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Oral history interview with Sandhya Srivatsan conducted by Sarada Sai Susmitha Turaga

Sandhya Srivatsan is the founder of the music academy Gaanavarshini located in Brampton, Ontario. She is a trained Karnatic singer coming from India, who has learnt under the discipline of wonderful gurus. As a trained musician, Sandhya speaks about her early connections and relationship with music. Sandhya comes from a musical family, where each member of her family shared a collective passion for this art form.

In her oral history with interviewer Sarada Sai Susmitha Taraga (UTM undergraduate student at the time), narrator Sandhya Srivatsan talks about the importance of Karnatic Sangeetham and what the art form has to offer the youth of today. Sandhya talks about the importance of family, religion, occupation, and education, and how Karnatic music allowed her to develop a balance when approaching life. Using her passion for music and teaching, Sandhya has developed her own music academy, hoping to teach the tradition of Karnatic Sangeetham and have it rooted in the hearts of the South Asian community in Peel.

Oral history interview with Sophia Syed conducted by Areeb Daimee

Sophia Syed is a teacher who works in the Peel Region at Rick Hansen Secondary School. Mainly focusing her teaching on politics, religion, and world issues, Sophia seeks to connect students to understanding the different political structures, cultures, beliefs, and concerns that play a significant role in peoples’ everyday lives.

In her oral history with interviewer Areeb Daimee (UTM undergraduate student at the time), narrator Sophia Syed spoke about the significance of South Asian teachers for South Asian students in Peel, the ways in which such representation can help combat discrimination for both students and teachers, and her experiences supporting South Asian cultural and religious celebration in the school.

Oral history interview with Shirley Wu conducted by Mehreen Butt

Shirley Wu is a Pakistani-Canadian beauty salon owner and a staple in the beauty community not only in Peel, but all over the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and parts of North America. She was born and brought up in Lahore, Pakistan and immigrated to Ontario in 1991.

In her oral history with interviewer Mehreen Butt (UTM undergraduate student at the time), narrator Shirley Wu speaks about her experience growing up in Pakistan, her family’s influence on her career and life experiences, her Hakka ancestry, her influence on the beauty community and South Asian community in the GTA, as well as how important it is to maintain South Asian traditions while growing up within the Peel and GTA South Asian diaspora.

Oral history interview with Sharmin Kassam conducted by Aleah Ameer

Sharmin Kassam is a henna artist from Mississauga. She got her degree in civil engineering technology, and right after she got her degree, she decided to take a course with Ash Kumar’s company to refine her henna art. After that, she applied to become a product stockist with the company, which is how to she started her own henna business. She now works in construction and also works as a henna artist for various events such as religious functions, weddings and parties.

In her oral history with interviewer Aleah Ameer (UTM undergraduate student at the time), narrator Sharmin Kassam speaks about her connection to the South Asian community through her work as a henna artist. She explains where her passion for pursuing this art comes from and why she continues to work in both construction and henna. Sharmin Kassam also shares her thoughts on the westernization of South Asian culture, specifically henna. She speaks about the importance of education regarding things with cultural and religious ties and how westernization is not the issue. Rather, it is the disrespect and the erasure of the history and origins that follows it.

Oral history interview with Amanat Kaur conducted by Khushpreet Virk

Amanat Kaur is an international student that came from India. She is originally from India and was raised in India. Amanat currently resides in and works at an immigration office in Brampton. Amanat immigrated to Canada in 2014 and she is currently in her early 20s. The interview covers several themes such as religion, education, work, mental health, immigration, and general lifestyle in the Peel Region.

In her oral history with interviewer Khushpreet Virk (UTM undergraduate student at the time), narrator Amanat Kaur goes in depth about the immigration experience and her experiences with racism, religion, and community involvement. Furthermore, the interview goes in depth and talks about the mental health of international students and the struggles international students face when they immigrate to Canada.

Oral history interview with Ali Kazmi conducted by Zahraa Syeda

Ali Kazmi is a Pakistani-Canadian actor and director, as well as a Toronto Film School alumnus who migrated from Pakistan to Canada in 2007 to pursue his career in film and television. Kazmi’s parents, Rahat Kazmi and Sahira Kazmi, were two of the pioneers of Pakistani television content in the 1980s.

