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2024 Ohio Artist Registry Juried Exhibition
Kira McGirr
Bio
Noted for “her clear, focused sound,” mezzo-soprano Kira McGirr performs regularly in the Cleveland area, including as frequent soloist and member of Cleveland Chamber Choir; alto soloist and section leader with Trinity Chamber Singers and Cathedral Choir at Trinity Cathedral, Cleveland; as part of Trinity Cathedral’s BrownBag Concert Series; in the opera chorus and for outreach events with Cleveland Opera Theater; as part of the Cleveland Museum of Art’s Creative Fusion: Composers Series; and has been featured as alto soloist in Mozart’s Requiem, Britten’s Rejoice in the Lamb, Brahms’ Liebeslieder Waltzes, and Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms. She made her 2018 debut with BlueWater Chamber Orchestra as soloist in John Corigliano’s Fern Hill. Additional operatic experience includes Cherubino (Le nozze di Figaro), Dorabella (Cosi fan tutte), and Giannetta (L’elisir d’amore), as well as a variety of opera choruses. She has performed in festivals and conferences in Ohio, Michigan, and Indiana. Ms. McGirr is the Managing Director of Cleveland Chamber Choir. She holds a Master of Music in Vocal Performance from Indiana University Jacobs School of Music and a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from Oberlin College & Conservatory of Music.