Magdalen Kadel sang for many years in the Girls’ Choir and in the Choir of Men and Boys at Trinity Episcopal Church, Princeton, where she served as head girl under the direction of John Bertalot. She received her bachelor’s degree from Indiana University, where she was enrolled in the Institute for Early Music, studying voice with Paul Elliott. She has had singing engagements with the New York based contemporary music group Alarm Will Sound. She enjoys living in New York City, where she is soprano section leader at Holy Apostles Episcopal Church, directed by David Hurd.