Carolyn Black-Sotir is a versatile artist performing in opera, oratorio recital, musical theatre, and cabaret.

As guest artist, she has sung with some of the country’s finest regional orchestras such as Annapolis, Lancaster, Columbia, Susquehanna, and Hershey Symphony Orchestras, as well as the Atlanta Pops Orchestra. On the concert stage she has been the soprano soloist in Barber’s Knoxville: Summer of 1915, Mozart’s Mass in C Major and Exultate Jubilate, Vaughn Williams’s Hodie, Brahms’s A German Requiem, Handel’s Messiah, and Bach’s St. John’s Passion. In a special guest appearance she performed at The Baltimore Lyric Opera House with singing sensation Michael Amante. 

As guest recitalist, Ms. Black-Sotir has presented programs ranging from the music of Mozart to the songs of the Gershwins at West Virginia University, University of Cincinnati, United States Naval Academy, Franklin and Marshall College, York College, Gretna Theatre, Pennsylvania Chautauqua, Alexandria Lyceum, and for the Pennsylvania Council for the Arts. 

As recording artist, Ms. Black-Sotir is currently finishing a CD based on her revue, The Sweetest Sounds: a Richard Rodgers Celebration. Her 1999 recording By George! By Ira! By Gershwin! continues selling here and abroad. 

As writer and director, she has created numerous works for Carolyn Black & Company, an ensemble of musicians and actors dedicated to the American Broadway Song founded by Ms. Black-Sotir in 1998.

Ms. Black-Sotir is a magna cum laude graduate of Eastman School of Music with Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Vocal Performance.
Carolyn Black & Company, founded in 1998 by Carolyn Black-Sotir, is a troupe of professional musicians, actors, and stage technicians dedicated to celebrating the creative genius of the American musical theatre.
Having toured throughout Germany and the East Coast, Carolyn Black & Company is currently being booked for theatrical concerts and symphony pops programs highlighting the music of Richard Rodgers, Kurt Weill, Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim, and George Gershwin, as well as theatrical programs celebrating special musical themes.
Television and Radio

When not on stage, Carolyn Black-Sotir can be seen and heard on television, film and radio as an actress, journalist, and voice-over artist. For nine years she served as host of Comcast Local Edition on CNN HEADLINE NEWS conducting more than 9,000 interviews.  Known for her keen interviewing skills and versatility, she explores a wide range of topics with an eclectic line up of guests ranging from Homeland Defense Secretary Tom Ridge to Hollywood stars Billy Crystal and Robin Williams.  Prior to her association with Comcast she served as host of Industry Report, which aired on USA Network and the Travel Channel’s Taste for Travel. She continues to be in great demand as a spokesperson in television and film for numerous regional and national clients – Clarion, Raytheon, and the U.S. Postal Service, to name a few.  On radio, she has been the “voice” for some of the country’s most prominent corporations and organizations such as National Geographic, National Institutes of Health, and The American Red Cross.  As a media consultant for Booz-Allen & Hamilton and the United States Government, she has traveled to all parts of the world as a specialist in media communication.

Carolyn Black
Quick Facts:

Multi faceted Personality/ Entertainer
Host for CNN for 9 Years.
Voice for National Geographic and Red Cross
Founded a Troupe of Singers and Musicians in 1998. Features Gershwin, Sondheim, Bernstein, Rodgers and others.
Theatrical concerts and symphony pops.
Specialist in Media Communication

“A sell-out audience gave Carolyn Black a standing ovation after a flawless performance. . . .  Her medley of songs evoked thunderous applause and bravos from the crowd. . . . possessing as much feeling and professional ease as I’ve ever seen.” 
John Drybred, Intelligencer Journal, Lancaster,PA

“An abundance of beauty and talent.”
Pittsburgh Press

“Black is a wonderful singer, with beautiful tone, and excellent diction, and her portrayal is spontaneous and superbly characterized.”
Bob Haskins, Baltimore Sun

“A voice that is absolutely beautiful!”
Neil Diamond

“With a standing ovations from the inspired audience, the concert was a smashing success.”
Nordwest Zeitung , Germany