Ms Adair's engagements for the current season:
May 1-2, 2009. Romanza. Soloist, First Coast Opera. for info visit www.FirstCoastOpera.com
May 17, 2009. 3:30pm Brahms: A German Requiem. Soloist, St Augustine Community Chorus & Orchestra. http://www.staugustinecommunitychorus.org/Future%20Events.htm
May 21, 2009. 8:00pm. Florida's First Coast Arts Festival, "A Night at the Opera". Soprano Soloist. htttp://www.floridasfirstcoastartsfestival.com/2009season.html or visit http://www.staugamphitheatre.com/
December 5, 2008. FRI. 7:30PM. Premier Performance and CD Release Party at the Brick City Center for the Arts. 23 SW Broadway, Ocala, FL. Sponsored by the Marion Cultural Alliance, and supported by Independant National Bank. Karen performs the premier of newly commissioned works from her Christmas CD "When God Is a Child". for more information, (352) 369-1500, or, Nancy.Ledding@mcaocala.com
November 30, 2008. SAT. 3:00PM. Handel's The Messiah. Karen is the soprano soloist for this concert presented by The Messiah Choral Society of Orlando Florida, at the Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre. 401 W. Livingston Street, Orlando FL. Doors open @2:15PM. Admission is FREE, a gift of the society "to the greater metropolitan Orlando community". www.messiahchoralsociety.org
October 10-11, 17-18, 2008. 8PM. "Cabaret Espanol" with First Coast Opera, FL. Mark Lance National Guard Armory. 190 San Marco Ave., St Augustine, FL. FCO Box Office: (904) 417-5555.
September 22, 2008. 7PM CST. "Vienna to Broadway" Chipola College, Marianna, FL. with the Jacksonville Lyric Opera (FL). Don Westwood, General and Artistic Director. for more info: jaxopera@bellsouth.net, or call (904) 828-2000
September 18, 7PM. "Vienna to Broadway" Friday Musicale Auditorium. 645 Oak St., Jacksonville, FL. with the Jacksonville Lyric Opera (FL). for more info: jaxopera@bellsouth.net, or call (904) 828-2000
July 28, 2008. MON 7:30PM. Haydn Mass No 3 in D minor, Lord Nelson Mass. Karen joins the Jacksonville Masterworks Chorale as soprano soloist for this presentation. Mark stallings, JMC Music Director. Guest conductor Paul Neal, Assoc Conductor Valdosta Symphony. Deermeadows Baptist Church. 9780 Baymeadows Rd, Jacksonville, FL 32256. for more info: (904) 264-2749.
June 7, 2008. SAT 10AM. SavoyNet Gilbert & Sullivan SING. Karen sings Yum-yum for this annual wall to wall G&S shows concert readings. Rollins College Department of Music. Orlando, FL.
May 24, 2008. SAT 7PM. Michael J. Fox Foundation Benefit Concert. Coquina Crossing Ballroom, St. Augustine, FL. For more information call 904-386-0605.
May 17, 2008. Sat 7:30PM. "Addio" First Coast Opera's farewell concert to founder Barbara Norris. St Johns County Center for the Arts at St Augustine High. 904-417-5555.
April 25, 2008. Fri 8:00PM. Jax Irish Fest. Jacksonville Fairgrounds. Karen sings with Seven Nations and the Gainesville Chamber Orchestra. www.JaxIrishFest.com
February 21, 2008. 7PM. Clay County Public Library Concert Series. Free admission. Clay County Headquarters Library, 1895 Town Center Blvd., Orange Park, FL.
Highlights from previous seasons:
October 14, 2007. 3:00PM. Child Cancer Fund Benefit. Concert at Amici's Italian Restaurant Banquet Hall, St Augustine, FL.
September 29, 2007. 8:00PM. "Gypsies". First Coast Opera concert. St Augustine Art Association.
July 23, 2007. Monday 7:00PM. The Creation. Karen sings the role of the Archangel Gabriel for the Jacksonville Masterworks Chorale's presentation of Franz Joseph Haydn's oratorio. Dr. Mark Stallings, Music Director. Guest conductor, Kevin Fenton. Hendricks Ave Baptist Church, Jacksonville, FL.
June 1, 2007. Fri 8:00PM. The Lighter Side Concert. First Coast Opera benefit concert. Limelight Theatre.
May 4-5, 2007. Friday 7PM, Saturday 10AM. Parkinson's in the Park. Benefit Fundraiser. Karen joins tenor, Roger Geronimo. 2 day event: Friday gala and dinner, and Saturday Butterfly Release. For more information email KMJenkins@ParkinsonsInThePark.org.
April 21 & 28, 2007. Saturdays 8:00PM. Cabaret Italian Style. First Coast Opera in Concert. St Augustine Art Association.
March 30, 2007. Friday 8:00PM. Concert appearance for Clinch County Cultural Arts Commission. Clinch County High School Little Theater.
March 21-28, 2007. Webcast for Back Stage Pass Internet Broadcasting! Karen's self-titled solo CD of sacred songs and arias is featured with her interview with hosts of The Apollo Project's new internet-radio show.
February 17, 2007. Saturday. 7:00PM Ormond Beach Symphony Orchestra Valentine's Concert. Ormond Bch Performing Arts Center, FL.
Nov 13-19, 2006. Webcast! www.TampaBayIndies.com features Karen singing A. Paul Johnson's song cycle "from the Analects:" from her solo CD.
Nov 4, 2006. Saturday 5:00-10:30PM. JPF Music Awards. Known as the "Grassroots Grammys", Karen performs live for the Awards Ceremony at the Galaxy Theatre in Santa Ana, CA. She represents The Apollo Project, whose CD "The Dramatic", which features Karen's vocal solos on 2 tracks singing arias from the unfinished opera "Love, Ted", is nominated for Best Classical Vocal Solo/Best Classical Opera Solo Album.
Sept 23-24, 2006. Saturday at 7:00 PM. Sunday at 3:00 PM. Gilbert & Sullivan's The Mikado. Karen sings Yum-Yum for First Coast Opera.
Feb 4, 2006. 7:00PM. "Love Notes: A Musical Valentine". Ormond Beach Symphony Orchestra. Ormond Bch Performing Arts Center, FL.
March 18 at 7:30PM, & 19 at 2:30PM, 2006. All Mozart Concert. First Coast Opera.
April 20, 2006 7:30PM. Little Women with Big Voices. Presented by First Coast Opera.
June 19-30, 2006. Daytona Bch Community College Summer Vocal Academy, Guest Artist-in-Residence, Instructor of Applied Voice and Beginning Italian for Singers.
October 1-2, 2005. 7:30PM Sat. & 3:00PM Sun. Debut with the Ormond Beach Symphony Orchestra. Ormond Beach Performing Arts Center. "Movie Music".
Oct 8-9, 2005. 7:30PM Sat. & 4:00PM Sun. Lightner Museum, St. Augustine, FL. "An Evening of Opera" Celebrating the 5th Anniversary of First Coast Opera.
December 3 - 4, 2004 The Messiah, "Christmas" version. Amelia Island Chorale and Orchestra (Florida), featuring members of the Jacksonville Symphony. Bob Moore conducting.
December 8, 2004 Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra. Bratislava.Kirk Trevor conducting. Soprano arias from Brahms’ Ein Deutsches Requiem, Haydn’s The Creation, and Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana
December 11, 2004 Sofia Philharmonic. Philharmonic Hall, Sofia, Bulgaria. Deidre Reigel, guest conductor. Soprano arias from Mendelssohn’s Elijah.
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