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.

open to both singers and instrumentalists

solo performance opportunities (varies by season)

mentorship with seasoned local performers

introduction to contemporary and Baroque repertoire

opportunity to work with composer-in-residence

2010-2011 Season
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 2010-2011 season, contact Ron Beckett at info@arcady.ca or phone 519-428-3185. Auditions are heard on a rolling basis.

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2010 Arcady Young Artists

Abigail Freeman, mezzo-soprano, recently completed a Master of Music Degree in Voice Performance at Binghamton University, New York. Her engaging presence has lent itself well to such roles as Fanchette (Le mariage aux lanternes), Ilia (Idomeneo), Adina (L’elisir d’amore), Adele (Die Fledermaus), and Lakmé. The young Canadian soprano has also delighted listeners with her expressive singing in the soprano oratorio roles of Handel’s Messiah, Vivaldi’s Gloria, J.S. Bach’s St. Matthew Passion and J.S. Bach’s cantatas, Wachet, betet, betet, wachet and Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme.

Charlotte Knight is a graduate of The University of Western Ontario. In 2009, she was part of the Lyric Opera Studio of Weimar, Germany, singing Despina in Mozart’s Cosi fan tutte. Other Mozart opera roles include Serpetta in La Finta Giardiniera with the RCM Summer Opera Workshop, Barbina in Le Nozze di Figaro with the Toronto Opera Repertoire, and Second Lady in Die Zauberflöte with Halifax Summer Opera Workshop. She has also played Lucy in Menotti’s The Telephone with In The Soil Arts Festival. In December, 2009, Charlotte was soprano soloist for Handel’s Messiah with Choralis Camerata.

2009 Young Artists
Heather Plewes
Valerie DeJong

2008 Young Artists
Miri Levi
Aisha Talarico

2007 Young Artists
Laura McAlpine
Catherine Lippitt

2006 Young Artists
Shannon Cole
Maria Giulia-Bruni

April 10, 2007

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