Background

Kwiram, Bernard Rudolph Alvin was born on March 13, 1965 in Sidney, British Columbia, Canada. Son of Bernard Kurt and Elsie Kwiram.

Education

Student in Applied Music, Walla Walla College, 1987—1991.

Career

Music director Walla Walla College Chamber Singers, College Place, Washington, 1989—1991, Central Christian Church, Walla Walla, 1989—1991, The Dicken's Carolers, Portland, Oregon, 1994—1996, Satori Men's Chorus, Portland, 1994—1996, Voices Northwest, Beaverton, 1995—1996. Performer Seattle Opera, since 1996. Music director Congressional Church of Mercer Island, Mercer Island, 1997—2000.

Performer Northwest Opera In Schools, Etc., Seattle, 1999—2001. Adjunct professor Northwest University, Kirkland, since 2002. Music director Seattle Gilbert & Sullivan Society, since 2002.

Chorus master Tacoma Opera, since 2005. Music director Bellevue Opera, since 2006. Co-founder Bellevue Children's Theatre, Washington, since 2004.

Membership

Member of National Association of Teachers of Singing.

Connections

Married Kimberly Lynn Douglass, March 23, 2001. Children: Jessica Rhona Michelle, Marissa Heather Renee.

father:

Bernard Kurt

mother:

Elsie Kwiram

spouse:

Kimberly Lynn Douglass

child:

Marissa Heather Renee Kwiram

child:

Jessica Rhona Michelle Kwiram