Singer, Arranger, Composer, Festival Manager

California

www.karifrancis.com

An avid composer, arranger, vocalist and vocal percussionist based in Los Angeles, Kari Francis has been actively involved in the a cappella community as a workshop leader and clinician at festivals such as the Los Angeles A Cappella Festival, SoJam, and Boston Sings since 2009. She graduated from the University of California, San Diego with a B.A. in Music Theory & Composition, sang with the UCSD Tritones, shared the stage with Taylor Swift at the American Country Music Awards, collaborated with Imogen Heap in San Diego as part of her “Earth” project, and in 2011 joined Kinfolk 9 for their run on Season 3 of NBC’s "The Sing-Off” as one of only two featured female vocal percussionists. Kari currently performs with the powerhouse all-female vocal band Musae, who recently appeared on the Voices Only Forte compilation, and her vocal arrangements are sung by high school and collegiate choirs across the US and Europe.

Lots of choral singing, classical and jazz piano, percussion...

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