by SiestaLOL | Jun 11, 2024 | choir, vocal, voice, young-musicians-updates
Calgary Girls Choir – Brava Vocal Ensemble The Calgary Girls Choir is an award-winning and internationally renowned choir that inspires and empowers young women through music. Brava, meaning capable, commendable and courageous, is the name the Calgary Girls...
by Jillian Millar Drysdale | Sep 2, 2020 | opera, voice, young-musicians-updates
Since appearing on our stage in 2010, mezzo-soprano Brenna Corner has won renown as an internationally recognized director of opera. Recent productions include staging Don Giovanni for the Seattle Opera, Dead Man Walking for the Israeli Opera in Tel Aviv, La Bohéme...
by SiestaLOL | Aug 26, 2020 | violin, young-musicians-updates
Latvian-born and Calgary-bred Anna Stube is already a seasoned violinist and chamber musician who has trained in Ottawa, Montreal, Boston and Poland. She has performed in Israel as part of the Morningside Music Bridge program, and for the Calgary Philharmonic...
by SiestaLOL | Aug 26, 2020 | violin, young-musicians-updates
Violinist and pianist Colleen Venables won many first place prizes at the BC Performing Arts Festival and took first place at the 2012 Canadian National Music Festival. As a solo artist, Colleen was featured twice at the Canada’s Rising Stars concert, performed with...
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 Jillian Millar Drysdale | Aug 26, 2020 | cello, young-musicians-updates
Canadian cellist, soloist and chamber musician Tate Zawadiuk began playing cello two days before his third birthday. He has performed as a soloist with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, the Vancouver Philharmonic, New Westminster...