Young artists have always been at the heart of Arcady membership, stemming from the days when the ensemble supported a separate youth choir. Some of those young musicians have continued performing and are now embarking on professional careers, partly resulting from the experience and training provided by Arcady.
Arcady would like to extend this opportunity to the wider community in which it performs, especially to recent graduates who are seeking performing experience. Candidates should be between the ages of 20-35, a senior student or recent graduate of a university or conservatory, and demonstrate potential as a solo performer. Location is not a factor as Arcady performs in a variety of Toronto or Southwestern Ontario locations.
Successful candidates will be featured as a soloist in one or several Arcady performances during the year. They also will receive a solo recital later in the season.
If interested in auditioning for the Young Artist Program for the 2011-2012 season, contact Ron Beckett at info@arcady.ca or phone 519-428-3185. Auditions are heard on a rolling basis.
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Sarah Hicks is an emerging mezzo-soprano from Toronto. She had her beginnings in the Toronto Children’s Chorus and later graduated from Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts. She then completed her Bachelor Degree in Performance Voice at McGill University’s Schulich School of Music. She currently
resides in Toronto and studies with mezzo-soprano Jayne Smiley. Recent operatic appearances include the role of Annio in the Royal Conservatory’s summer production of Mozart’s La Clemenza di Tito.
Recently she has performed with Opera by Request as Flosshilde in Wagner’s Das Rheingold and Mrs. McLean in Floyd’s Susannah. She also performed in the chorus of Wish Opera’s production of Rose
Marie by Friml and Stothart under Maestro Kerry Stratton. This summer Ms. Hicks performed the role of Ma Moss in Summer Opera Lyric Theatre’s production of Copland’s The Tender Land. She is currently
the interim Director of Music at Grace Church on the Hill where she conducts the St. Cecilia Choir of women and girls. Sarah is thrilled to be one of Arcady’s Young Artists for the 2011-2012 season. |
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Marissa Solow is a soprano from Toronto, Ontario. She graduated
from the University of Toronto with a Bachelor of Music in voice
performance with Honours. Marissa’s recent operatic roles include
Cupidon in Orfée aux Enfers by Offenbach with the Franco American
Vocal Academy in Perigeux, France. As well, Marissa performed
the role of Cupid in John Blow’s Venus and Adonis with Toronto’s
Summer Opera Lyric Theatre. Marissa’s most recent concert
appearances include The Opera Week Celebration Concert hosted
by the International Resource Center for Performing Artists. She was
the 2009/2010 recipient of University of Toronto’s Luciano Pavarotti
scholarship and the Fiorenza Drew Fellowship.
In the summer of 2011, Marissa participated in the Opera on The
Avalon festival in St. John’s, Newfoundland, where she performed the
role of Zerlina in excerpts from Mozart’s Don Giovanni and Gretel in
experts from Humperdinck’s Hansel und Gretel. Marissa is thrilled to be
joining Arcady as one of their Young Artist for 2011-2012! |
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Miri Levi
Aisha Talarico
Laura McAlpine
Catherine Lippitt
Shannon Cole
Maria-Giulia Bruni
April 10, 2007
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