ABOUT EVANN

Evann Carter (she/her) is a choir director, music educator, and soprano originally from Los Angeles, California. Most recently based in the Boston area, she currently serves as Choir Director at Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School and Miles River Middle School in Hamilton, MA. She previously taught at Garfield Middle School in Revere, MA, where she established the school’s middle school choir program. Evann is relocating to the San Francisco Bay Area in Summer 2026.

A lifelong choral musician, Evann has sung in choirs for over twenty years and has performed in renowned venues including Lincoln Center, Westminster Abbey, St. Peter’s Cathedral in Dublin, Salzburg Cathedral, and St. Stephen’s Cathedral in Vienna. While at California State University, Northridge (CSUN), she studied voice with Erica Davis and performed with the advanced ensemble Northridge Singers under the direction of Paul Smith. In Massachusetts, she performed for three seasons with the Back Bay Chorale under the direction of Steve Spinelli.

Evann graduated summa cum laude from CSUN with a B.A. in Music Education and has long been involved in music education leadership and advocacy. During her undergraduate studies, she served as an active member and leader in her collegiate National Association for Music Education (NAfME) Collegiate Chapter, which was recognized as Chapter of the Year by the California Music Educators Association for three consecutive years. She has also supported arts nonprofit organizations through internships focused on arts access and education, including work with Education Through Music-Los Angeles and the Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts.

Across both her teaching and performing work, Evann is passionate about building inclusive, student-centered music programs that prioritize growth and community. She believes deeply in the power of singing together and is committed to helping students develop empathy and a lifelong relationship with music.