Monday, June 9th

Classical Voice - Junior Level - Ages 13-14 - Group A

Adjudicator: Frédérique Vézina

Classical Voice - Junior Level - Ages 13-14 - Group A

Celebrated for her warm, expressive voice and dramatic immediacy, soprano Frédérique Vézina has earned acclaim on concert and opera stages in Canada and internationally. After completing her Voice Studies at McGill University in Montreal, she joined the prestigious Canadian Opera Company's Ensemble Studio in 2002. This led to her becoming a member of the Juilliard Opera Centre at the world-renowned Juilliard School in New York. Her experiences working with eminent mentors in opera, art song, and stagecraft deeply inform her teaching today.

Over the course of her performing career, Frédérique Vézina brought to life a wide array of leading roles, including Mimì (La Bohème), Tatyana (Eugene Onegin), Ellen Orford (Peter Grimes), the Countess (Le nozze di Figaro), Donna Elvira (Don Giovanni), Fiordiligi (Così fan tutte), Micaëla (Carmen), the Governess (The Turn of the Screw), Wellgunde (Das Rheingold), and Hanna Glawari (The Merry Widow). A defining moment in her career came in 2010 when she created the title role in the world premiere of John Estacio's Lillian Alling.

Throughout this journey, she had the privilege of collaborating with distinguished conductors such as Yannick Nézet-Séguin, James Conlon, Hans Fricke, Jacques Lacombe, Kent Nagano, Bernard Labadie, and Richard Bradshaw, among others.

Today, Frédérique Vézina is passionate about sharing her knowledge and experience with the next generation of singers. Since 2010, she has been an esteemed educator, first at Western University and, since 2013, at the University of Toronto, where she is a valued member of the voice faculty. In addition, she serves as co-director of the France-Canada Academy of Vocal Arts, which runs in Toronto (Canada) and Tours (France) each year. She frequently offers masterclasses and serves as an adjudicator for music festivals and competitions.

Her teaching philosophy centers on cultivating a deep awareness of the body as the singer's instrument, providing students with the autonomy and technical mastery to support their artistic expression. In addition, her work with singers strives to develop profound and meaningful expressivity rooted in the intimate personalization of text and character.
Frédérique Vézina also contributes to Opera Canada from time to time, sharing her insights on the art form she loves. Outside of her professional life, she enjoys supporting her children in their various endeavors and hosting memorable gatherings with friends.

Location

Forest Hill United Church - Sanctuary
121 Westmount Rd. E.
Kitchener, ON N2M 4Y6

Classical Voice - Junior Level - Ages 13-14 - Group A - Morning

TimeNameTitlesHome Festival
Time:9:50 AMName:Cloris FengTitles:
Es war einmal ein König, op. 75, no. 3 by Ludwig van Beethoven
Jardin d'amour by James Frederick Keel
Home Festival:Kitchener-Waterloo
Time:10:00 AMName:Charlotte KolasTitles:
Come and trip it by George Frederic Handel
Van gli effluvi de le rose by Francesco Paolo Tosti
Home Festival:Newmarket
Time:10:10 AMName:Kristen MorleyTitles:
Olde Irish Blessing by Linda Fletcher
Morning Has Broken, Traditional Gaelic melody by Eleanor Farjeon, arranged by Forrest Kinney
Home Festival:Barrie
Time:10:20 AMName:Aindrea JoyTitles:
The Water Is Wide by Harold Birston
Olde Irish Blessing by Linda Fletcher
Home Festival:South Simcoe
Time:10:30 AMName:Inaya SinghTitles:
Star vicino by unknown
Fruhlingslied Opus 8, No. 6 by Felix Mendelssohn
Home Festival:Pickering GTA
Time:10:40 AMName:Kendra BrouwerTitles:
Homeward Bound by Marta Keen Thompson
Caro mio ben (Thou, all my bliss) by Giuseppe Giordani
Home Festival:Niagara
Time:10:50 AMName:Emily EdwardsTitles:
Per la più vaga e bella, La Liberazione di Ruggiero dall'isola d'Alcina by Francesca Caccini
Reflets by Lili Boulanger
Home Festival:Guelph

11:00 AM - Break

Classical Voice - Junior Level - Ages 13-14 - Group A - Morning

TimeNameTitlesHome Festival
Time:11:10 AMName:Stephanie ApostolakosTitles:
Chanson d'amour by Gabriel Fauré
If I…, Four Dickinson Songs by Lori Laitman
Home Festival:Hamilton
Time:11:20 AMName:Marlow MaloneTitles:
June Magic by Marguerita Spencer
La belle est au jardin d'amour by Benjamin Britten
Home Festival:London
Time:11:30 AMName:Arwen NieuwenhuisTitles:
Shady Grove, American Folk Song by arr. Christine Donkin
Sonntag by Johannes Brahms
Home Festival:Ottawa Kiwanis

11:45 AM - Lunch Break

Classical Voice - Junior Level - Ages 13-14 - Group A - Afternoon

TimeNameTitlesHome Festival
Time:1:00 PMName:Isabella GuanTitles:
Du bist die Ruh by Franz Schubert
Nel cor più non mi sento by Giovanni Paisiello
Home Festival:Quinte
Time:1:10 PMName:Alyssa SmithTitles:
Morning Has Broken by Akiko and Forrest Kinney
Moon, Sing by Jon Washburn
Home Festival:Kingston
Time:1:20 PMName:YueYao ChenTitles:
Er ist gekommen in Sturm und Regen by Clara Schumann
Il mio bel foco by Benedetto Marcello
Home Festival:Toronto
Time:1:30 PMName:Sumer FangTitles:
The Water is Wide by Sally Albrecht
Isle of Hope, Isle of Tears by Brendan Graham
Home Festival:Oakville
Time:1:40 PMName:Evelyn LiTitles:
Pat Murphy's Meadow by J.M Devine
Il Neige by Hermann Bemberg
Home Festival:Peel
Time:1:50 PMName:Isabella XiangTitles:
Sorge Li sol! Che fai tu? by Stefano Donaudy
An den Mond by Franz Schubert
Home Festival:North York Virtual

2:10 PM - Workshop and Announcement of Winners - MANDATORY

Workshop will be held from approximately 2:10 pm to 3:25 pm.

Announcement of winners will happen at the end of the workshop.

4:00 PM - PLAYOFFS - Classical Voice - Junior Level - Ages 13-14

The top two competitors from this class will proceed to the playoffs.
The playoffs will be held at St. James-Rosemount Church
171 Sherwood Ave., Kitchener, ON N2B 1K2