In his oral history with interviewer Zahraa Syeda (UTM undergraduate student at the time), narrator Ali Kazmi speaks about his transition from Pakistan to Canada, his experiences and struggles in pursuing his cinematic career, his Oscar-nominated film, stereotypes regarding gender roles within his culture as well as the taboo attached to mental health and sex education within the South Asian diaspora. Additionally, he sheds light on his ideas and views of religion and spirituality, and where they stem from.

Oral history interview with Jeejna Mandavia conducted by Mukti Patel

Jeejna Mandavia is a teacher who now lives and works in the Peel Region. In her oral history with interviewer Mukti Patel (UTM undergraduate student at the time), narrator Jeejna Patel speaks about the role of faith in her and her family’s life, her dependence on her guru, her father’s passing, her experiences with racism as a child, and her experiences as a mother.

Oral history interview with Andy Ramgobin conducted by Prashil Gandhi

Andy Ramgobin is a member of the Shiv Ganesh Mandir in Brampton where he plays the harmonium during various prayers and live events. In his oral history with interviewer Prashil Gandhi (UTM undergraduate student at the time), narrator Andy Ramgobin speaks about what role religion plays in his life and how music was what brought him closer to religion. Andy also draws upon the differences around the aspect of what religion means to him, his parents, and family back home in Guyana.

Oral history interview with Harvinderpal Sandhu conducted by Prabhleen Purewal

Harvinderpal Sandhu is currently a resident of Brampton, and he immigrated to Ontario (Brampton), Canada from Punjab, India with his family at the age of 15. Upon arrival, Harvinderpal was living with his family and was enrolled in high school in the Canadian school system. He later went for post-secondary education in Ontario, and later worked a diverse range of jobs which altogether allowed for him to learn valuable lessons.

In his oral history with interviewer Prabhleen Purewal (UTM undergraduate student at the time), narrator Harvinderpal Sandhu talks about his experiences immigrating to Canada, in the school system as an ESL student, being South Asian in adulthood (college and workforce), and his struggles/lessons along the way.

Oral history interview with Harleen Sawhney conducted by Chashanjot Sidhu

Harleen Sawhney is a Punjabi Sikh social media professional. Born in India, she migrated to the Middle East, England, and at last, Canada. She currently resides in Mississauga.

In her oral history with interviewer Chashanjot Sidhu (UTM undergraduate student at the time), narrator Harleen Sawhney speaks about her immigration process, as well as some of the challenges she faced as a newcomer to Canada. She touches upon her childhood experiences, specifically growing up in a different environment compared to someone that would have been born and brought up in Punjab. As well as talking about her immigration challenges, she talks about certain things that were expected from her in terms of her future career. Although she did pursue an education in a career she was interested in, she could not use her qualifications to build her career in Canada due to certain hardships, which she talks about in her oral history interview.

Guido Pugliese fonds

  • CA UTM F003
  • Fonds
  • 1969-2019

Fonds consists of material documenting the career of Prof. Guido Pugliese as Associate Professor in the Department of Language Studies at the University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM), and to a limited extent, his involvement in the local Italian Canadian community. Records include textual records such as CVs, correspondence, course material, play scripts and programs, as well as photographs and video recordings mostly related to Italian plays at UTM.

Pugliese, Guido

Audiovisual & digital records

Series consists primarily of photographs, audio interviews and video recordings of play performances, interviews, and poetry readings. Records include both analogue and digital audio and video recordings, and well as digital photographs.

[Music instruction manual]

Item is a digitized copy of the microfilm of Henry Frost's manual in three parts: Time ; Melody or Succession of Sounds according to Pitch ; Expression or Force and Delivery of Sounds.

John Francis Johnstone collection

  • OTUFM 44
  • Collection
  • [ca. 1875] - 2013

Collection consists of reference materials relating to John Francis Johnstone's compositions for voice and piano, his family, and the performance of his songs after his death.

Johnstone, John Francis

Family records and correspondence

Series consists of copies of photographs and documents pertaining to Johnstone's family. Documents include correspondence between Mary F. Williamson and Helmut Kallmann of the National Library of Canada; a copy of the petition for divorce filed by Catherine (McGregor) Johnstone against her husband John Francis Johnstone, which was later withdrawn (January 8, 1979); a copy of an article in the Toronto Star (November 26, 1927) regarding Amelia Hart and her seven husbands (Johnstone was the fourth); a copy of a letter from Mary F. Williamson to Professor Carl Morey at the Faculty of Music, University of Toronto regarding Johnstone and performances of his songs; a copy of Johnstone's obituary (February 25, 1913); and a copy of scanned portraits of Johnstone. The series also consists of electronic records, including scanned images from the Johnstone family photo album (ca. 1900).

