About this Artist

Soprano and composer KATHRYN SHUMAN (Mother / Ensemble) performs regularly as a soloist and an ensemble singer. As an avid explorer of the voice, she is continually finding ways of implementing found techniques in performance – from Baroque and contemporary classical, to opera, experimental, and improvisatory music. Shuman’s concert solo highlights include Earl Kim’s Where Grief Slumbers, numerous Bach cantatas, and Orff’s Carmina Burana. She has premiered works by John Luther Adams, Henry Mollicone, Rand Steiger, and Carmina Escobar, and has performed with such distinctive organizations as the avant-garde opera company The Industry, Los Angeles Master Chorale, Los Angeles Philharmonic, and LA Opera. Shuman’s ecology-inspired original music has been performed at venues and festivals from California to Montreal, Canada. Kathryn is also a committed educator on voice faculty at Pasadena City College.