VOICE
Voice The VCM offers voice lessons for students at all levels from beginners to professionals. Students may take lessons for enjoyment, to prepare for the Conservatory examinations, or to hone professional skills. All voice students registered at the VCM are encouraged to participate in the following additional activities: • Voice competitions • Masterclasses • Serenata Concert • Canada Music Week concerts Department Head: Ingrid Attrot
“Helping people to sing their very best is what we do! Our superb faculty combined with a wide range of programs for kids, teens, adults and professional singers creates a dynamic and exciting department. Come and join us!” Ingrid Attrot
A.R.C.T., A.V.C.M. Department Head Ingrid Attrot is a former student of Selena James at the VCM. Her background includes a Post Graduate Opera Diploma from the University of Toronto, and training at the National Opera Studio, London, England. Ingrid has been a soloist with the English National Opera, London Symphony Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Montreal Symphony, and has performed with conductors Charles Dutoit, Sir Neville Marriner, Trevor Pinnock, and Richard Hickox. In recital she has appeared at the Royal Opera House and Wigmore Hall (London), Concertgebouw (Amsterdam), and Le Monnaie (Brussels).
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faculty Nancy Argenta Ingrid Attrot Sarah Bachmann-Krieger Maureen Branch Kathleen Brett Robyn Cathcart Taylor Christensen Rebecca Claborn Selena James Dr. Erika Kurth Elizabeth MacIsaac Signi Murgatroyd
Gary Relyea Marnie Setka-Mooney Sharonne Specker Kathryn Whitney
Italian Diction Stella Barbon
Vocal Coaches Robert Holliston Csinszka Rédai
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