Faythe Vollrath
harpsichord
Biography
Faythe Vollrath, harpsichordist, is actively heard as a soloist and chamber musician throughout the United States. Hailed by the Wall Street Journal for her “subtly varied tempo and rhythm that sounds like breathing,” her solo performances include venues such as MusicSources in Berkeley, CA, Gothem Early Music in New York City, and Bruton Parish Church in Colonial Williamsburg, VA. Other unique experiences include a solo performance pairing Japanese harpsichord works with Japanese art at the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento, CA, and performing in a columbarium as part of the Garden of Memory in Oakland, CA. Enamored with the contrast of new music written for historic instruments, Faythe combines these new vs. old elements in many of her performances. Concerts dedicated specifically to this pursuit include the Festival of New American Music in Sacramento, CA, and the Center for New Music in San Francisco, CA. She has performed concerts of new music in both Serbia and France, introducing new American composers
to the audience.
Faythe received first prize with an excellence nomination in the Vivaldi International Music Competition, and was a semi-finalist in the Petrichor International Music Competition, both in 2022. Additional awards include first place in the Charleston International Music Competition in 2021, semi-finalist in the 2012 Jurow International Harpsichord Competition, and the 2009 Betchel award recipient presented by the Midwestern Historical Keyboard Society. Her duo, Zweikampf, was a finalist in Early Music America’s inaugural Baroque Performance Competition. They have been featured on public radio in both Michigan and Arizona and perform throughout the United States. Faythe received her doctoral diploma from SUNY-Stony Brook under Arthur Haas, and artist diploma from the U of I Urbana-Champaign under Charlotte Mattax Moersch. She earned her Bachelors of Music in Piano Performance from CSU-Sacramento while studying
piano with Richard Cionco.
Recordings
Enjoy these live-streamed performances from 2021!
Concerts
Concert Season
In-Person Performances
Winter 2025/2026
Merced Symphony Holiday Pops Nov. 30th, Merced, CA
UC Davis Choirs December Concert Dec. 5th, Davis, CA
Auburn Symphony Messiah Dec. 9th, Auburn, CA
Capital Chorale Lessons and Carols Dec. 19th, Sacramento, CA
Capella Antiqua The Messiah Jan. 2nd and 3rd, Sacramento, CA
Recorder Society Guest Conductor, Jan. 6th, Sacramento, CA
Sacramento Baroque Soloists Voice of the Cello Jan. 10th and 11th, Sacramento, CA
Auburn Symphony Masterworks II Jan. 17th and 18th, Auburn, CA
UN Las Vegas Solo Recital Feb. 22nd, Las Vegas, NV
Auburn Symphony Strauss and Tchaikovsky March 7th and 8th, Auburn, CA
Sacramento Baroque Soloists Beyond Brilliance
March 14th and 15th, Sacramento, CA
Shinkoskey Noon Concerts Contemporary Works for Violin and Harpsichrod
April 9th, Davis, CA
Auburn Symphony Saint-Saens: Organ Symphony May 10th, Davis, CA
Upcoming Live-Streamed Performances
UC Davis Choirs December Concert Dec. 5th, Davis, CA
Shinkoskey Noon Concerts, April 9th, Davis, CA
Recent Past Concerts of Note
Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA
Bruton Parish Church, Williamsburg, VA
National Museum of Music, Vermillion, SD
Capital Choral, Sacramento, CA
Chant Claire, Milwaukee, WI
Salish Sea Festival, various locations, Washington State
Berkeley Early Music Festival, Berkeley, CA
Muhlenburg College, Allentown, PA
Modesto Junior College, Modesto, CA
Barefoot Chamber Concerts, Berkeley, CA
Music in the Mountains, Grass Valley, CA
Festival of New America Music, Sacramento, CA
Shinkoskey Noon Concerts, Davis, CA
Harrison Oaks Studios, Folsom, CA
Festival Napa Valley, Helena, CA
Music at St. Lorenz, Frankenmuth, MI
Winona State University, MN
l'Atelier de la Main d'Or, Paris, France
Concordia University, Irvine CA "Harpsichord Dedication Concert"
Capella Antiqua Choir and Baroque Orchestra "Messiah"
Gothem Early Music, New York, NY
Chamber Music Society of Sacramento
Old First Concerts, San Francisco, CA
International Harpsichord Festival, Belgrade, Serbia
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Antelope, CA.
Sacramento Baroque Soloists, Sacramento, CA
The Baroque Room, St. Paul, MN.
Friday Noon Musicales, First Unitarian Church, Madison, WI.
Contact
Rakia
Soprano Katherine Kaiser and harpsichordist Faythe Vollrath met while students performing in the Baroque Ensemble at SUNY-Stony Brook on Long Island. During the COVID lockdown, they kept in touch over Zoom and dreamed of performing bucket list pieces. Katherine and Faythe have been heard together on both the East and West coasts, and look forward to many years of performing their favorite repertoires. Katherine and Faythe are lecturers in music at
Muhlenberg College and UC Davis, respectively.