Kynesha Patterson Shaw is an emerging soprano based in the Boston area, equally at home in concert repertoire and opera. Posessing a naturally light, clear, agile tone, she finds a special affinity for early music and contemporary music alike.

An avid equestrienne and animal lover, she began teaching horseback riding professionally and entered the Harvard Extension Health Careers Program with the intention of pursing a career in veterinary medicine. However, singing proved too powerful a calling and she is thrilled to be making music again.

Her musical studies began at age 8 with piano, then taking voice lessons soon thereafter. She enjoyed many years performing in musical theater but settled comfortably in classical music where she felt most at home. Kynesha was thrilled to make her debut on the opera stage in 2008 as the Queen of the Night in the Bethesda Summer Music Festival's production of Die Zauberflöte. Kynesha has performed choral and solo work with many local ensembles including Longitude New Music Ensemble, Back Bay Chorale, Paul Madore Chorale, Cantata Singers, Ludovico Ensemble, Opera Providence and Boston Ballet. She is an ensemble member of Cantata Singers Ensemble and on the substitute roster for the Handel and Haydn Society.

She resides with her husband Tom and their two cats in Boston. She currently studies with tenor, Frank Kelley. Please visit her blog at livingonledgerlines.blogspot.com

Upcoming Performances:

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