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Adam Kirkpatrick
Assistant Professor of Voice
Dr. Adam Kirkpatrick, lyric tenor, joined the faculty at the Kennesaw State University School of Music in 2008. He previously taught at Georgia State University. Dr. Kirkpatrick received his BM and MM in voice performance from the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and earned his DM in voice performance from Florida State University. Dr. Kirkpatrick has sung operatic roles and concerts professionally in many theaters throughout the United States, singing with the Cincinnati Opera, Atlanta Opera, Santa Fe Opera, Tri-Cities Opera (NY), Dayton Opera, Florida State Opera, Knoxville Symphony, Newton Symphony (MA), Tallahassee Symphony (FL), McDonough Symphony (GA) and more.
Dr. Kirkpatrick was recently seen as: Don Basilio and Don Curzio in Le nozze di Figaro and Prince Ramiro in La Cenerentola with the Atlanta Opera; Tonio in La fille du régiment and Nemorino in L'elisir d'amore with Tri-Cities Opera; Conte Almaviva in Il barbiere di Siviglia with the Newton Symphony and Tri-Cities Opera; and the Tenor Soloist in Carmina Burana with the Knoxville Symphony, Messiah with the Lake Charles Symphony, and The Creation with the Northwest Florida Symphony. For a detailed listing of roles and solos he has performed, or to view videos and listen to recordings, please visit www.adamkirkpatrick.com.
Dr. Kirkpatrick represented the USA in the Seoul International Voice Competition (South Korea, 2007). He also competed and won prizes in the Opera Birmingham Voice Competition (2007 and 2008) and the South-East and Mid-South regional Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions (2006 and 2007). Dr. Kirkpatrick was also honored as a recipient of the NATS Young Leaders Award in 2006.
In addition to teaching voice and performing regularly, Dr. Kirkpatrick has written several articles related to vocal pedagogy: "How to Sing Coloratura," Journal of Singing (Jan/Feb 2008); "Correcting Problematic Vibratos: Using Sustained Dynamic Exercises to Discover and Foster Healthy Vibrato," Journal of Singing (May/June 2008); and "Chiaroscuro and The Quest for Optimal Resonance," Journal of Singing (print date TBD).
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