Vidita Kanniks is a multi-faceted soprano specializing in ensemble music, historical performance and cross-cultural work. Equally at home with her background in Indian Classical music and her Western classical training she strives to represent both sides authentically in her unique artistic identity. Her interdisciplinary work paired with her sensitive musicianship and affinity for language has led her to gain attention through social media content and live performances across the United States and internationally.
2021-22 season highlights include solo work in Handel’s Dixit Dominus with the Kentucky Symphony Orchestra, her debut with ensemble Seraphic Fire and a residency with Montreal ensemble Infusion Baroque. In the 2020-21 season, Vidita was a finalist in both the Colorado Bach and Audrey Rooney Bach Competitions. In previous years she has been a Young Artist with the VOCES8 US Scholars program (2019-20 and was a recipient of the Grant Park Music Festival Vocal Fellowship (2019) She is also an alumna of Aspen Music Festival Professional Choral Institute with Seraphic Fire (2019) and Songfest, Los Angeles (2017).
A native of Cincinnati, she sings with the Cincinnati Bach Ensemble, Collegium Cincinnati, Vocal Arts Ensemble and the Choir of St. Peter in Chains Cathedral.
Vidita holds Bachelor’s degrees in Vocal Performance and Music History from the University of Cincinnati (CCM) with a minor in French, and a Master’s in Early Music Performance from McGill University in Montreal, Québec. She currently resides in Cincinnati where she is active as both a performer and educator, serving on the Voice faculty at Thomas More University and as a teaching artist for various organizations in the area.
