EDUCATION

 

Artist Diploma, Vancouver Academy of Music, 1997.

Studied with Phyllis Mailing (voice) and Dr. Christopher Foley (coach).

 

Master of Music in Opera Performance, University of British Columbia, 1994.  Studied voice with Lauren Wagner and French Tickner.

 

Bachelor of Music in Voice Performance, Wilfrid Laurier University, 1992.  Graduated with Honors.  Studied with Dr. David Falk (voice) and Leslie De’ath (opera).  Minor field in philosophy.

 

Ontario Secondary School Diploma, Drama and Voice Major, Peel School of the Performing Arts, 1988.  Graduated with honors.



OPERA: ROLES PERFORMED

 

Frobisher (John Estacio)

Mother

Workshop, Banff Centre of the Arts, February 2005

Filumena (John Estacio)

Mother

Workshop, Banff Centre of the Arts, May 2002

Le Nozze di Figaro (Mozart)

Marcellina

Vancouver Opera 2001

Game Misconduct (Uyeda)

Trish

Festival Vancouver 2000

Thérèse Raquin (Finnissy)

Camille

Banff Centre for the Arts Workshop 1996

Dido and Aeneas (Purcell)

Dido

Western Concert Opera 1995

The Three Penny Opera (Weill)

Jenny

U.B.C. Opera 1994

Iolanthe (Sullivan)

Fairy Queen

U.B.C. Opera 1993

Un Ballo in maschera (Verdi)

Ulrica

U.B.C. Opera 1992

Der Jasager (Weill)

Mother

W.L.U. Opera 1992

The Happy Prince (Williamson)

Seamstress

W.L.U. Opera 1991

The Sorcerer (Sullivan)

Mrs. Partlett

Waterloo Regional G&S Society 1991



OPERA: SCENES PERFORMED

Albert Herring

Florence

Aida

Amneris

The Architect (David MacIntyre)

Architect

The Ballad of Baby Doe

Augusta Tabor

Il Barbiere di Siviglia

Rosina, Berta

Boris Godunov

Nurse

Carmen

Carmen, Mercedes

La Cenerentola

Cenerentola

Cosi fan tutte

Dorabella

Don Carlos

Princess of Eboli

Falstaff

Meg

Game Misconduct (Lelsie Uyeda)

Sylvia, Trish

The Gondoliers

Duchess

L’Incoronazione di Poppea

Ottavia

Le Nozze di Figaro

Marcellina

Peter Grimes

Mrs. Sedley

The Rape of Lucretia

Lucretia, Bianca

Rigoletto

Maddalena

Zurick 1916 (Christopher Butterfield)

Mrs. Koritzky

 



CONCERT AND ORATORIO

 

Beethoven

9th Symphony

Chilliwack Symphony, Jon van Liempt, 2002.

 

Brahms

Alto Rhapsody

Amadeus Choir of Greater Toronto, Lydia Adams, 2004

Duruflé

Requiem

Amadeus Choir of Greater Toronto, Lydia Adams, 2003
St. Andrew’s-Wesley United Church, Darryl Nixon, 1996

Handel

Messiah

Elmer Iseler Singers, Lydia Adams, 2003
Handel Society, Johann Louwersheimer, 2000
Douglas College Choir, Pat Ralston, 1997
Vancouver Bach Choir, Bruce Pullen, 1996, 1997

Mendelssohn

Elijah

UBC Symphony at the Chan Centre, Bruce Pullan, 2000.

Mozart

Requiem

Handel Society, Johann Louwersheimer, 2001
The Vancouver Island Symphony, Marlin Wolfe, 2000

Prokofiev

Alexander Nevsky

W.L.U. Symphony, Paul Pulford, 1992

Raminsch

Symphony of Psalms
Magnificat

Amadeus Choir of Greater Toronto, Lydia Adams, 2004
Vancouver Cantata Singers, James Fankhauser, 1993

Rossini

Petite Messe Solonelle

Chorus Niagara, Robert Cooper, 2005
Orpheus Choir of Toronto, Robert Cooper, 2005

Saint-Saëns

Christmas Oratorio

Douglas College Choir, Pat Ralston, 1997

Schubert

Ab Mass

Handel Society, Johann Louwersheimer, 2001.

 

Verdi

Requiem

Vancouver Chamber Players, Clyde Mitchell, 1995
U.B.C. Symphony, Jesse Read, 1995

Vivaldi

Gloria

West Point Grey United Church, Charles Willet, 1994

Wagner

Wesendonk Lieder

U.B.C. Symphony, Jesse Read, 1993

 

Shifting Tides

Performed Jean Coulthard’s Four Prophetic Songs with the Vancouver New Music Ensemble, 2001.  Broadcast on CBC Radio.

 

Recital

Vancouver Academy of Music Retirement Concert for Phyllis Mailing, 2001.

 

Recital

Barbara Pentland’s Sung Songs, UBC Sunday Concert Series, 2000.

 

Recital

The National Association of Teachers of Singing, Vancouver Chapter Annual General Meeting, 2000.

 

COUNTDOWN: The Even Decades

The Vancouver New Music Ensemble in Concert, Owen Underhill, 1999. 

 

Last Night of the Proms

The Vancouver Bach Choir and the Vancouver Symphony at the Orpheum, Bruce Pullan, 1999.

 

Showcase of Canadian Opera

Conducted by Leslie Uyeda, directed by Peter Hinton for the Opera America Conference, 1999.

 

Publishers Concert

Opera America Conference concert, 1999.

 

Out For Lunch Concert Series Recitals

Vancouver Art Gallery, Gene Ramsbottom, 1998, 1999

 

Recital

Vocal Arts in Concert, Phyllis Mailing, 1997



OTHER PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE



Chansons Madécasses (Ravel)

Bowdoin Summer Music Festival, Cynthia Hoffman, 1998

Pierrot Lunaire (Schönberg )
Il Tramonto (Respighi)

Bowdoin Summer Music Festival, Phyllis Bryn-Julson, 1997

Solo Voice Recital

Vancouver Academy of Music, Phyllis Mailing, 1997

20th Century Opera & Song Integration

Banff Centre for the Arts, Mary Morrison, 1996

Solo Voice Recital

Vancouver Academy of Music, Phyllis Mailing, 1996

Solo Voice Recital

Wilfrid Laurier University, David Falk, 1992

 

 

SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS

 

Semifinalist in the National Association of Teachers of Singing Competition, 2000.

Semifinalist in the CBC Radio National Competition for Performers, 1999.

Bowdoin Summer Music Festival Scholarship, 1997, 1998.

Banff Centre for the Arts Scholarship, 1996.

Vancouver Academy of Music Scholarships, 1995, 1996.

Western Concert Opera Scholarship, 1995.

Winner of the 1993-1994 University of British Columbia Concerto Competition.

Wilfrid Laurier University Music Achievement Scholarship, 1989.

Wilfrid Laurier University Music Entrance Scholarship, 1988.

Peel School of the Performing Arts Drama Contribution Award, 1988.

Canadian Opera Company Scholarship, Peel Guild, 1986.

Kiwanis Most Promising Junior Voice, Stanley Valiant Memorial Award, 1985.