Kathryn Knauer, soprano, is a native of Houston, Texas. She holds a Master of Music degree from Northwestern University and a Bachelor of Music degree from Furman University. Kathryn has performed as the soloist with various organizations, including the North Carolina Baroque Orchestra, Columbia Choral Society, Florence Masterworks Choir, Greenville Chorale, Herring Chamber Ensemble, South Carolina Bach Society, Kingwood Chorale, West Virginia Symphony, and Furman University and Northwestern symphonies and operas, and professional opera roles with the Houston Grand Opera, New York City Opera, Greenville Opera, and has been a featured soloist with the Piccolo Spoleto festival in Charleston, SC.

Notably, she has performed in J. S. Bach’s St. John Passion, Mass in b-minor and Magnificat, R. V. Williams Dona Nobis Pacem and Hodie, Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana, Brahms’ Requiem, Bruckner Te Deum, Handel’s Messiah and Te Deum, Mozart’s Requiem, and numerous Handel and Bach cantatas. In conjunction with her professional performances Kathryn has premierednew works, including Dan Forrest’s Lux and John Michael Trotta’s Seven Last Words of Christ. Kathryn resides in Greenville, South Carolina as an active professional performer and teaches on the voice faculty at Furman University.