
Photo by McKenna Christine Poe
Biography
Praised for her “clear melodic core” and a “sound that rejoices in the beauty of natural vowels” (Boston Music Intelligencer), soprano Kendra Comstock, is a Boston-based performer and teacher. Kendra performs a wide variety of Classical and Contemporary repertoire, but is especially passionate about singing early music. Recent engagements include solo performances with the Portland Bach Experience (ME), Pegasus Early Music and NYS Baroque Young Artist Series, the Cambridge Chamber Ensemble, the Boston Camerata, the Concordia Consort, the Society for Historically Informed Performance (SoHIP), the BEMF Fringe Series, King’s Chapel Recital Series, the Ruth Stone House (VT), Salon Avec Moi (NYC), Saint James Early Music Series (PA), and performing as featured Guest Artists at the Sable Project (VT) and her own ensemble, the Pandora Consort. Kendra is an active ensemble singer, having recently performed with the Vermont Chamber Artists, the Nightingale Vocal Ensemble, Tutti Music Collective, and the Lilith Vocal Ensemble.
Kendra began her exploration into early music as a founding member of the Oklahoma City University Early Music Ensemble, directed by Kyle Patterson, from whom she also studied classical guitar. Kendra has performed at the Amherst, Madison, and Boston Early Music Festivals, as well as the International Baroque Institute at Longy. Originally from Hartland, Vermont, Kendra is passionate about sharing Classical music in rural communities, and has produced and performed a solo recital series of early music throughout New England, benefiting Hartland Community Arts. Following this recital, Kendra was inspired to co-found the Pandora Consort, an early music ensemble dedicated to reimagining Classical music performance by integrating multimedia, audience interaction, and programming historically under-represented repertoire alongside contemporary repertoire.
Kendra currently serves as the Artistic Director for the Pandora Consort and has produced several original, innovative programs of early music.
In the 2025-2026 season, with the Pandora Consort, Kendra will be premiering her original folk opera, The Fire Within Her,
and Hildegard Reanimated: Vision in Vision presented by Vermont Public Classical.
Kendra holds a MM in Historical Performance at the Longy School of Music of Bard College, where she studied with Pamela Dellal. In addition to performing, Kendra maintains a private voice and piano studio and teaches voice at the Cambridge Music Consortium.