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Karen Adair is a soprano who loves to eat chocolate, bike, swim, read, walk on vacant wet beaches, and practice yoga! A versatile artist, she sings the gamut of classical vocal literature, equally comfortable performing professionally in opera, oratorio, operetta, art song, and musical theater. Her voice is described as “crystal clear and so strong that when she sang everything else on stage melted away” (Ocala Star Banner) and “powerful and polished” (Daytona Beach News Journal). The Florida Times-Union Fine Arts writer said “her voice made hearts shudder”. “Warm and opulent”, “Hers is a most expressive voice.”(The Times Herald-Record, NY). She recorded sacred arias with conductor Kirk Trevor and the Slovak Radio Symphony in Bratislava, Slovakia in 2004 for her currently available self-titled solo CD. Backstage Pass Internet Broadcasting webcast her CD in its entirety in March 2007, following a webcast of selections from her disc on Tampa Bay Indies in November 2006. She now presents her first solo Christmas CD, When God is a Child, featuring the music of Bob Moore (GIA Publications and CDs). The disc takes its name from Moore's new Christmas Song Cycle, When God is a Child, a cycle of 4 Songs for Soprano and Piano with lyrics on the poetry of Christian poet, Bryan Wren. Principle Pianist for the Jacksonville Symphony, Ileana Fernandez is featured on the song cycle and Moore's new arrangement of the traditional Christmas aria, O Holy Night. Jacksonville University's Professor of Percussion and World Music, Tony Steve is featured on Moore's jazzy arrangement of Three Christmas Spirituals for Soprano and Vibraphone. Rounding out the disc are new arrangements of traditional English Carols with Moore accompanying Karen on the piano! Carving out her niche as a proponent of new music, she is privileged to work with award winning American composers such as Ed Martin (Illinois Wesleyan University), Aaron Alon (Rice University), Daniel Crozier (Rollins College, National Opera Association First Prize Winner), and has premiered works by Bob Moore (GIA Publications and CDs), Valerie Saalbach (The Actor's Studio, NYC) and A. Paul Johnson (Florida Composer's Forum). Ms. Adair is an active recitalist in the Southeastern United States. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Music with Honors and a Master of Music, both from the University of Florida and is a member of and adjudicator for the National Association of Teachers of Singing. Karen and husband, Tom, are the proud parents of a son, and a set of boy-girl twins! please visit www.KarenAdairSoprano.com www.BobMooreMusic.com