Introduction
Kari Francis is a vocalist, arranger, and choral music educator who has shared the stage with Imogen Heap, competed on Season 3 of NBC’s The Sing-Off with Kinfolk 9, and contributed vocal percussion to Grammy Award-winning pianist-composer Cory Smythe’s album Accelerate Every Voice. Currently a choral conducting doctoral student in the Sacred Music program at the University of Notre Dame, she was a conducting fellow with the Young People’s Chorus of New York City, has lectured as visiting faculty on topics spanning choral arranging, ear training, and music theory at the College of Saint Rose, has directed ensembles at the Mannes School of Music, CUNY Hunter College, Teachers College Columbia University, and has taught in numerous New York City public schools as a Midori & Friends vocal teaching artist. Kari’s writings on contemporary a cappella have been published by GIA Music and NATS, and she frequently leads workshops on arranging, vocal percussion, and group vocal improvisation at music festivals and conferences around the world.
Education
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University of California, San Diego
- 2007-2011 B.A. Music Theory & Composition
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Eastman School of Music
- 2013-2015 M.A. Music Education
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Teachers College Columbia University
- 2017-2018 M. Ed Music Education
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University of Notre Dame
- 2021-2024 DMA Choral Conducting
