Kirsten Blair

Kirsten Blair, soprano, enjoys a vibrant musical lifestyle as a soloist, performer, private teacher, and classroom instructor. Kirsten appears frequently in recital, having performed at Arizona State University, the Eastman School of Music in New York, San Francisco Conservatory, Loyola University in Louisiana, Athens, Greece, East London, White River and Nelspruit, South Africa, and in her home states of Maine and Alaska. She has shared the stage as a soloist with ensembles such as the Fairbanks Symphony Orchestra, the Northern Lights String Orchestra, the Uplands Festival Orchestra in South Africa, the American Institute of Musical Studies: Graz Festival Orchestra, the Arizona State University Orchestra, and most recently, with the Phoenix Symphony Orchestra. Kirsten has been a featured soloist with the Arizona Women’s Collaborative, the UAF New Music Festival, the Vianden Festival in Luxembourg, and twice with Music Inspire Africa (Zimbabwe). She has played principal roles with Opera Fairbanks, Anchorage Opera, and internationally with Théâtre Roger Barat (France) and the Lowveld Chamber Music Association (South Africa). A passionate teacher and coach, she maintains a virtual and in-person studio, and enjoys working with singers in group and workshop environments. She is currently the Director of the Great Land Sounds Barbershop Chorus and the President of Fairbanks Light Opera Theatre.