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Monica Whicher
Style and musical elegance combined with an intuitive theatrical sense are the hallmarks of soprano Monica Whicher's performances on the concert and opera stage. In 2010-2011, Ms Whicher looks forward to the launch of the Mykola Lysenko album, part of an ongoing project to record the art song repertoire of leading Ukrainian composers. She also has concerts with the Talisker Players and Aldeburgh Connection on her schedule. In the U.S., she debuted with Houston’s Mercury Baroque as Asprano in Vivaldi’s MONTEZUMA, a presentation that represents the work’s premiere in North America.
On the international circuit, Ms. Whicher performed Mozart’s MASS IN C MINOR and EXULTATE, JUBILATE with Rilling in Bilbao and has also been heard with the symphonies of Barcelona, Utah and Minnesota. Winner of the George London Award, she premiered Ryan's OPHÉLIE with the Toronto Symphony and was heard with the Kitchener Waterloo Symphony (Brahms' DEUTSCHES REQUIEM) and with the National Ballet (Gorecki's SYMPHONY OF SORROWFUL SONGS). In concert, Ms. Whicher premiered song cycles by John Beckwith and John Greer for the Aldeburgh Connection and appeared with the Winnipeg New Music Festival and Festival Lanaudiere. She has collaborated with harpist Judy Loman, guitarist Rachel Gauk and the Penderecki Quartet in recital and her concerts are frequently broadcast by CBC Radio 2. Her recordings of Bach, Schubert and Hatzis are available on Marquis Classics and other labels. Ms. Whicher was nominated for a 2002 Juno Award for her CD entitled “Singing Somers Theatre” released on the Centredisc label. Ms. Whicher is a Faculty member of Toronto’s Royal Conservatory of Music.
Judy Loman
Recognized as one of the world’s foremost harp virtuosos, Judy Loman graduated from the Curtis Institute of Music, where she studied with the celebrated harpist, Carlos Salzedo. She became Principal Harpist with the Toronto Symphony in 1960.
As a soloist, Judy Loman has won the admiration of audiences and critics alike across Canada, the United States, Europe and Japan. The Toronto Symphony has featured her on several tours and she has appeared as guest artist with many noted orchestras, including the Detroit Symphony, the BBC Symphony, and the National Arts Center Orchestra, Ottawa, as well as with several other Canadian ensembles. She has participated in many of Canada’s music festivals and several of her performances have been filmed by Rhombus Media and aired on public television.
A prolific recording artist, her most recent CDs include Judy Loman Favorites, (Marquis Classics); Illuminations, (Marquis Classics); Dance of the Blessed Spirits, Romantic Music for Flute and Harp with Nora Shulman, flute, (Naxos); Harp Showpieces, (Naxos), Musique de chambre française, (Marquis Classics) and A Baroque Harp, (Marquis Classics.) She has also recorded for the RCA, Columbia, CBC, (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation), Centrediscs, and Aquitaine labels. Through these projects, she has been a recipient of Canada’s Juno Award for best classical recording and the Canada Council’s Grand Prix du disque Canadien.
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