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Kelly Ann Bixby, soprano, is a performer, educator, and collaborator whose work spans opera, chamber music, contemporary music, and vocal pedagogy. She has appeared with Opera Philadelphia, Spoleto Festival USA, Opera America, the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra, the Acadiana Symphony Orchestra, the Kimmel Center of Philadelphia, the Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra, and premier art song producer, Lyric Fest, of Philadelphia. In 2014, she was the Eastern Region Winner and a National Semifinalist in the NATS Artist Awards.
Since 2009, Bixby has been a core member and featured soloist with The Crossing, the Philadelphia-based professional chamber choir conducted by Donald Nally. Named Musical America's Ensemble of the Year in 2023, the ensemble has won four GRAMMY® Awards for Best Choral Performance (2018, 2019, 2023, and 2025) and has been nominated across ten consecutive years. An active recording artist, Bixby can be heard on more than 20 albums on the Innova, ECM, and Naxos labels, including Opera America's New American Songbook, Daron Hagen: 21st Century Song Cycles, and Spirits in Bondage: Songs of Benjamin Boyle. 
A dedicated teacher and mentor, Bixby's students regularly earn recognition in NATS competitions, young artist programs, and graduate school admissions. Her students have appeared as finalists and winners of the American Pops Orchestra NextGen Competition and have continued their studies at institutions including Yale University, the University of Michigan, New York University, Florida State University, Berklee College of Music, St. Olaf College, and Georgia State University. In 2026, she received the Â鶹AV's Outstanding Master's Mentor Award.
Bixby is also the founder and producer of Le Salon, a chamber music series presented in collaboration with the Â鶹AV Alumni Association. She holds degrees in vocal performance and pedagogy from the University of Michigan (BM, DMA) and Westminster Choir College (MM), and has served on the voice faculty at the Â鶹AV since 2019, where she is currently Associate Professor and Coordinator of Voice.

Doctor of Musical Arts
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Master of Music
Wesminister Choir College, Princeton, NJ

Bachelor of Music
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

GRAMMY® award winner (2018 and 2019)