Tramaine Parker

Musician

Tramaine S. Parker began singing at the age of 4 in the angelic choir at Mt. Vernon Baptist Church in Chicago. She later joined the Chicago Children’s Choir where she began traveling throughout the United States and internationally performing various genres of music (gospel, spirituals, pop,  classical and R&B.) While singing in the Chicago Children’s Choir, Tramaine had the opportunity to perform at several venues including Ravinia in Highland Park, IL, Carnegie Hall, Riverside Church in New York and the Harris Music and Dance theatre to name a few.  During her matriculation at Lincoln Park Highschool, Tramaine received honor superior ratings for the City and State solo competitions.  She graduated from Fisk University with a B.A. in Psychology and Roosevelt University with a M.A. in Clinical Professional Psychology. While studying at Fisk, Tramaine was a member of the Fisk University Choir and Grammy award winning, Fisk Jubilee Singers. Today, Tramaine continues to perform as a soloist in the Chicagoland area. Tramaine has performed with a number of choral ensembles including the John Work Chorale, Vocality, Black Monument Ensemble and Lakeside Singers. Tramaine is a background singer for Chance the Rapper. Tramaine also sang with the Chicago Freedom Singers featuring Kathleen Battle in concert and has performed in numerous countries including Brazil, Amsterdam, Portugal, Sweden, Ghana and Denmark. In addition to performing, Tramaine works for the Illinois Department of Children & Family Services as a Child Welfare Specialist at the SCR unit (Child Abuse Hotline) in Chicago.