Born and raised in Anchorage, Alaska, soprano Victoria Fraser received her training from Smith College, the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, and University of Notre Dame. As a chorister and soloist around the world, her activities have included Il Coro del Duomo in Florence, Italy; the Vocalensemble Frankfurt Dom, in Frankfurt, Germany; Vox Humana in Dallas, Texas; True Concord in Tucson, Arizona; Audivi Vocem in Detroit, Michigan; the Berwick Chamber Chorus at the Oregon Bach Festival; American Bach Soloists Academy in San Francisco; and the Bachkantaten-Akademie in Thuringia, Germany. She has sung under the direction of Masaaki Suzuki, Helmut Rilling, Matthew Halls, Craig Hella Johnson, Jeffrey Thomas and Kathy Romey. A firm believer in modern interpretations of old works, she has recently produced and participated in many inter-disciplinary projects, including performances of Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater with Jessica Lang Dance. In the fall, Victoria will move overseas to study Gregorian Chant with scholars from Oxford and the Sorbonne. A certified PADI Dive Master, Victoria is also passionate about her many outdoor hobbies: SCUBA diving, downhill skiing, hiking, and mountain biking.