Recognized for her emotionally compelling and dramatically effective delivery, soprano Kelci Kosin has earned both national and international acclaim as a versatile performer. With an extensive repertoire spanning song, opera, and musical theatre, Kelci's performances include key roles such as Rosalinda in Die Fledermaus, Mimi in La Bohème, Fiordiligi in Così fan tutte, Suor Angelica in Suor Angelica, Lola in Gallantry, Grace Farrell in Annie, and Miss Honey in Matilda.

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A passionate advocate for new music, Kelci is committed to expanding the boundaries of opera, art song, and musical theatre. Notably, she performed the role of Trang in the Chicago premiere of Daron Hagen’s Amelia and debuted Marjorie Rusche’s Middletown Chronicles, which was broadcast on PBS during Muncie, Indiana’s bicentennial celebrations. Additionally, Kelci premiered Dana Wilson's Love Me Like a Beautiful Dream, a song cycle for voice, horn, and piano, at the 51st International Horn Symposium in Ghent, Belgium, and Frank Ferko's Cartes de la guerre, a piece for voice and organ, at the Sursa American Organ Concert. Recent premieres include Marjorie Rusche's Songs of Love and Death and Emily Sullivan’s Giver of Stars, both presented at the International Music by Women Festival. Her concert appearances also include major works such as Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana, Bach's Cantata No. 51, Vivaldi’s Gloria, and Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony.

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Kelci is a full-time voice faculty member and Coordinator of Vocal Studies at Columbia College Chicago. An active participant in both NACADA and NATS, she has contributed several articles to the e-journal Academic Advising Today, including “Empowering First-Generation Students Through Your Personal Experience and Intrusive Advising” and “The ‘Why’ Project: Helping Students to Define and Value Their Academic Purpose,” as well as being published in the Journal of Singing. Kelci holds a Doctor of Arts in Music from Ball State University.