SUSAN HODGES RAMLET
alto | mezzo-soprano (she/her)

Photo credit Kirk Fratzke, Minnesota Beethoven Festival

Susan is a seasoned ensemble singer who has worked in opera, choral, and musical theater. Described as having “a sound like warm honey”, she works comfortably across alto and mezzo-soprano ranges. Considered by conductors to have a “fulcrum” voice (a voice that unifies nearby voices), Susan is an excellent sight-reader with a good ear and blend.

Susan has sung as a chorus member of the Bach Roots Festival (formerly Oratory|Bach Ensemble), and she also sang in the first two seasons of BorderCrossing Choir. Susan was a section leader for the Minnesota Beethoven Festival Chorale, under Dale Warland, and sang for eight seasons in Winona, Minnesota. She sang with the Dale Warland Singers for five seasons. Susan performed with the Minnesota Chorale, the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra Chorale, the Together in Hope Project, the Singers-Minnesota Choral Artists, and Northstar Consort. Prior to moving to Minnesota, Susan performed with Houston Grand Opera Chorus, the Houston Symphony Chorus, and as a Company Associate Actor and Music Director for Stages Repertory Theater. She performed with Armory for the Arts (operetta) in Santa Fe, NM, the San Antonio Opera (chorus), the San Antonio Festival (opera chorus) and the Denton (Texas) Community Chorus (musical theater).

After numerous church assignments over the years, she is currently the alto soloist and section leader at  St. Philip the Deacon Lutheran Church in Plymouth, Minnesota. She sings with First Readings Project, and will be in the chorus for the Bach Society of Minnesota in Spring 2026.

Susan studied choral conducting under Bruce Chamberlain and voice with Kay Paschal and Dr. Joseph Amaya.  She has also led youth choirs and handbell choirs.  Known for her expert preparation and leadership, Susan has performed many vocally challenging works for opera and chorus, including choral works by Arvo Pärt, Veljo Tormis, Igor Stravinsky, Sir Michael Tippett, and Reynaldo Moya.

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