Kyra Humphrey

Voice part: Alto

Season you joined the Chorale: 1989

Birthplace: Washington State

Education/Vocal Training: Gonzaga University, BA Art; University of Washington, BA Music, BMus Vocal Performance, MM Vocal Performance

Do you make your living as a musician? Yes

Where else do you gig/teach/conduct/sing/perform? I maintain a private vocal studio in Pasadena

Where else do you sing NOW? I sing for my students and at Walden School functions

Recordings/TV/Film: Oregon Catholic Press, LAMC recordings, Heart of the Nation broadcasts, Night Breed

Highlights of your musical career: Master’s degree recital; singing the Nutcracker and Midsummer Night’s Dream with Pacific Northwest Ballet; Canto General contralto solos with Seattle Choral Company; Alto solos in the Messiah Sing-Along at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion my first year with LAMC; performing Mahler’s 2nd Symphony with Esa-Pekka Salonen, performing Lauridsen’s Lux Aeterna with Grant Gershon at Disney Hall

Favorite choral work: Bach’s Saint Matthew Passion

A defining moment or favorite onstage experience: too many favorite onstage moments to pick one.

What are you listening to these days? Lorraine Hunt Lieberson

Anything you'd like to add about yourself? I’m married, with three children; with the support of God and my family I’ll be singing with the LAMC as long someone can get me onstage!