Barbara Hannigan wins 2019 Juno Award

photo: BarbaraHannigan.com

Congratulations to Barbara Hannigan for winning the 2019 Juno Award for Classical album of the year: vocal or choral.
Barbara Hannigan with Reinbert De Leeuw, Vienna: Fin de siècle​

This is the second time in a row that Barbara Hannigan from Waverley won a Juno Award. 

In 2018, she won a GRAMMY Award and a Juno Award for her album Crazy Girl Crazy. More information can be found at BarbaraHannigan.com

Eszter Horvath Sings in Helios Vocal Ensemble Concert An Illuminated Christmas

Soprano Eszter Horvath

Eszter Horvath and her Helios Vocal Ensemble colleagues Elisabeth Stones, Andrew Pickett, Garth MacPhee, and John Mark Dawson present “An Illuminated Christmas” at Saint George’s Round Church on December 2.

Eszter received a Talent Trust scholarship in 2016 to assist with her studies in conducting. 

She holds a Bachelor of Music from Dalhousie University and is currently pursuing a Master of Music in Orchestral Conducting at the University of Toronto. She's a soprano who is equally skilled in orchestral and choral conducting. 

Eszter is the past president of the Early Music Society of Nova Scotia (EMSNS), and was the interim music director at the Cathedral Church of All Saints in 2015–15, and at St. George’s Round Church in 2010–11. 

She was associate conductor of the Nova Scotia Youth Choir in 2013 and 2014, and directs the the EMSNS Madrigal Group, which she founded in 2012. She was music director for Cosi fan tutte at the Halifax Summer Opera Festival in 2016. 

“An Illuminated Christmas” is Helios Vocal Ensemble’s fourth annual Christmas concert.

The evening will feature Renaissance polyphony by Sweelinck, Gabrieli, Mouton, des Prez, Byrd, and others, as well as ancient and modern carols.

Concert details:
December 2, 
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

St. George’s Round Church
2222 Brunswick St., Halifax

Admission is by donation.

Visit the Facebook event page for further information.

Barbara Hannigan in Lieutenant Governor Masterworks Art Award Panel Discussion at Halifax Central Library

Photo credit: Raphael Brand

Barbara Hannigan, soprano, conductor, Juno and Grammy award winner, will participate in a panel discussion called Artists & Conversation at the Halifax Central Library on September 17.

Artists & Conversation is an annual event that features the creators of the finalist works for the Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia Masterworks Arts Award.

Barbara has created a stellar career since receiving a Talent Trust scholarship to assist with her studies at the University of Toronto. 

She earned Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees at U of T, and continued her studies at the Banff Centre for the Arts, the Steans Institute for Young Artists at the Ravinia Festival, the Centre d'arts Orford, and the Royal Conservatory of The Hague.

She performs around the world, with orchestras including The Berlin Philharmonic, Münchner Philharmoniker, Gothenburg Symphony, Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, and the Toronto Symphony.

Barbara won Juno and Grammy awards for her album Crazy Girl Crazy. That project has placed her among the five Masterworks Arts Award finalists.

Shortly after her stop in Halifax, she'll star in the world premiere of

Bérénice at the Paris Opera, where she plays the title role. Bérénice takes place at the Palais Garnier from September 26 to October 17.

Artists & Conversation: 
Lieutenant Governor Award Finalists
Monday, September 17, 2018 
6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Paul O'Regan Hall

Halifax Central Library
Admission: free

To learn more about Barbara, visit her website at barbarahannigan.com.

Janice Isabel Jackson Awarded 2018 Friends of Canadian Music Award

Janice Jackson with emerging composer Sophie Dupuis. Photo credit: Canadian League of Composers

On August 19 Janice Isabel Jackson was presented with the Friends of Canadian Music Award, during the Opera From Scratch gala concert at St. Matthews United Church in Halifax.

Janice is a vocalist, contemporary music specialist, producer, vocal instructor, and coach who has performed around the world in concerts and contemporary music festivals. 

She’s also Artistic Director of Vocalypse, where she most recently presented the week-long workshop Opera From Scratch, which paired six composers and six singers to develop six 10-minute operas for solo voice and piano, with a theme of Nova Scotia cultural or historical significance.

Janice has been recognized for her contribution to Nova Scotian culture by The Honorable Myra A. Freeman, Lieutenant Governor, as well as receiving an Established Artist Award through Arts Nova Scotia.

She’s received grants through Arts Nova Scotia and the Canada Council as well as Talent Trust scholarships. 

Left to right: James Rolfe, Richard Gibson, Janice Jackson, and Barbara Pritchard)
Photo credit: Canadian League of Composers

The Canadian League of Composers (CLC) and the Canadian Music Centre (CMC) jointly administer and present the Friends of Canadian Music Award annually. The award honours people who have shown an exceptional commitment to Canadian composers and their music on a national scale.

