Kristin Halliday, a native of Potomac, Maryland is a n award winning lyric soprano and actress who performs extensively in concert and recital throughout the United States and abroad. Noted for her "uncommon voice of great beauty," and "exceptionally moving interpretation of almost all kinds of music," Ms. Halliday has performed at the Altenburg Music Festival in Altenburg, Germany and was recently featured in recital in Iceland, with some of the country's premier instrumentalists and its leading visual artist, Eirikur Smith. Ms. Halliday was a recipient of the Peggy and Yale Gordon Award in the Rosa Ponselle Competition and advanced in both the Marjorie Lawrence and the Freiderich Schorr Competitions. She was also a winner of the 2007 Gretchen Hood Vocal Competition.
 
Ms. Halliday is the Founder/Director of the Academy for the Performing Arts which provides professional training in voice and theatre with a current roster of over 40 singers. Under her tutelage, Ms. Halliday's students have been honored with the Maryland Distinguished Scholar in the Arts, Washington Post Performing Artist Scholarships, Cappies Awards, MCPS Singing and Theatre Awards, Superintendant Performing Artist Awards, and numerous University Scholarships.