Friday, March 15, 2019 — 5:30pm
Music of Love and Nature
Mezzo-Soprano Kehar Koslowsky is an accomplished choral and solo artist. A native of Saratoga Springs, NY, she received her Bachelor’s in Vocal Performance from the University of Maryland, College Park. She has performed extensively in the Washington DC area with the Washington Bach Consort, Woodley Ensemble, and Cathedral Choral Society. A seasoned church musician, she was a staff singer at 2 major historic churches in Washington; St. Michael’s Cathedral and St. John’s Church Lafayette, where she sang for both Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama. Specializing in early music, her oratorio and solo work includes works by Bach, Vivaldi, Mozart, and has worked with conductors Kenneth Slowik, J. Reilly Lewis, Bill Roberts and Tim Reno. In the opera world, her roles include Diana in Offenbach’s Orpheus in the Underworld with the Janiec Opera Company; Desdemona in Rossini’s Otello with Maryland Opera Workshop; Octavian in Der Rosenkavalier, Rosina in Rossini’s Il Barbiere di Siviglia, and Dorabella in Cosi Fan Tutte with the Crittenden Opera Studio; and multiple seasons as a chorus member with Saratoga Opera. When not singing, she can be found dancing and spending time outdoors, and working as a freelance Website and Marketing Consultant.
A native of Las Vegas, Nevada, Deborah Wagner completed her Doctorate of Musical Arts at Arizona State University after having obtained degrees from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and Northwestern University. Since moving to Santa Fe in 2006, she has performed with Santa Fe New Music, the Santa Fe Symphony, the Santa Fe Desert Chorale, the Placitas Artists Series, Coro de Camera and the Sangre de Christo Chorale. Deborah has been on the faculties of New Mexico Highlands University and Santa Fe University of Art and Design, as well as teaching privately and coaching. She regularly works with singers and instrumentalists in the Santa Fe area and has toured with soloists and choirs throughout the country.