Katherine Kelton

The mezzo-soprano Katherine Kelton maintains an active and varied singing career, appearing frequently as a soloist and recitalist in an eclectic range of music, from chant to contemporary literature. Her solo work with the Santa Fe Desert Chorale has received critical acclaim. She has appeared as soloist with the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra, the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra, the Indianapolis Baroque Orchestra, the Nashville (Tennessee) Symphony, the Santa Fe Symphony, the Springfield (Missouri) Symphony, the Evansville Philharmonic, the Southeast Kansas Symphony, the Durango Symphony, and the Tuscaloosa Symphony, among others. Her solo appearances at festivals include the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, the Aspen Music Festival, the Banff Festival of the Arts, the Victoria Bach Festival, and the Lake Placid International Vocal Seminar. Early Music groups with whom she has appeared include the Dayton Bach Society, Ensemble Ouabache, the Kansas Early Music Consort, and the Texas Early Music Project. Katherine Kelton received the degrees of Doctor of Musical Arts and of Master of Music in Applied Voice from the University of Texas at Austin, where her doctoral dissertation was on the songs of Amy Beach. She also holds further degrees and honours from the University of Alabama, and has been the recipient of grants for study and research from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and Butler University. Among her many awards for singing, she was named a national semi-finalist in the 1995 National Federation of Music Clubs Young Artist Award Competition, and in

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