Sofia Bondurant
Chicago,IL
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Soloist
The Society, Incorporated, Supporting the Arts
Chicago, IL
03.2025 - 04.2025
Hired soloist for the Scholarship and Program Awards Luncheon at the Society's biennial national conference.
Choir Singer
ILMEA All-State Jazz Festival
Peoria, IL
01.2025 - 02.2025
Selected singer to perform in a jazz choir made up of musicians from Illinois.
Choir Singer
Final Fantasy VII Orchestra World Tour
Chicago, Illinois
07.2024 - 08.2024
- Hired singer for the Final Fantasy VII Orchestra World Tour, performed with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Internship Student
After School Matters
Chicago, Illinois
06.2023 - 08.2023
- Learning from experienced musicians the various opportunities to make a living in the arts.
Singer
After School Matters
Chicago, Illinois
06.2023 - 08.2023
- Arranged, recorded, and performed vocals for RnB, Soul, and Jazz music with a band of talented Chicago youth.
- Hired for performances for organization events.
Singer
After School Matters
Chicago, Illinois
06.2022 - 06.2023
- City-wide choral ensemble that performs for Chicago communities.
- HHW Vocal Arts Ensemble
Soloist
C21 Women's Ensemble
Chicago, Illinois
06.2023
- Hired soloist for the C21 Women's Ensemble concert 'Dangerous Women' conducted by Artistic Director Marty Swisher.
Soloist
Amanda Thomas
Chicago, Illinois
05.2023
- Hired soloist for the virtual premier of the hymn 'Fire Fuels Our Fight' composed and arranged by Amanda Thomas.
Demo vocalist
Pinkzebra Music
Chicago, Illinois
11.2022
- Hired singer for demo vocals for choral composer and arranger PinkZebra's 'Climb Higher'.
Education
Private vocal lessons -
Amanda M. Thomas
11.2025
High School - Honor-roll student, Honors, AP, Dual-Credit Classes, 5 year Chamber Choir member
Whitney M. Yound Magnet High School
Chicago05.2025
Skills
- Music Performance
- Songwriting
- Vocal Arrangement
- Vocal Improvisation
Extracurricular Activities
Singers Council Member in the premier ensemble for Uniting Voices Chicago, Voice of Chicago.
- Performs around the country and at Chicago's renowned locations such as the Chicago Symphony Center and Pritzker Pavilion.
- Chosen as a performer for special projects such as Christian McBride's 'The Movement Revisited', Étienne Charles's 'Watch Night', Lollapalooza with headliner Karol G, Google's Year in Review 2024.
Student at Interlochen Center for the Arts, Jazz Performance & Improvisation Summer Program for High Schoolers.
Vice President of Whitney Young's acapella ensemble Young Voices.
Singer for school ensembles; soul combo, and jazz band.
Singer at the Second Unitarian Universalist Church
- Contact: Carl Kennedy, Artistic Director at 2U (carl.m.kennedy@gmail.com)
Awards
Unity Temple Vocal Music Scholarship Winner, Martha Swisher (mswisher@unitytemple.org), 'Best of the Day', IHSA Solo and Ensemble Contest, Owen Dettman Scholarship Recipient, Illinois Seal of Biliteracy
Languages
- English
- Spanish
Timeline
Soloist
The Society, Incorporated, Supporting the Arts
03.2025 - 04.2025
Choir Singer
ILMEA All-State Jazz Festival
01.2025 - 02.2025
Choir Singer
Final Fantasy VII Orchestra World Tour
07.2024 - 08.2024
Internship Student
After School Matters
06.2023 - 08.2023
Singer
After School Matters
06.2023 - 08.2023
Soloist
C21 Women's Ensemble
06.2023
Soloist
Amanda Thomas
05.2023
Demo vocalist
Pinkzebra Music
11.2022
Singer
After School Matters
06.2022 - 06.2023
Private vocal lessons -
Amanda M. Thomas
High School - Honor-roll student, Honors, AP, Dual-Credit Classes, 5 year Chamber Choir member
Whitney M. Yound Magnet High School