The award is split, with half for the established recipient and half for an emerging composer or composition student, who is chosen by the recipient. Janice shares the 2018 Friends of Canadian Music Award with composer Sophie Dupuis.

To learn more about Janice and sample audio and video, visit her website at janicejackson.ca.

Join Jane Archibald, soprano for her recital on Sunday, April 29, 2018 in Halifax

Cecilia Concerts presents Jane Archibald in a one of a kind recital on 

https://www.ceciliaconcerts.ca/product/jane-archibald-recital/

Sunday, April 29, 2018
at 7 p.m.
Lilian Piercey Concert Hall
Maritime Conservatory of the Performing Arts
6199 Chebucto Road
Halifax, Nova Scotia

Jane Archibald has generated excitement across Europe and North America, debuting many coloratura roles which she continues to perform. Renowned for her extraordinary technical abilities, Jane won the JUNO Award for Classical Album of the Year for her debut solo album. Jane is joined by esteemed pianist Liz Upchurch.

More information about the concert can be found at https://www.ceciliaconcerts.ca/product/jane-archibald-recital/

Suzanne Rigden, soprano home for Opera Nova Scotia Recital on Friday, November 6, 2015

Suzanne Rigden, one of the brightest new singing stars on the Canadian opera scene, will return to her native HRM to offer the Opera Nova Scotia Distinguished Artist Recital, 

Friday, November 6, 7:30 p.m., Lilian Piercey Concert Hall, Maritime Conservatory for the Performing Arts in Halifax.

The brilliant and vivacious young soprano will sing a program of lyric concert repertoire and virtuoso operatic solos. A special highlight will be Zerbinetta’s Aria from Richard Strauss’s Ariadne auf Naxos, perhaps the most challenging feat in opera. Her pianist will be Tara Scott.

Suzanne Rigden is a NSTT scholarship recipient and the winner of the 2007 NSTT Portia White Award

The Maritime Conservatory of Performing Arts,     

6199 Chebucto Road, Halifax

http://www.nsopera.org/

Tickets available at the door or through Opera NS Office 902-425-8586

General Admission $35.00 (incl. HST and $10 tax receipt) Students $5.00

Katie Cochrane, soprano performs in the musical Oklahoma!

Katie Cochrane, soprano

Thanks to the support of the Nova Scotia Talent Trust I am currently at the six week intensive NUOVA Opera and Musical Theatre Festival in Edmonton, Alberta.

This week we open one of the main stage shows, where I am playing Ado Annie in Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma! 

Thanks so much,

Katie Cochrane

More information can be found at:

http://www.operanuova.ca/production/oklahoma-2015-festival

Katie's artist profile:

http://www.operanuova.ca/participant/katie-cochrane

Soprano Barbara Hannigan performs in Toronto

Former NSTT Scholarship Recipient Barbara Hannigan will perform in Toronto. 

Plus she will be Artist in Residence at the Toronto Symphony New Creations Festival from February 28 - March 7, 2015.

It is rare to see her in Canada due to her busy schedule. 

http://www.barbarahannigan.com/about/

Jana Miller, soprano at Église Saint-Pierre-Apôtre, Montreal

November 15 & 16, 7:30pm

Jana Miller, soprano (2009/2011 NSTT Portia White Award)

Soprano soloist in Monteverdi Vespers

Ensemble Orbium with Ensemble Caprice

Église Saint-Pierre-Apôtre, 2101 rue de la Visitation, Montreal, QC

In December, Jana will come home to Nova Scotia. Watch out for her debut with Symphonie Nova Scotia. 

For more information please visit Jana's website at http://www.janamillersoprano.com/schedule.html

Jana Miller, soprano at Salle Bourgie, Montreal

Sunday, October 26 • 2 p.m.

Jana Miller, soprano (2009/2011 NSTT Portia White Award)

Choir and Instrumental Ensemble of the CIOC

Jordan de Souza, conductor

Jonathan Oldengarm, organ 

Jana Miller, soprano soloist

Maude Brunet, mezzo-soprano 

Jacques-Olivier Chartier, tenor 

Nathaniel Watson, baritone 

Cantatas with organ obbligato

A production of the Canadian International Organ Competition 

(CIOC), in collaboration with the Arte Musica Foundation

Soprano soloist in Bach Cantatas BWV 48, 49, 188

Salle Bourgie, Montreal, QC

For more information please visit Jana's website at http://www.janamillersoprano.com/schedule.html

Jana Miller, soprano performing in Halifax

The Music Room on 
June 19th at 7:30pm
The Paths of Love: Join soprano Jana Miller and harpist Kristan Toczko for a beautiful evening of songs for harp and voice. This magical program of well-loved songs and arias will take you on a tour through the British Isles, France, Austria, Israel and Italy, exploring and enjoying different expressions of love in each culture. The event takes place at 

Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for students. 
Call (902) 802-1526 for reservations.