Elena Mullins Bailey

Praised for her “alluring” performances and “easy virtuosity,” soprano Elena Mullins Bailey has wide-ranging interests in the field of early music. As a performer of period chamber music she has appeared with The Newberry Consort, Les Délices, Early Music Access Project, and the Indianapolis Baroque Orchestra. She takes a scholarly interest in the performance practices of early repertoires, and co-founded the medieval music ensembles Trobár (Cleveland) and Alkemie (Brooklyn). She holds a DMA in Historical Performance Practice and a BA in Musical Arts from The Eastman School of Music. She returned to CWRU in 2016, where she directs the Early Music Singers, and has taught on the voice faculty at Cleveland State University since 2019.