by Jillian Millar Drysdale | Aug 26, 2020 | soprano, young-musicians-updates
A vocal performance graduate with degrees from the University of Southern California and The Juilliard School, Ainsley has a passion for the sustainable future of the arts, and especially for the operatic art form. She has spent the last few years bringing opera to...
by Leslie Lyne | May 4, 2018 | 2018/2019 Season, past concert series artist, soprano, voice
Mezzo-soprano and countertenor Suzie LeBlanc and Daniel Taylor are two of Canada’s most stunning voices as soloists. Together, they are sublime. In 2004, their recording of Handel: Love Duets won a Juno for best classical album of the year. The same program,...
by Leslie Lyne | Apr 25, 2017 | 2017/2018 Season, past concert series artist, soprano
We opened our 2017 season with a feature performance by one of Canada’s most celebrated sopranos, Isabel Bayrakdarian. This special concert featured a superb selection of passionate Spanish love songs and tangos. The Lebanese-born Canadian soprano has a surprising...
by SiestaLOL | May 30, 2015 | 2015/2016 Season, past concert series artist, piano, soprano, violin
The 2015/16 season opens with the fabulous Canadian soprano, Marie-Josée Lord. Charismatic with a powerhouse voice, Ms. Lord is an audience favourite on the world’s opera stages, television and radio. Ms Lord teams up with violinist, Uliana Drugova and...
by Leslie Lyne | Jun 4, 2012 | 2012/2013 Season, past concert series artist, piano, soprano
Postlude Notes On Saturday, September 22, 2012, the High River United Church was filled to capacity, with a sell-out crowd privileged to hear two extraordinary young musicians—Kevin Chen on piano and Ainsley Soutière, soprano, accompanied by Ron Bennie. These two...
