Keri Lee Pierson - Department of Music

Keri Lee Pierson is a classically trained soprano and contemporary musician. She has taught private voice lessons, diction courses, theory, history and literature courses at BGSU and Flagler College. In addition to collegiate work, she has experience as a K-6 music teacher, a staff musician at various churches, directing youth choruses, and has kept a private studio for all skill levels. Ms. Pierson is completing her Doctorate of Musical Arts in Contemporary Music at BGSU, and holds a Master’s in Vocal Performance from the University of South Carolina and a Bachelor’s in Vocal performance from the University of Central Florida.

Planning interesting and audience involved events, with a lean towards contemporary chamber music is Ms. Pierson's primary focus. In 2021-22, she was awarded two grants from the Florida Department of State for her voice and guitar duo, Deux Saisons, to tour in St. Johns County’s public libraries and schools. Her duo’s current project involves commissioning new works from composers Christopher Cerrone, Akshaya Avril Tucker, and Pablo Gómez-Estévez. Ms. Pierson has presented events and concerts throughout the United States and in Europe with some of the industry's leading organizations and frequently curated her projects and events.