What´s New
August 17, 2011
Update on engagements:
September 29, 2011, 2:30 pm: Kindertotenlieder; Gustav Mahler; with Quintet Pentaedre; Colours of Music Festival, Barrie, ON
October 2, 2011, 2:30 p.m.: L’accordéoniste: Latin Heat; Toronto Opera in Concert, Jane Mallett Theatre, Toronto, ON
October 6 and 7, 2011: Das Lied von der Erde (Gustav Mahler) with tenor Adam Luther; NUMUS; October 6, 8 p.m. at Glenn Gould Studios, Toronto, ON and October 7, 2011 at 8 p.m., Maureen Forrester Recital Hall, Waterloo, ON
October 19, 2011, 12:30 p.m.: L’accordéoniste: Latin Heat; Music at Noon Series, Conrad Grebel Chapel, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON
October 28, 2011, 8 p.m.: WLU Centennial Opera Gala, with Soprano Jane Archibald; Knox Presbyterian Church, Waterloo, ON
November 11 and 12, 2011, 8 p.m.: Agatha, Crazy to Kill (John Beckwith); with Baritone Doug MacNaughton and Soprano Shannon Mercer; Conductor Larry Beckwith, Director David Ferry; Toronto Masque Theatre; EnWave Theatre, Harbourfront, Toronto, ON
August 16, 2011
Most recently
August 3, 2011, 10:30 pm: L'accordeoniste--Latin Heat; Late Night at St. Brigid's, Ottawa Chamberfest; Kildare Room, St. Brigid's Centre for the Performing Arts, Ottawa, ON
July 25, 2011: Maureen Forrester Gala Tribute Concert; with Catherine Robbin, Krisztina Szabo, Allyson McHardy, Jean Stilwell and others; Stratford Summer Music; Avon Theatre, Stratford, ON
June 14 at 7:30 p.m. and June 15 at 6:30 p.m.; Tapestry New Opera; New Works; with Soprano Xin Wang, Tenor Keith Klassen and Baritone Peter McGillivray; Ernest Balmer Theatre, Toronto, ON
April 16, 2011, 8 p.m.: Surprise Guest at Buchanan Park Opera Club's Marriage of Figaro, Buchanan Park Public School, Hamilton, ON
March 26 at 8 p.m. and March 27 at 3 p.m.; Concert with WLU Choirs; Theatre Auditorium, Wilfrid Laurier University
March 12, 14, 16, 18 and 20, 2011: Cecilia March; Little Women; Mark Adamo; Utah Opera (debut); Salt Lake City, UT
January 22, 2011, 8 p.m.: Tapestry Songbook; with soprano Xin Wang, baritone Peter McGillivray and others; Ernest Balmer Studio, Distillery District, Toronto, ON
October 7, 2010, 12 noon: Music at Noon; BARBER SINGS BARBER, Recital with Pianist Leslie de'Ath, featuring Samuel Barber's Hermit Songs and other songs; Maureen Forrester Recital Hall, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, ON. Admission free.
August 2, 2010, 7 p.m.: "In Twos", Concert with baritone Brett Polegato and pianists Peter Tiefenbach and Robert Kortgaard; Dominion-Chalmers United Church, Ottawa Chamberfest, Ottawa ON
July 30, 31, August 1, 2010, 7:30 p.m.: Midsummer Magic; Indian River Festival, concerts with baritone Brett Polegato and pianists Peter Tiefenbach and Robert Kortgaard. For details see indianriverfestival.com
May 21, 2010, 8 p.m.: Vocal Gems; Opera Nuova Gala Concert, with sopranos Christiane Riel and Jackalyn Short, baritone John Avey and pianists Michael McMahon, Laura Loewen, Kathy Gable and others; Convocation Hall, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
February 8, 2010, 12:30 p.m.: Recital with pianist Laura Loewen; Love before 1850/ Love after 1950--Women's Lives and Loves; songs by Clara and Robert Schumann, Libby Larsen and William Bolcom; Eva Clare Concert Hall, Faculty of Music, University of Manitoba; 65 Dafoe Rd., Winnipeg, MB, Canada
February 1, 2010, 8 p.m.: Recital with pianist Gordon Gerrard; Love before 1850/ Love after 1950--Women's Lives and Loves; songs by Clara and Robert Schumann, Libby Larsen and William Bolcom, Convocation Hall, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada; details follow: www.music.ualberta.ca/news.cfm?story=96879
January 30 (8 p.m.), February 3 (7:30 p.m.) and 5 (8 p.m.), 2010: Cecilia March in the professional Canadian Premiere of Little Women by Mark Adamo; Calgary Opera; Jubilee Auditorium, Calgary, AB
March 24, 2010
Latest links for L’accordéoniste
L’accordéoniste is now featured on several sites, including Radio Indy www.radioindy.com ; A Web of Fine Music www.finemusic.ca (where we are listed as one of "Mike's picks") and cdbaby www.cdbaby.com
January 25, 2010
L’accordéoniste WEBSITE now LIVE!
