BRIANA KERNER

Recognized for her light lyrical tone and beautiful blend, Briana has sung in choirs and chamber groups around Houston for several years. Before becoming a voice teacher, Briana taught choir in Klein ISD working with her team to double the size of the choir program and leading choirs to successive sweepstakes streaks in UIL Concert/Sight-reading Contests. Currently, Briana runs her own studio, working with mostly high school age students, many of whom pursue music at the university level. In her previous tenure with the Houston Chamber Choir, Briana served as a chorus member and soloist, singing under renowned guest conductors including Maria Guinand and Simon Carrington, and recording works by composers such as Bob Chilcott and Jocelyn Hagen, in addition to the GRAMMY® Award winning Duruflé: Complete Choral Works. She sings frequently with the Mercury Chamber Orchestra and the early music ensemble Harmonia Stellarum as an ensemble member and soloist. Briana is a proud graduate of the University of Houston’s Moores School of Music, where she studied vocal performance and music education. But most of her time is spent with her loving husband, Kevin, and their four children, Aaron, Joshua, Daniel and Audrey.