Kristen Toedtman, mezzo-soprano

Kristen Toedtman holds a bachelor’s degree in vocal performance from Indiana University where she studied with Martina Arroyo and performed with the Pro Arte Singers under the baton of Paul Hillier. She then went on to earn a Masters degree from the Peabody Conservatory, studying with Phyllis Bryn-Julson and soloing with the Peabody Renaissance Ensemble and the Peabody Opera Company. She toured the east coast with Mark Cudek, a founding member of the Baltimore Consort, as Duo Encina, and frequently collaborated with composers on new music. She appeared in recital frequently in the Baltimore and Washington D.C. metropolitan area.  Ms. Toedtman has recorded for Harmonia Mundi and actively records her own music. Recently relocated to Los Angeles, she is pursuing a career of solo music, combining her own popular compositions with her arrangements of songs from Argentine tango to French chansons and Schubert lieder.