Mansfield park / Jonathan Dove

File consists of a program for the University of Toronto Opera production of Mansfield Park by Jonathan Dove, libretto by Alasdair Middleton. The opera was scheduled for 4 performances (March 12-15) in MacMillan Theatre but the March 14 and 15 performances were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Performers: Sandra Horst, conductor ; Tim Albery, director ; Michelle Tracey, set design ; Lisa Magill, costume design ; Wesley McKenzie, lighting and video design ; John Sharpe, surtitles ; Kristin McCollum, stage manager ; Kate Carver, assistant conductor ; Mario Pacheco, assistant director ; Ardavan Taraporewala, assistant stage manager ; Brandon Tran, Benjamin Zsoldos, repetiteurs.

U of T 12tet

File contains a program and recordings from event. Recorded in Walter Hall

Performers: U of T 12tet ; Terry Promane, musical director.

Program:

  • Sweet Dulcinea Blue / Kenny Wheeler, arr. Carter Brodkorb (Solos: Evan Dalling, Carter Brodkorb)
  • Eucalyptus Trees / Zsolt Kaltenecker, arr. Lucas Udvarnoky (Solos: Griff Vona, Harry Bartlett, Kaelin Murphy)
  • Upper Manhattan Medical Group / Billy Strayhorn, arr. Alexander Argatoff (Solos: David Hodgson, Kaelin Murphy, Keith Barstow)
  • Drip / Tigran Hamasyan, arr. Kaelin Murphy (Solo: David Hodgson)
  • Alone Together / Arthur Schwartz, arr. Jacob Slous (Solo: Jacob Chung)
  • Hopeful / Harry Bartlett (Solos: David Hodgson, Harry Bartlett, Kaelin Murphy)
  • Moon Rays / Horace Silver, arr. Nicholas Adema (Solos: Jacob Chung, Nicholas Adema)
  • All or Nothing at All / Arthur Altman, arr. Keith Barstow (Solos: David Hodgson, Keith Barstow)

Jazz showcase featuring Mike Murley and Hannah Barstow

File consists of a recording and program for the recital, which was part of the Summer Thursdays at Noon series, hosted by Korin Thomas-Smith, baritone and recent graduate of the Faculty of Music (MMus 2020). The series was streamed online over Zoom due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Performers: The North (Mike Murley, saxophone ; David Braid, piano ; Johnny Aman, bass ; Anders Mogensen, drums ; Percy Pursglove, trumpet, flugelhorn) ; Hannah Barstow Trio

Program:

  • Onmo (The North; recorded live at MillFactory NuVenue Studies, February 2019)
  • When you are here (Hannah Barstow Trio)
  • The split (The North; as played on February 16, 2016 at MillFactory Studios, Copenhagen; recorded by Boe Larsen; audio mix by Dixon Van Winkle)

Tariq Harb

File consists of a recording of the recital, which was part of the Summer Thursdays at Noon series, hosted by Korin Thomas-Smith, baritone and recent graduate of the Faculty of Music (MMus 2020). The series was streamed online over Zoom due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Performers: Tariq Harb, guitar

Program:

  • Serenata Espanola / Joaquim Malats, arr. Francisco Tarrega
  • Toccata and fugue, BWV 565 / Johann Sebastian Bach, arr. Lopes
  • Cadenza from Violin concerto, op. 61 / Ludwig van Beethoven, Fritz Kreisler, arr. Tariq Harb.

Leslie Newman

File consists of a recording of the recital, which was part of the Summer Thursdays at Noon series, hosted by Korin Thomas-Smith, baritone and recent graduate of the Faculty of Music (MMus 2020). The series was streamed online over Zoom due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Performers: Leslie Newman, flute

Program:

  • Suite for flute and piano, op. 34. Movements I and IV / Charles-Marie Widor (with Peter Longworth, piano)
  • Partita in A minor for solo flute, BWV 1013. Corrente / Johann Sebastian Bach
  • Concerto no. 1 for flute and strings, op. 45. Con fuoco / Malcolm Arnold (with Manitoba Chamber Orchestra ; Simon Streatfeild, conductor)
  • Passacaglia for solo flute / Ernst von Dohnanyi
  • Thais. Meditation / Jules Massenet (with John Lenehan, piano).

