjoys both sacred and operatic repertoire. Appearing with Summer Opera Theatre Company, Bel Cantanti Opera, and Loudoun Lyric Opera, and The Catholic University of America, she has performed the roles of Dido in Dido and Aeneas, the Shepherd Boy in Tosca, Giannetta in L'Elisir d'Amore, Drusilla in L'Incoronazione di Poppea, Susanna in Le Nozze di Figaro, Adele in Die Fledermaus, Suor Dolcina in Suor Angelica, Amahl in Amahl and the Night Visitors, and Serpina in La Serva Padrona, for which she was an award recipient of DC Metro Theater Arts: Best of 2016.
Other career highlights include performing multiple programs at the Kennedy Center, singing in chamber choirs for two Popes, performing David Lang's Pulitzer Prize-winning the little match girl passion with the composer in attendance, serving as cantor at Justice Antonin Scalia's Mass of Christian Burial, and taking part in the Defiant Requiem in Budapest and at Lincoln Center. She has performed worldwide in Italy, Canada, Switzerland, France, England, Germany, Austria and Hungary. Crossley has been a soloist on EWTN and WETA on numerous occasions, and has been involved in a number of classical music recordings, including all of Gothic Catalog's "New American Choral Music" series. She is a cantor and chorister at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, and she sings at Washington National Cathedral. She recently served as Project Manager for Experiential Orchestra's premiere recording of Dame Ethel Smyth's The Prison, and she is an Artistic Director of Bridge, a professional vocal chamber ensemble specializing in new works for voices and early music.
Praised for "her lovely limpid colors in good harmony with her musical intelligence" (Perform Arts Perugia), her "lovely, vibrant soprano, precise in her tuning," and "great acting and agile vocals" (DC Metro Theater Arts), Crossley Hawn enjoys an engaging career in various styles of music in the DC area and beyond.
Commended as "outstanding" and "consistently beautiful" by Washington Classical Review, she has served as a guest soloist with ensembles including The Folger Consort, Cathedra, The City Choir of Washington, Chatham Baroque, Choralis, The Reston Chorale, Maryland Choral Society, and Maryland Summer Chorus. Crossley was the winner of the 2018 Choralis Young Artist Competition.
In addition to her solo work, Crossley is an active ensemble singer. She is a member of Eya: Ensemble for Medieval Music, an award-winning female trio specializing in early music. Crossley has also appeared with Bridge, The Washington Bach Consort, the U.S. Air Force Singing Sergeants, Kinnara, True Concord, EXO Choir, Chorosynthesis, The Thirteen, Chantry, and The District Eight.
A summa cum laude graduate of the Catholic University of America with an M.M. in Vocal Performance and studies in Theology, Crossley enjoys both sacred and operatic repertoire. Appearing with Summer Opera Theatre Company, Bel Cantanti Opera, and Loudoun Lyric Opera, and The Catholic University of America, she has performed the roles of Dido in Dido and Aeneas, the Shepherd Boy in Tosca, Giannetta in L'Elisir d'Amore, Drusilla in L'Incoronazione di Poppea, Susanna in Le Nozze di Figaro, Adele in Die Fledermaus, Suor Dolcina in Suor Angelica, Amahl in Amahl and the Night Visitors, and Serpina in La Serva Padrona, for which she was an award recipient of DC Metro Theater Arts: Best of 2016.
Other career highlights include performing multiple programs at the Kennedy Center, singing in chamber choirs for two Popes, performing David Lang's Pulitzer Prize-winning the little match girl passion with the composer in attendance, serving as cantor at Justice Antonin Scalia's Mass of Christian Burial, and taking part in the Defiant Requiem in Budapest and at Lincoln Center. She has performed worldwide in Italy, Canada, Switzerland, France, England, Germany, Austria and Hungary. Crossley has been a soloist on EWTN and WETA on numerous occasions, and has been involved in a number of classical music recordings, including all of Gothic Catalog's "New American Choral Music" series. She is a cantor and chorister at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, and she sings at Washington National Cathedral. She recently served as Project Manager for Experiential Orchestra's premiere recording of Dame Ethel Smyth's The Prison, and she is an Artistic Director of Bridge, a professional vocal chamber ensemble specializing in new works for voices and early music.
| Hawn Resume February 2020 |
"Soprano Crossley Hawn sang the Renaissance works with a focused yet light tone, letting it blossom fully in the high descant of the later works."
Bachtrack on Folger's A Christmas Messe
"From the very opening duet “Sub Arturo plebs” sung by soprano Crossley Hawn and mezzo-soprano P. Lucy McVeigh, one is drawn into a centuries-old world of English music and verse. The lively blend of instrumental, vocal and theatrical presentations thoroughly wrap the audience in otherworldly splendor...I have never heard such beautiful and haunting minor chords and bridges as presented during “Alleluia navitas” sung by Hawn and McVeigh."
DC Metro Theatre Arts on Folger's A Christmas Messe
"Beautifully sung by soprano Crossley Hawn, mezzo P. Lucy McVeigh, tenor Oliver Mercer and baritone William Sharp..."
The Washington Post on Folger's A Christmas Messe
"The quintet of singers blend wonderfully, and their solos give each a deserved opportunity to shine."
Broadway World on Folger's A Christmas Messe
Our Community Now on Folger's A Christmas Messe
"Sopranos Crossley Hawn and Emily Noël had the most consistently beautiful sound, floating together in twin parts...the sopranos were outstanding..."
Washington Classical Review on Folger's Low How a Rose E're Blooming
"Crossley Hawn has a lovely, vibrant soprano, precise in her tuning, and excels in the recitative sections."
DC Metro Theatre Arts on La Serva Padrona
The Washington Post on Eya and CCS's Visionary Women
The Washington Post on Cathedra and Folger's Paris, Music for the City of Light
The Baltimore Sun on Lang the little match girl passion
The Washington Post on Cathedra and Folger's Sing a New Song
"...lovely limpid colors in good harmony with her musical intelligence."
Perform Arts Perugia
Bachtrack on Folger's A Christmas Messe
"From the very opening duet “Sub Arturo plebs” sung by soprano Crossley Hawn and mezzo-soprano P. Lucy McVeigh, one is drawn into a centuries-old world of English music and verse. The lively blend of instrumental, vocal and theatrical presentations thoroughly wrap the audience in otherworldly splendor...I have never heard such beautiful and haunting minor chords and bridges as presented during “Alleluia navitas” sung by Hawn and McVeigh."
DC Metro Theatre Arts on Folger's A Christmas Messe
"Beautifully sung by soprano Crossley Hawn, mezzo P. Lucy McVeigh, tenor Oliver Mercer and baritone William Sharp..."
The Washington Post on Folger's A Christmas Messe
"The quintet of singers blend wonderfully, and their solos give each a deserved opportunity to shine."
Broadway World on Folger's A Christmas Messe
Our Community Now on Folger's A Christmas Messe
"Sopranos Crossley Hawn and Emily Noël had the most consistently beautiful sound, floating together in twin parts...the sopranos were outstanding..."
Washington Classical Review on Folger's Low How a Rose E're Blooming
"Crossley Hawn has a lovely, vibrant soprano, precise in her tuning, and excels in the recitative sections."
DC Metro Theatre Arts on La Serva Padrona
The Washington Post on Eya and CCS's Visionary Women
The Washington Post on Cathedra and Folger's Paris, Music for the City of Light
The Baltimore Sun on Lang the little match girl passion
The Washington Post on Cathedra and Folger's Sing a New Song
"...lovely limpid colors in good harmony with her musical intelligence."
Perform Arts Perugia