Christiane Vinet Fraser is a native of New Orleans, Louisiana. She has served on the Music Faculty of St. Petersburg College since 2005. She holds a Bachelor of Music degree from Boston University, and a Master of Music degree from University of Nevada, Las Vegas, both in Flute Performance.
Christiane has performed in the Las Vegas Philharmonic, the Nevada Opera Theater, the Nevada Symphony, and other professional musical groups. In 2001, Christiane performed in the orchestra of Andrea Bocelli while he was on tour to Phoenix, Denver, and Las Vegas.
In 1997, Christiane founded The Black Tie Ensembles which performs professional live music. Prior to relocating to Florida, she served as adjunct faculty for the Community College of Southern Nevada and ten years teaching applied Flute for the Nevada School of the Arts.