A Dora nominated conductor, Chinese-Canadian Jennifer Tung is the artistic director of Toronto City Opera and assistant conductor of the Mississauga Symphony Orchestra. She leads a uniquely versatile career as music director, collaborative pianist and soprano. In 2020/21, she joined Tapestry Opera as a conducting fellow in the inaugural year of the Women in Musical Leadership program, in partnership with Toronto Symphony Orchestra and Pacific Opera Victoria.
Jennifer debuted with the Hawaii Performing Arts Festival conducting The Mikado in 2017 and has returned to conduct Sweeney Todd and Tragedy of Carmen. In 2019, she debuted with Opera York in La Traviata and assisted Tapestry Opera and Opera on the Avalon's joint production of the Dora Award winning opera Shanawdithit by Dean Burry and Yvette Nolan. Recently, she conducted the world premiere of "Gould's Wall" by Brian Current and Liza Balken, a joint production with the Royal Conservatory of Music and Tapestry Opera.
For the 2022/23 season, she has debuted as guest conductor with Opera McGill's production of "Plaything" (Anna Pigorna/Maria Reva - Canadian premiere), Okanagan Symphony Orchestra, Calgary Philharmonic and Kamloops Symphony. In March of 2023, Jennifer conducted the world premieres of Continuum's production of the opera "Show Room" (Rodney Sharman/Etom Egoyan) as well as Tapestry Opera/Obsidian Theatre's co-production of "Of the Sea" (Ian Cusson/Kanika Ambrose). Upcoming engagements include concerts with Kamloops symphony, Symphony Nova Scotia and Vancouver Opera.
Jennifer is on faculty at the Glenn Gould School, and is a sought-after faculty member for summer programs internationally. She holds degrees in vocal performance and collaborative piano from the Eastman School of Music and has studied conducting with Maestro Denis Mastromonaco.
Walton Memorial United Church
2489 Lakeshore Rd W
Oakville, ON L6L 1H9
Time | Name | Titles | Home Festival |
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Time:10:00 AM | Name:Nathan Alexander | Titles: Star Vicino by anonymous Homeward Bound by Marta Keen Thompson Presto, presto io m'innamoro by Giovanni Battista Mazzaferrata | Home Festival:Newmarket |
Time:10:10 AM | Name:Emily Bilbao | Titles: Flocks are Sporting by Henry Carey Cazando Mariposas by Jesús Guridi Bidaola Star Vicino by anonymous | Home Festival:Hamilton |
Time:10:20 AM | Name:Ena Mujakic | Titles: Presto,presto io m'innamoro by Giovanni Battista Mazzaferrata Bluebird by Rudolph Schirmer Nymphs and Shepherds by Henry Purcell | Home Festival:Hamilton |
Time:10:30 AM | Name:Colin Wong | Titles: Nel cor piu non mi sento (from La Molinara) by Giovanni Paisiello A Secret, op. 3, no. 2 by Roger Quilter Dove sei amato bene (from Rodelinda) by George Frideric Handel | Home Festival:IMFC |
Time:10:40 AM | Name:Liepa Spakauskas | Titles: Nel cor piu non mi sento by Giovanni Paisiello Shenandoah by American folk song arr. Mark Mrozinski Bluebird by Rudolph Schirmer | Home Festival:Peel |
Time:10:50 AM | Name:Isaac Kim | Titles: Singin' the Blues by Donna Rhodenizer Nel cor più non mi sento by Giovanni Paisiello Homeward Bound by Marta Keen Thompson | Home Festival:Toronto |
Time:11:00 AM | Name:Ella Shang | Titles: Dove sei, amato bene? by George Frideric Handel Schneeglöckchen, op. 26 by Robert Schumann Homeward Bound by Marta Keen | Home Festival:Toronto |
Time:11:10 AM | Name:Melinda Ru | Titles: Presto, presto io m'innamoro by Giovanni Battista Mazzaferrata Papillon, tu es volage by arr. O. O'Brien Bluebird by Rudolph Schirmer | Home Festival:Windsor-Essex |
Time:11:20 AM | Name:Heidi Smits | Titles: Auf Dem Rhein, op. 51, no. 4 by Robert Schumann Colette by Cecile Chaminade Tally-Ho! by Franco Leoni | Home Festival:Guelph |
Time:1:00 PM | Name:Tara Asnani | Titles: Presto, presto io m'innamoro by Giovanni Battista Mazzaferrata The Lilac Tree by George H. Gartlan Scarborough Fair by arr. Jay Althouse | Home Festival:Pickering GTA |
Time:1:10 PM | Name:Claire Falle | Titles: Bluebird by Rudolph Schirmer Papillon, tu es Volage by Oscar O'Brien Climbin' up the Mountain by arr. Patsy Ford Simms | Home Festival:Niagara |
Time:1:20 PM | Name:Sanya Sharma | Titles: Nel cor più non mi sento by Giovanni Paisiello Linden Lea by Ralph Vaughan Williams Do Not Stand At My Grave and Weep by Linda Fletcher | Home Festival:Oakville |
Time:1:30 PM | Name:Celina Qiu | Titles: Shenandoah by arr. Mark Mrozinski Papillon, tu es volage by arr. Oscar O'Brien Homeward Bound by Marta Keen Thompson | Home Festival:Peel |
Time:1:40 PM | Name:Matthieu Roberge | Titles: Nel cor più non mi sento by Giovanni Paisiello Homeward Bound by Marta Keen Thompson Papillon, tu es volage by French Canadian folk song, arr. Oscar O'Brien | Home Festival:Kingston |
Time:1:50 PM | Name:Elizabeth Boisvert | Titles: Dolce Scherza by Giacomo Antonio Perti Volksliedchen by Robert Schumann Colette by Cecile Chaminade | Home Festival:Ottawa Kiwanis |
Workshop will be held from approximately 2:15 pm until 3:45 pm.
Announcement of the winners and top two competitors chosen to go to the Playoffs will happen at the end of the workshop.
Level 6 Classical Voice Playoff will be held at Walton United Church - 2489 Lakeshore Rd. W. - from 4:30 pm to approximately 6:00 pm.