Caroline Legere is a first-year college student majoring in Music Education with a concentration in Vocal Performance. She began singing at the age of 6 at church, where she now serves in the Adult Choir and in the past served the Boys & Girls Choir over ten years, three as Head Chorister. Caroline has developed her art through performance experiences in choral settings, sacred choral music and hymn solos, classical voice performance training, as lead singer in her pop cover band "Thorn & Roses," and as soprano in acapella group Note-oriety.  In 2025, she released two of her cover songs on Spotify, Amazon Music, and Apple Music. 

Recordings

Repertoire - Classical

  • CLASSICAL
    Alma Del Core - Antonio Caldera
    When I Have Sung My Songs to You - Earnest Charles
    Pie Jesu - Gabriel Fauré
    Se tu m'ami - Parisotti (prev. attributed to Pergolesi)
    Priez Pour Paix - Poulenc
    Nel cor più non mi sento - Paisiello
    Romance - Debussy
    I love all graceful things - Thiman
    Frühlingsglaube - Schubert
    Nobody Knows This Little Rose - Duke, text by E. Dickenson
     
  • FUNERALS
    Pie Jesu - Fauré
    Ave Maria - Schubert
    Morning has Broken - Shaw / Bunessan
    Amazing Grace - Traditional
    The Lord is My Shepherd (Psalm 23) - Goodall
    Precious Lord, Take My Hand - Dorsey
     
  • WEDDINGS
    Be Thou My Vision - Walters
    Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring - Bach
    The Lord's Prayer - Malotte
    The Lord's Prayer - Plant
    Ave Maria - Schubert
    Morning has Broken - Shaw / Bunessan
    Amazing Grace - Traditional
    The Lord is My Shepherd (Psalm 23) - Goodall

Repertoire - Pop

  • my future - Billie Eilish
  • Love In The Dark - Adele
  • The Gold - Phoebe Bridgers
  • Die From a Broken Heart - Maddie & Tae
  • traitor - Olivia Rodrigo
  • Halley's Comet - Billie Eilish
  • pov - Ariana Grande
  • Rescue - Lauren Daigle
  • Invisible String - Taylor Swift
  • i love you - Billie Eilish
  • favorite crime - Olivia Rodrigo
  • Linger - The Cranberries
  • July - Noah Cyrus
  • Rainbow - Kacey Musgraves
  • Love You For A Long Time - Maggie Rogers
  • Save Your Love For Me - Nancy Wilson
  • 26 and 24 - Paige Fish, Landon Boyce
  • Everybody Dies - Billie Eilish
  • hostage - Billie Eilish
  • Blowing Smoke  - Gracie Abrams
  • get him back! - Olivia Rodrigo
  • What Was I Made For? - Billie Eilish

Appearances

Previous events

Date Event Location
"Once In Royal David's City" solo Grace Episcopal Church Grace Episcopal Church
Holiday Fest: Holiday Pops! JMU Forbes Center for the Performing Arts JMU Forbes Center for the Performing Arts
JMU School of Music Recital Solo: "Romance" by Claude Debussy JMU Forbes Center for the Performing Arts JMU Forbes Center for the Performing Arts
Crab Shack Music Live - Performers' Revue The Crab Shack, Alexandria VA The Crab Shack, Alexandria VA
"The Star Spangled Banner" solo Alexandria Police Department - Fallen Officers Memorial wreath laying ceremony Alexandria Police Department - Fallen Officers Memorial wreath laying ceremony
Songs Under The Stars The Planetarium, Alexandria City High School The Planetarium, Alexandria City High School
Advanced Choir Concert Christ the King Church, Alexandria VA Christ the King Church, Alexandria VA
ACHS Choir Pyramid Concert Auditorium - Alexandria City High School Auditorium - Alexandria City High School
"Still, Still, Still" solo Grace Episcopal Church Grace Episcopal Church
ACHS Choir Winter Concert Auditorium - Alexandria City High School Auditorium - Alexandria City High School
"A Candlelight Christmas" with solo (The Washington Chorus with ACHS Choir) The Kennedy Center - Concert Hall, Washington DC The Kennedy Center - Concert Hall, Washington DC
"A Candlelight Christmas" with solo (The Washington Chorus with ACHS Choir) The Music Center at Strathmore, North Bethesda, MD The Music Center at Strathmore, North Bethesda, MD
ACHS Choir Fall Concert Auditorium - Alexandria City High School Auditorium - Alexandria City High School
"The Star Spangled Banner" solo ACPS Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony - Alexandria City High School ACPS Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony - Alexandria City High School
Thorn & Roses concert Eaton-DC Hotel & Coworking Eaton-DC Hotel & Coworking
Alexandria City Hall Performance  
Thorn & Roses band concert The Garden at Gustave The Garden at Gustave
Virginia Governor's School: Annual Stairwell Sing  
"The Star Spangled Banner" solo Alexandria Aces Baseball Game - Frank Mann Field , Alexandria VA 22305 Alexandria Aces Baseball Game - Frank Mann Field , Alexandria VA 22305
Thorn & Roses band @ Crab Shack Music's Summer Showcase The Shack, 211 E Oxford Ave, Alexandria VA 22301 The Shack, 211 E Oxford Ave, Alexandria VA 22301

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Caroline Legere began singing at the age of 6 and has developed her art through performance experiences in classical voice performance training, choral settings, sacred choral music and hymn solos, lead singer in her pop cover band "Thorn & Roses," and soprano in acapella group "Note-oriety." Her repertoire includes classical pieces in Latin, French, Italian, German, and English, as well as soul, jazz, and pop from 1950 to today's hits. She plays ukulele and piano, and is learning acoustic guitar.

HIGHLIGHTS 

Summer 2026: selected for JMU off-campus study program in Hawai'i: Polynesian Music and Culture

March 2026: Induction into Sigma Alpha Iota international music fraternity

Spring 2026: JMU Chorus Leadership Team - University Chorus Manager (Soprano and Alto sections)

Spring 2026: Extracurricular Acapella Group “Note-oriety” (auditioned)

Fall 2025: James Madison University President's List, GPA 4.0

November 2025: Virginia Music Educators' Conference performance

2024 - 2025: Alexandria City High School, Section Leader Soprano 1; Chorus Leadership Team

October 2024: Induction into Tri-M Music Honor Society

July 2024: Governor's School for Visual & Performing Arts, Vocal Performance, Radford University, Radford, VA (state-wide live auditions)

May 2024: Classical Singers Music Convention - Voice Competition, Washington, DC, Second-round qualifier

April 2024: Virginia District 10 All-District Choir

Aug 2023: St. Thomas Choir School - Girl Chorister Course, New York, NY

July 2023: New York University - Steinhardt, New York, NY, Classical Voice Intensive

April 2023: Virginia District 10 All-District Choir

2021 - 2025: Alexandria City High School, Freshman through Senior years, member of both the SSAA and SATB Ensembles - "Superior" ratings each year (live adjudications)

2019: Royal School of Church Music - Newport Rhode Island Course

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