Since her 1992 recording debut with new age composer Kitaro and singer Jon Anderson of Yes on Grammy nominated Dream, Kristin Stordahl Kanda has been featured on a number of albums, including Grammy nominated albums Gaia Onbashira, An Ancient Journey, and Sacred Journey of Ku-Kai. Of her work on Gaia, Chicago Sun-Times music critic Celeste Busk writes: “Of special merit is Kristin Stordahl Kanda’s transverse flute, which lends eerie and spiritual undertones to the album.” Her performance with Kitaro was also featured as the theme music for NHK’s (Japan National Television) documentary series Shikoku Hachijuhachi Kasho.
Kristin spent two summers at the Aspen Music Festival prompting her move to Colorado. After her graduation from the University of Colorado with a Bachelor of Music in performance, she took up post graduate studies with world renowned teacher, Geoffrey Gilbert (London). Ms. Stordahl traveled to Japan to observe Shinichi Suzuki and study flute pedagogy with Toshio Takahashi at the Talent Education Institute (Suzuki Method) in Matsumoto. She has been principal flutist with the Boulder Symphony (formerly Timberline Symphony) since its inception.
Kristin lives near Niwot with her husband, Nao, and their sons, Kai and Amuro.