Gryphon Trio

File consists of a recording of the recital, which was part of the Summer Thursdays at Noon series, hosted by Korin Thomas-Smith, baritone and recent graduate of the Faculty of Music (MMus 2020). The series was streamed online over Zoom due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Performers: Gryphon Trio (Annalee Patipatanakoon ; Roman Borys ; Jamie Parker)

Program:

  • Piano trio no. 4 in E minor, op. 90 "Dumky" / Antonin Dvorak.

Russell Braun and Carolyn Maule

File consists of a recording of the recital, which was part of the Summer Thursdays at Noon series, hosted by Korin Thomas-Smith, baritone and recent graduate of the Faculty of Music (MMus 2020). The series was streamed online over Zoom due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Performers: Russell Braun, baritone ; Carolyn Maule, piano

Program:

  • Benedeit die sel'ge Mutter / Hugo Wolf
  • Chanson a boire / Maurice Ravel
  • Un Canadien errant / John Greer
  • Northern landscapes / Srul Irving Glick
  • Your eyes have told me / Geoffrey O'Hara.

2020-2021 concert season

Series consists of programs and recordings of events hosted by the Faculty of Music during the 2020-2021 concert season including faculty, student, and guest artists as well as ongoing concert series and faculty ensembles. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, none of these events occurred in person to a live audience. Some were pre-recorded and others were live-streamed from one of the Faculty's two concert halls, Walter Hall and MacMillan Theatre.

Master class with Lawrence Brownlee, tenor : art song master class

File consists of recordings and the program for master class led by Lawrence Brownlee, tenor, as the John R. Stratton Visitor in Music (October 6-8, 2020). Performances were recorded in Walter Hall and live-streamed on the Faculty of Music's YouTube channel.

Program:

  • On this island. Let the florid music praise / Benjamin Britten (Morgan Reid, soprano ; Vladimir Soloviev, piano)
  • Trois chansons de Bilitis. La chevelure / Claude Debussy (Lissy Meyerowitz, mezzo-soprano ; Dakota Scott-Digout, piano)
  • The hermit songs. St. Ita's vision / Samuel Barber (Leandra Dahm, soprano ; Dakota Scott-Digout, piano)
  • Ruckert Lieder. Liebst du um Schonheit / Gustav Mahler (Rianna Robinson, soprano ; Vladimir Soloviev, piano)
  • Brentano Lieder. Ich wollt' ein Strausslein binden / Richard Strauss (Maeve Palmer, soprano ; Vladimir Soloviev, piano)
  • The red, red heart. My mother's hands / John Greer (Anna Caroline Boyes, soprano ; Dakota Scott-Digout, piano)

Master class with Lawrence Brownlee, tenor : opera master class

File consists of recordings from the master class led by Lawrence Brownlee, tenor, as the John R. Stratton Visitor in Music (October 6-8, 2020). Performances were recorded in Walter Hall and live-streamed on the Faculty of Music's YouTube channel.

Performers: Sandra Horst, Andrea Grant, piano

Program:

  • Pagliacci. E fra quest'ansie / Leoncavallo (Parker Clements, baritone)
  • Cendrillon. Coeur sans amour / Massenet (Alexandra Fee, mezzo-soprano)
  • L'Elisir d'amore. Come Paride vezzoso / Donizetti (Luke Noftall, baritone)
  • La boheme. Donde lieta usci / Puccini (Melissa Dais, soprano)
  • Don Giovanni. Il mio tesoro / Mozart (Angelo Moretti, tenor)
  • L'Elisir d'amore. Prendi, per me sei libero / Donizetti (Heidi Duncan, soprano).

Master class with Lawrence Brownlee, tenor : bel canto master class

File consists of recordings from the master class led by Lawrence Brownlee, tenor, as the John R. Stratton Visitor in Music (October 6-8, 2020). Performances were recorded in Walter Hall and live-streamed on the Faculty of Music's YouTube channel.

