Krista Detor Award-winning singer/songwriter, is described as 'An artist of rare ability with a deep poetic gift..' by
the AllMusic Guide, and 'One of the great talents of the last years,' by Dutch National Radio. As a returning guest
lecturer at Stanford University, Ms. Detor works with students in the Program in Writing and Rhetoric. Her album,
Chocolate Paper Suites, is required reading for the course, The 'isms of Modernism. She tours extensively around
the globe, conducting songwriting workshops and performing with well-known artists such as Suzanne Vega, The
Neville Brothers & Louden Wainwright. Ms. Detor also partners with international writers and musicians to marry
the studies of literature, world culture, and music. One noted collaboration was The Darwin Songhouse, a project in
which songwriters sequestered in Shrewsbury, England to write songs celebrating the 200th anniversary of Charles
Darwin’s birth. Along with Carrie Newcomer, Ms. Detor collaborated with three fellow Indiana artists to create the
CD and stage show, Wilderness Plots - the stories of Scott Russel Sanders set to music, resulting in an Emmy-
Nominated PBS Special and recognition by both houses of the Indiana Legislature for Contributions to the Arts.
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