Role at PIMS
Visiting Lecturer
Primary Area
Vocal Performance
Choral Conducting
Kristi Bryson is a vocalist, conductor, and pedagogue with an international career spanning North America, Europe, and the Middle East. She has held leadership roles including Director of the Boys Choir at the Cathedral Basilica of St John the Baptist, College Choirmaster at Ralston College, and Founder of The Savannah Boys Choir.
She trained at the Royal College of Music and the University of King’s College, specializing in vocal performance and early music. She collaborates with leading ensembles and conductors and maintains an active career as performer and vocal coach.
Research Interests
Vocal pedagogy and performance practice
Early music and historically informed performance
Choral conducting and sacred music
Opera and oratorio interpretation
Concerts, Masterclasses, Recordings (selected)
Stabat Mater (Pergolesi), Ralston College Concerts with Robert Mehlhart
Mass in B-flat (Schubert), Vokalkapelle of the Theatinerkirche, Munich
Lorca Songs (Scruton), University of Public Service, Budapest
English Canzonettas (Haydn), Harlaxton Summer Concerts
Messiah (Handel), Chebucto Symphony Orchestra
Messe de Minuit (Charpentier), Early Music Nova Scotia
St John Passion and St Matthew Passion (Bach)
Requiem (Fauré), Edward Said National Orchestra
Mass in B minor (Bach), King’s College & Ensemble Regale
Opera (selected roles)
Susanna, Le nozze di Figaro (Mozart)
Adina, L’elisir d’amore (Donizetti)
Adele, Die Fledermaus (Strauss)
Despina, Così fan tutte (Mozart)
Papagena, Die Zauberflöte (Mozart)
Marie, La fille du régiment (Donizetti)
Aréthuse, Actéon (Charpentier)
Recordings & Broadcast (selected)
The Music of Sir Roger Scruton, Toccata Next (forthcoming)
Lux: Music for the Nativity, ATMA Classique
A New Heaven, ATMA Classique
CBC Radio broadcasts and BBC Radio 3 (Choral Evensong)
Teaching & Conducting
Director of the Boys Choir and Youth Music, Cathedral Basilica of St John the Baptist (2025–present)
Vocal Coach (Faculty), Savannah Philharmonic (2026–present)
College Choirmaster & Concert Artistic Director, Ralston College (2022–present)
Founder and Artistic Director, The Savannah Boys Choir (2023–2025)
Voice Instructor, Private Studio (2009–present)
Vocal Coach, Queen’s College, Cambridge (2019–2020)
Instructor, Académie de Musique de Montréal (2012–2017)
Biography
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