KIRSTEN FYR
Voice Instructor
Kirsten Fyr, mezzo-soprano, is a current performing member
of the Chicago Symphony Chorus, singing under today’s best conductors
such as Riccardo Muti, Daniel Barenboim, James Conlon, Pierre Boulez,
Bernard Haitink, Charles Dutoit, Michael Tilson Thomas, Helmuth Rilling,
Esa-Pekka Salonen and Sir Andrew Davis. Kirsten studied voice with Robert
Orth, Theresa Brancaccio, Loretta Robinson and Amy Cofield Williamson,
all of whom are active performers of opera, oratorio and art songs
throughout the United States and abroad. In addition, she worked with
mentor Wishart Bell, learning pedagogy and conducting as well as having
vocal coaching with Dr. Bell during her singing and teaching career.
Kirsten has sung the alto solos in Handel’s Messiah, Vivaldi’s Gloria,
Bach’s Mass in B Minor, Mozart’s Coronation Mass, Bach’s Magnificat,
Bach’s Jesu Meine Freude and Mozart’s Mass in C Major. In addition to
singing with the Chicago Symphony Chorus, she sings professionally with
Chorus Angelorum of Northwest Indiana and has sung with the South Bend
Chamber Singers, South Bend Symphonic Choir, Vesper Chorale and Schola
Cantorum.
As a member of the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS)
which holds its teachers to the highest professional and ethical
standards, Kirsten believes in bringing the best of her performing
experiences to her students. She has over 10 years of experience teaching
private and group voice lessons for all ages. By following classical
principles of correct singing, she has taught her students to sing well
in many styles including classical, early music, Broadway, jazz, folk and
rock.
Kirsten’s unique private voice lesson program includes ensemble singing,
harmony, ear training and sight singing using the Kodaly method of
movable do solfege and rhythmic syllables. She is highly successful in
teaching students to match pitch and develop a keen ear. With a firm
belief that anyone can learn to sing, Kirsten motivates all of her
students and instills confidence.
other links for KIRSTEN FYR:
Chicago Symphony Chorus Website
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