Co-chair, Department of Music Performance, Northwestern University. Mezzo-soprano. Karen Brunssen\&##39;s past solo appearances include performances with Cleveland Orchestra and the Chicago, Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Houston, St. Louis, National, San Diego, Seattle, Milwaukee, Netherlands Radio, and Mexico City Symphony Orchestras. She has appeared with the Buffalo Philharmonic, Cincinnati Opera, Music of the Baroque, Blossom Festival, Waterloo Festival, Grant Park Festival, Chicago Opera Theatre, Carmel Bach Festival, Colorado Music Festival, and Prague Autumn Festival. She has been featured in recordings of Telemann\&##39;s Day of Judgment, Mozart\&##39;s Mass in C Minor, and Monteverdi\&##39;s Vespers of 1610 with Music of the Baroque. Other recordings can be found on Decca and Vox MMG.