Visit L’accordéoniste on the web at our new website, www.accordeoniste.ca featuring sound samples, photos and other information about the group
September 26, 2009
Check out L'Accordéoniste on youtube!
Follow the link to watch L'accordéoniste live in performance and in interview: L'Accordéoniste on youtube
September 25, 2009
Purchase L’Accordéoniste CD
Purchase your L’Accordéoniste CD's by following this link:
www.indiepool.com/ACCCD09
or visit www.cdbaby.com
August 17, 2009
Latest rave review for L’Accordéoniste!!
Follow the link for the latest review in the Toronto Star of our new CD, L’Accordéoniste: www.thestar.com/article/672596 , or see the full review by clicking on press acclaim: concerts on this site
August 16, 2009
Our first review for L’Accordéoniste!
John Terauds gives us a rave in the Toronto Star for our CD Launch on July 16, 2009 in Toronto, see Sound Mind--Toronto Star music blog for full review, or click on press acclaim: concerts for excerpt
August 13, 2009
Student Activities:
Dane Wendell (BMus 2010) Nardo in la Finta Giardiniera with Glenn Gould Professional School Summer Opera Workshop, Toronto, ON July 2009; Guglielmo in Cosi fan tutte, Opera Studio Weimar, Germany, August-Sept. 2009
Angela Burns (OpDip 2008) Opera Nuova, Edmonton, AB, May-June 2009; Sister Genovieva, Suor Angelica, Puccini
Brittany King (BMus 2009) Opera Nuova, Edmonton, AB; 3rd place, Lois Marshall Voice Competition, London, ON, May 2009
Lindsay Reinholt (BMus 2009) SOLT, Toronto, ON, Alice Ford in Verdi's Falstaff
Stephanie Yelovich (BMus 2010) Winner, Concerto Competition, WLU, January 2009
NATS Ontario Chapter Auditions November 2008, Waterloo, ON: Maradyn Wood, 1st place, 1st year College Women; Stephanie Yelovich, 1st place 3rd year College Women and Winner, Most Promising Senior College Woman; Brittany King, 2nd place 4th year College Women, Lindsay Reinholt, 3rd place 4th year College Women; Adam Dyjach, 3rd place 1st year College Men; Dane Wendell, 1st place 3rd year College Men; Andrew Rethazi 1st place 4th year College Men.
Erica Huang (BMus 2007, OpDip 2008)--Composer in Strauss' Ariadne auf Naxos with Toronto Summer Music Academy and Festival, MacMillan Theatre, University of Toronto, Toronto, August 2008
Angela Burns (BMus 2007, OpDip 2008)--participant in University of Manitoba Opera Summer Workshop, July 2008; participant in St. Andrew's-by-the-Sea Summer Opera Workshop, St. Andrew's, NB, July 2008
NATS Ontario Chapter Auditions, November 24, 2007, York University: Erica Huang, 2nd Place Winner, Post-graduate college women; Stephanie Yelovich, 3rd place Winner, junior college women; Opera Diploma 2007 student Iasmina Pataca, Winner, Master's level or young professional women.
Erin Lawson (BMus 2003, Op Dip 2004) selected as member of Calgary Opera Emerging Artists Program 2007-8
August 12, 2009
New on the website:
Check new links for upcoming engagements
See Links and Press Acclaim for reviews of L’Accordéoniste
See updates on upcoming engagements 2009-10
Check out new info in Student Activities July 2009
Links for press info for Blitzstein's Regina under Links
New photos for Blitzstein's Regina and Monteverdi's Coronation of Poppea
July 16, 2009
Kimberly Barber tagged...
On Marshall's Blog for Opera Atelier, follow the link...www.operaatelier.com/blog/?tag=kimberly-barber
November 25, 2007
Press Acclaim:
See Interview by Mary Lou Vetere in Opera Today, www.operatoday.com