Kimberly Brockman, soprano, lives in St.Gallen Switzerland where she works as Voice Teacher/Coach and as Co-Director of the Diözesane Kirchenmusikschule St.Gallen. She is active as a concert and recital singer, performing a wide range of repertoire - classical as well as jazz - from Baroque to contemporary and is a member of the professional ensemble "Cappella Vocale" at the St.Gallen Cathedral. In addition, Kimberly Brockman is often invited to judge vocal competitions in Switzerland and abroad.
Born in Pennsylvania, Kimberly Brockman received her musical training at Ithaca College in New York State. She then continued her professional training in New York City with Nino Tello. In the years between 1991-1993, Kimberly performed the roles of Mimi in Puccini's La Bohème, Cio-Cio San in Puccini's Madama Butterfly and Pamina in Mozart's The Magic Flute.
In 1994 she came to Europe as a member of the Ensemble at the Cologne Opera House in Cologne, Germany. From 1995 to 2002 she was a member of the Music Ensemble at the Theater in St.Gallen. During this time, she performed various roles including Sophie Scholl in Udo Zimmermann's Die Weisse Rose, Servillia in Mozart's La Clemenza di Tito, Cécile in George Stiles' Premiere of the Musical The Three Musketeers, Blonde in Mozart's Entführung aus dem Serail and Stella in the european Premiere of André Previn's opera A Streetcar Named Desire. Further engagements brought her in 2004 to the Bayerischen Kammeroper (Bayern Chamber Opera), Theater Aufstand in Wels, Austria (Erling Wold's Sub Pontio Pilato) and the Sommer Festival at Bregenz, Austria (Kurt Weill's Der Kuhhandel). In the summer of 2006 Kimberly Brockman performed the role of the Maid in St.Gallen's OpenOpera Production of Thomas Adès Chamber Opera Powder Her Face.
The Mass Missa Beati Notkeri Balbuli Sancti Galli Monachi composed by Erling Wold (USA, San Francisco) was given it's Premiere in 2008 in the St. Gallen Cathedral. This Mass for Choir and soprano solo was composed for the soprano Kimberly Brockman and the St.Galler DomMusik and is available now as CD (www.erlingwold.com, ITunes). Further recordings include the Jazz Project "The Silvery Moon" with Beat Weibel & The Backyard Orchestera (www.beatweibel.com) and a live recording of Mozart's Exsultate, jubilate (ITunes).
Born in Pennsylvania, Kimberly Brockman received her musical training at Ithaca College in New York State. She then continued her professional training in New York City with Nino Tello. In the years between 1991-1993, Kimberly performed the roles of Mimi in Puccini's La Bohème, Cio-Cio San in Puccini's Madama Butterfly and Pamina in Mozart's The Magic Flute.
In 1994 she came to Europe as a member of the Ensemble at the Cologne Opera House in Cologne, Germany. From 1995 to 2002 she was a member of the Music Ensemble at the Theater in St.Gallen. During this time, she performed various roles including Sophie Scholl in Udo Zimmermann's Die Weisse Rose, Servillia in Mozart's La Clemenza di Tito, Cécile in George Stiles' Premiere of the Musical The Three Musketeers, Blonde in Mozart's Entführung aus dem Serail and Stella in the european Premiere of André Previn's opera A Streetcar Named Desire. Further engagements brought her in 2004 to the Bayerischen Kammeroper (Bayern Chamber Opera), Theater Aufstand in Wels, Austria (Erling Wold's Sub Pontio Pilato) and the Sommer Festival at Bregenz, Austria (Kurt Weill's Der Kuhhandel). In the summer of 2006 Kimberly Brockman performed the role of the Maid in St.Gallen's OpenOpera Production of Thomas Adès Chamber Opera Powder Her Face.
The Mass Missa Beati Notkeri Balbuli Sancti Galli Monachi composed by Erling Wold (USA, San Francisco) was given it's Premiere in 2008 in the St. Gallen Cathedral. This Mass for Choir and soprano solo was composed for the soprano Kimberly Brockman and the St.Galler DomMusik and is available now as CD (www.erlingwold.com, ITunes). Further recordings include the Jazz Project "The Silvery Moon" with Beat Weibel & The Backyard Orchestera (www.beatweibel.com) and a live recording of Mozart's Exsultate, jubilate (ITunes).
