Soprano McKenzie Garey is a native of Franklin, Tennessee but currently resides in Houston, Texas. She holds degrees from the Eastman School of Music and the University of Houston. This year, McKenzie was a featured soloist with the Energy Corridor of Houston Orchestra (ECHO), the Houston Saengerbund, the Angleton Choir, and she received an Encouragement Award at the Houston District of the Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition. She also sang the role of Filia in Giacamo Carissimi’s Jephte. 

Her upcoming engagements include a La Bohème suite (Mimi) with the Middle Tennessee Sinfonietta, soprano soloist in Mendelssohn’s Elijah with the St. Martin’s Episcopal Church Choir, and featured soloist with ECHO on their New Year’s Concert. During her time at the University of Houston, she sang Fiordiligi in Mozart’s Così fan tutte, Margarita Xirgù in Osvaldo Golijov’s Ainadamar, and Adele in Die Fledermaus. Her other favorite projects include Rapunzel in Eastman Opera Theatre’s production of Into the Woods, soprano soloist in Mozart's C Minor Mass with the Eastman Rochester Chorus, and soprano soloist in Bach’s B Minor Mass with Voices directed by William Weinert. Additionally, she won first prize in the National Orpheus Vocal Competition and was a finalist in the Friends of Eastman Opera and Jessie Kneisel Lieder competitions.