Kimberly Saunders Randall

A native of Maine and a graduate of Smith College, soprano Kimberly Saunders Randall received Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Voice Performance, the Ludwig Bergman Opera Scholarship and membership in the Pi Kappa Lambda Honor Society at Boston University. She continued her operatic training at the Minnesota Opera Institute, the Chautauqua Institute, Opera North in New Hampshire, and the Des Moines Metro Opera.

Ms. Randall made her professional operatic debut in Frankfurt, Germany, singing "Suzuki" in Madama Butterfly on a tour which featured the National Chor Okinawa and the Sofia Symphony Orchestra, and, before becoming a soprano in 2000, where she focused on the soprano heroines of Mozart, Verdi and Puccini, she performed such roles as "Dorabella" in Cosi fan tutte, "Cherubino" in Le nozze di Figaro, "Romeo" in I Capuleti e i Montecchi, "Blanche" in Dialogues of the Carmelites, and "Rosina" in Il barbiere di Siviglia.

Concert engagements have included a solo appearance with the Taipei Symphony; over fifty appearances with the Mantovani Orchestra; galas in Switzerland, Guam and the Asian cities of Manila, Seoul, Bangkok and Hong Kong; tours with Community Concerts (a division of Columbia Artists); recitals in Trentino, Italy and Shenyang and Xi’an China, where her partially televised program was reviewed as “perfect” and “intoxicating”; and a public coaching and performance of Night of the Four Moons for the much-lauded American composer, George Crumb, while he was in residence at DePauw University. She has appeared as a soloist with the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra, with the Bach Festival Society of Winter Park and with Opera Naples, and Ms. Randall’s soprano oratorio repertoire includes Verdi's Requiem, Mendelssohn's Elijah, Mozart's Requiem, Dvořák’s Te Deum, and Handel's Messiah.

Visiting Artist-In-Residence at the University of Central Florida (UCF) for the fall 2011 semester, Kimberly spent a decade as a college voice professor, most recently serving on the voice faculty of Rollins College [2009-2010]. Prior faculty appointments include UCF [2005-2008], Indiana State University in Terre Haute [2000-2003] and the DePauw University School of Music in Greencastle, Indiana [2003-2005], where she was an assistant voice professor, taught applied voice and diction for singers, served on the faculty of DePauw’s Vocal Arts camp and was appointed Assistant to the Dean for Recruiting and Programs. Ms. Randall also served for several years on the faculty of the Community Music School in Terre Haute, Indiana and directed the UCF Vocal Arts camp.

While at DePauw, Kimberly Randall received a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, enabling her to accept an invitation to teach in China. There, she conducted numerous Master Classes for students and/or faculty of the Xi’an and Shenyang Conservatories of Music and the Art College of the Xi’an University for Architecture & Technology, and has an open invitation from all to return as a visiting professor.

The two-term, 2014-2018 Florida District Governor of the National Association of Teachers of Singing, and formerly the two-term President of the Central Florida Chapter of NATS, Ms. Randall has conducted master classes locally, regionally, nationally and internationally; and maintains a private voice studio. She has judged numerous major voice competitions in both Indiana and Florida, including the Indiana State School Music Association Solo and Ensemble competitions at the regional and state levels, the Florida Vocal Association district and state competitions, the Indiana Choral Directors Association All-State choir, the prestigious Indianapolis-based Prelude Awards, the Schmidt Youth Awards, the NATSAA Competition, the "Negro Spiritual" Scholarship Foundation Grady-Rayam Prize, the Stetson Concerto Competition, Arts for Life!, the Van Sickle Competition, and many Show Choir invitationals.

Kimberly resides in Orlando, Florida with her husband, baritone Thomas Potter, and their adopted stray dog (and teaching assistant), "Ragamuffin," while their son, oboist T. Colton Potter pursues a music performance degree at Oberlin Conservatory.