What is most important to me is the ability to immerse myself in the music - doesn't matter the genre. I am only satisfied when I devote my entire being to the learning, mastery and giving of music. I think this is why I am never satisfied to do music in addition to something else - I always feel like I am betraying who I am.
Bio
Kristen, a talented pianist and soprano soloist, is a versatile artist who is comfortable performing in a variety of genres. Kristen’s playing has been described as "having a great sense of rhythm and syncopation with a light but firm touch (Gail Wein - Newmusicbox.org)."
Kristen is a soprano soloist with St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Washington DC. With the Basso Moderno Duo , she commissions and premiers lyrical new works for solo bass and piano. She is the executive director of the Great Noise Ensemble , Washington DC’s premiere contemporary classical chamber music group.
Recent piano performances include solo and collaborative work at THE ARC Theater in Washington, DC, The Jane Franklin Dance Company , Bosma Dance and master classes with Paul Roberts in Castres, France and Philadelphia, PA. In order to continue growing as an artist she currently studies piano with Robert Durso and voice with Cate Frazier-Neely . Kristen recently premiered a new work from composer Blair Goins.
