Bio

Raquel King, soprano, holds a master’s in vocal performance from Wichita State and a BA from John Brown and has been singing and teaching voice or music for the past 20 years. She has been featured in numerous concerts, including several Bach solo cantatas as well as opera lead roles which include L’elisir d’amore, Hansel and Gretel, The Magic Flute, and a premier performance of Hageman’s Nightingale and the Rose. A choral music enthusiast, Raquel King won a position in Helmuth Rilling’s Festival Choir in Germany through the International Bach Academy. In 2021, the international vocal competition Cadenza Contest named Raquel a finalist. Also during concertless COVID, she formed the Facebook and YouTube channel @Natural State Tours to connect with others, explore, and rediscover a more peaceful, “natural state” of wonder at her surroundings, and sing a bit online.