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Faculty Favourites - Spring Concert

on Sun, 05/01/2016 - 20:22

So, what do Adele and Frank Wildhorn have in common? You'll have to join us on Friday, May 6th at University Settlement Music & Arts School's Annual Spring Faculty Favourites concert to find out!  Friday, May 6th 2016 7:30 pm | 197 John Street Toronto ON  - The Music Gallery/St. George the Martyr Church

 

 

Structural Support for Palliative Home Care

on Wed, 02/03/2016 - 09:54

I have been peripherally aware of the problems an acquaintance was dealing with taking care of her elderly mother. She wrote and shared her powerful story and a compelling plea for a better public system to support home-based care giving. Its public and she wanted it shared so have a look:

https://www.facebook.com/catherineannkelly/posts/10156437549840414?pnref=story

 

 

Telemann Advent Magnificat - This weekend!

on Tue, 12/08/2015 - 10:24

This Sunday, December 13th I'll be performing the alto solos in George Telemann's Deutsches Magnificat, 'Meine seele erhebt den Herrn'. Presented by the choir and soloists of Bloor Street United. We're super excited to be be joined by members of Taflemusik Baroque Orchestra for this service. I've really been enjoying the rehearsal process thus far. It's a beautiful, elegant piece and a great way to get your Christmas season rolling: come be 'filled with good things!' Service starts at 10:30 am. Click on the image for more information. Hope to see you there!

On sale now: Once in a Lullaby

on Tue, 11/17/2015 - 11:46

Very excited to announce that a recording I worked on this past year is now officially on sale. Once in a Lullaby is the result of the untiring efforts of my friend and soprano, Cheryl Campbell. Please check out the moving promotional video here and consider making a purchase by clicking here. Available for either iTunes download or as a physical CD, proceeds from this recording will go to support music therapy at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of Toronto's Mount Sinai Hospital. A great gift idea for the upcoming holiday season!

Songs for a Summer Afternoon - Vocal Recital Sunday, August 30th

on Sun, 07/26/2015 - 16:56

Click here for Tickets!
An Afternoon of Classical Favourites!

I am trained as a classical singer. My passion wasn't for opera per se, but for song. Between 1998 and 2010, I studied art song in Canada, the US, Austria and France.  I love how performing a song recital encourages one to be versatile in changing hats, and to walk in many different people's shoes - oftentimes all in the same set of songs!

Since the spring of 2014, I have chosen a different way in which to indulge my interest in how people tick: by heading back to university.

The Vancrancy of Chance

on Tue, 07/14/2015 - 12:22

The famous Canadian tenor, Jon Vickers died this past week and as such, stories about his life have been popping up in the various media. This most recent one by the Globe and Mail national reporter, Tu Thanh Ha really highlights the role that chance plays in our lives. Both a relief and a curse, chance brought us Jon Vickers the Opera Star versus Jon Vickers the Truck Driver or even, Jon Vickers the Physician.

Sharing our Stories

on Sat, 07/04/2015 - 15:21

Some of you know this already, but I guess I am officially outing myself on now:  for the past year or so, I have taken my long-standing interest in how people tick and have used that to embark on an exploration of the medical field.  As part of that interest, I have maintained a subscription to an American based medical blog called Kevin MD, which recently published a piece by Mark Vonnegut, the son of the late American author Kurt Vonnegut.

I knew from my pastime reading of Vonnegut senior's autobio (A Man Without a Country) that his son was a physician.

Sometimes harder *is* better

on Mon, 05/11/2015 - 22:07

 

That title is more than just an apt summary of my life this past year (boom-boom ching), it also encapsulates the essense of a video that just stumbled across my desktop this evening. 
 
This insightful video was produced by Dr. Mike Evans, founder of the Health Design Lab at the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, an Associate Professor of Family Medicine and Public Health at the University of Toronto, and a staff physician at St. Michael's Hospital (I may have mostly lifted that last line directly from the video....) 
 
Anyhow, should you also enjoy it, you can subscribe to his Youtube

Spring Faculty Concert - Warbling for a Worthwhile Cause

on Fri, 05/08/2015 - 17:22

(Click on the image below to visit the facebook page for the event!)

Faculty and friends come togerther for a fun-filled exploration of our most beloved repertoire for guitar, voice, violin, oboe and piano! Featuring works from J.S. Bach to Offenbach & Many More! I'll be collaborating on some lullaby excerpts from the Mt. Sinai NICU Music Therapist fundraising CD I recorded this past year with soprano, Cheryl Campbell. Come tomorrow night for your "sneak peak" of the soon to be released recording!

Convenient downtown location at St.

Less Than 1 Week To Go!

on Sun, 11/23/2014 - 18:42

Our excursion into the wilderness happens less than a week from today - Saturday November 29th at 7:30 pm!

As some of you already know,  many of our regular baroque orchestral collaborators are on tour with the Taflemusik orchestra, so we will be performing at concert pitch A440!  I will be singing the part of the Second Israelite woman, which is an interesting outing for me. C.P.E. didn't see fit to include an alto soloist in this piece, so I will be masquerading as a soprano!  Please come cheer me on - shouts of applause for anything over 784Hz (high G) would be greatly appreciated! ;)

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