Tuesday, June 10th

Classical Voice - Elementary Level - Ages 11-12 - Group B

Adjudicator: Frédérique Vézina

Classical Voice - Elementary Level - Ages 11-12 - Group B

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

St. James-Rosemount United Church
171 Sherwood Ave.
Kitchener, ON N2B 1K2

Classical Voice - Elementary Level - Ages 11-12 - Group B - Morning

TimeNameTitlesHome Festival
Time:10:10 AMName:Adhya SangapallarTitles:
Child of the Universe by Craig Cassils
Old Dan Tucker arr Jay Althouse
Home Festival:Oakville
Time:10:20 AMName:Zara VeldmanTitles:
The Willow Song by Arthur Sullivan
Water Parted from the Sea by Thomas Augustine Arne
Home Festival:Woodstock
Time:10:30 AMName:Annabelle HeTitles:
Scarborough Fair, English Folk Song by Arr. Jay Althouse
Come Ready and See Me by Richard Hundley
Home Festival:Kitchener-Waterloo
Time:10:40 AMName:Raluca HanciuTitles:
Computer Cat by Donna Rhodenizer
Suo-Gan, Welsh Folk Song by arr. Alec Rowley
Home Festival:Barrie
Time:10:50 AMName:Emma SteadTitles:
Danny Boy by Jeff Smallman
Non giova il sospirar by Nicola Vaccai
Home Festival:Hamilton
Time:11:00 AMName:Mira ParthasarathyTitles:
Dans les ruines d'une abbaye by Gabriel Fauré
No quiero casarme by arr. F. Campbell-Watson
Home Festival:Ottawa Kiwanis
Time:11:10 AMName:Kayla BuchananTitles:
To the Sky by arr. by Carl Strommen
Someone by Violet Archer
Home Festival:Oakville
Time:11:20 AMName:Alcina WojkowskiTitles:
A Pirate Song by William K. Smith
I'm Gonna Go and Live at Gramma's by David Dahlgren
Home Festival:Chatham
Time:11:30 AMName:WithdrawnTitles:Home Festival:
Time:11:40 AMName:Evelyn FuTitles:
Beautiful by Chester Duncan
L'été by Ruth Watson Henderson
Home Festival:Pickering GTA

12:00 PM - Lunch Break

Classical Voice - Elementary Level - Ages 11-12 - Group B - Afternoon

TimeNameTitlesHome Festival
Time:1:00 PMName:Alice RussellTitles:
The Ash Grove, Welsh folk song by arr. Forrest Kinney
The Stars Are with the Voyager by Jay Althouse
Home Festival:Ottawa Kiwanis
Time:1:10 PMName:Karan ZahediTitles:
Un canadien errant by arr. Nancy Telfer
The Path to the Moon by Eric Thiman
Home Festival:Newmarket
Time:1:20 PMName:Alkina FengTitles:
An die Laute, D905 by Franz Schubert
Un Canadien errant by arr. Nancy Teller
Home Festival:Quinte
Time:1:30 PMName:Louis ShenTitles:
Intorno all'idol mio by Marco Antonio Cesti, arr, Alessandro Parisotti
For You There Is No Song by Leslie Adams
Home Festival:IMFC
Time:1:40 PMName:Lyra SpakauskasTitles:
Frühlingslied, D 398 by Franz Schubert
The Gospel Train by arr. Forrest Kinney
Home Festival:Peel
Time:1:50 PMName:Myrah De ClerkTitles:
I'm Gonna Go an' Live at Gramma's by David F. Dahlgren
The Song That Nature Sings by Ruth Elaine Schram
Home Festival:Chatham
Time:2:00 PMName:Olivia DeLucaTitles:
There are Fairies at the Bottom of Our Garden by Liza Lehmann
I Hate Music by Leonard Bernstein
Home Festival:Toronto

2:30 PM - Workshop and Announcement of Winners - MANDATORY

Workshop will be held from approximately 2:30 pm to 3:45 pm.

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

4:00 PM - PLAYOFFS - Classical Voice - Elementary Level - Ages 11-12

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