URCAD 2026
Karena Ingram ’16, Music Composition
Karena Ingram is a composer based in Baltimore, Maryland. Beginning her career after graduating the University of Maryland, Baltimore County in 2016 with a degree in music composition, her chamber ensemble and symphonic works have been performed regularly throughout the United States, Europe, and in television and video games. Most recently, her work RAINN (2025) was premiered by the Memphis Symphony Orchestra, commissioned by the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation Orchestral Commissions Program, an initiative of the League of American Orchestras in partnership with the American Composers Orchestra (ACO). She has been commissioned by the UMBC Ruckus ensemble (2023), Baltimore CenterStage’s production Life is a Dream (2023), and the ACO as a part of their Connecting ACO Community virtual series (2022). Described as “…stunning” and “… beautiful musical depictions of nature…” (Symphony Number One), Ingram’s music is reputable for its imaginative use of color and textural exploration. Ingram has worked for several non-profit arts organizations, at the Baltimore Choral Arts Society, and is currently a digital marketing associate at the Walters Art Museum. While a student at UMBC, she worked with mentors Dr. Linda Dusman and Dr. Anna Rubin and presented her research at URCAD on the Baltimore-based composer, CK Barlow and her influence in the field of electronic music.