Program:

  • La traviata. Lunge da lei...De' miei bollenti spiriti / Giuseppe Verdi (Elias Theocharidis, tenor ; Andrea Grant, piano)
  • Anna Bolena. Deh! non voler costringere / Gaetano Donizetti (Alex Hetherington, mezzo-soprano ; Andrea Grant, piano)
  • I Capuletti ed it Montecchi. Oh! quante volte / Vincenzo Bellini (Shantelle Przybylo, soprano ; Joy Lee, piano)
  • La fanciulla del West. Ch'ella mi creda / Giacomo Puccini (Burak Yaman, tenor ; Joy Lee, piano)
  • I Puritani. Ah! per sempre io ti perdei / Vincenzo Bellini (Alex Matthews, baritone ; Andrea Grant, piano)
  • Per pieta bell' idol mio / Vincenzo Bellini (Alexa Katarina Frankian, soprano ; Andrea Grant, piano).

Graham Johnson : lecture on Franz Schubert : John R. Stratton visitor in music

File consists of a recording of the event, which included Johnson's lecture and voice and piano duos from the Faculty of Music. The event was broadcast on YouTube.

Performances:

  • Dass sie hier gewesen, D. 775 / Franz Schubert (Katy Clark, soprano and Joy Lee, piano)
  • Der Jüngling und der Tod, D. 545 / Franz Schubert (Katy Clark, soprano and Joy Lee, piano)
  • So laßt mich scheinen , D. 877-3 / Franz Schubert (Sinead White, soprano and Dakota Scott-Digout, piano)

Festival of song presents Songs of hope and comfort

File consists of a program from the concert, which featured pre-recorded performances by U of T Music Students, under the guidance of Steven Blier, guest coach and a John R. Stratton Visitor in Music. The concert was streamed on YouTube.

Program:

  • Six songs from a Shropshire lad. Loveliest of trees / George Butterworth, A.E. Housman (Dnate Mullin Santone, baritone ; Pascal Menke, piano)
  • Three Browning songs. The year's at the Spring / Amy Beach, Robert Browning (Alina Tigelman, soprano ; Bryn Blackwood, piano)
  • The house of life. Silent noon / Ralph Vaughan Williams, DanteGabriel Rossetti (Cameron Martin, baritone ; Joy Lee, piano
  • Reve d'amour, op. 5, no. 2 / Gabriel Faure, Victor Hugo (Chihiro Yasufuku, soprano ; Ryoko Hou, piano)
  • Du bist die Ruh, D. 776 / Franz Schubert, Friedrich Ruckert (Roanna Kitchen, soprano ; Gina Lee, piano)
  • Im Haine, D. 738 / Franz Schubert, Franz von Bruchmann (Anna Boyes, soprano ; Dakota-Scott Digout, piano)
  • The poet and the war. Dark lullaby / Norbert Palej, Krzysztof Kamil Baczynski (Amanda Singh, soprano ; Grace Shin, piano)
  • Soir d'hiver / Nadia Boulanger (Stephanie McKay-Turgeon, soprano ; Joy Lee, piano)
  • Genius child. To be somebody / Rick Ian Gordon, Langston Hughes (Rhian Merritt, soprano ; Anna Han, piano)
  • Six songs. Oh, you whom I often and silently come / James Rolfe, Walt Whitman (Francesca Hauser, mezzo-soprano ; Charlie Carrier, piano)
  • Natural selection. Joy alone (connection) / Jake Heggie, Gini Savage (Madelaine Battista, soprano ; Dakota Scott-Digout, piano)
  • Sure on this shining night, op. 13, no. 3 / Samuel Barber, James Agee (Ana-Isabella Castro, soprano ; Charlie Carrier, piano)
  • Die Liebende schreibt, op. 86, no. 3 / Felix Mendelssohn, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (Rayna Crandlemire, soprano ; Joy Lee, piano)
  • Ariette, op. 1, no. 4 / Amy Beach, Percy Shelley (Grace Liang, soprano ; Ryoko Hou, piano)
  • Shadow of the blues. Litany / John Musto, Langston Hughes (Kristian Lo, baritone ; Vladimir Soloviev, piano)
  • The faces of love. I shall not live in vain / Jake Heggie, Emily Dickinson (Alexa Frankian, soprano ; Pascal Menke, piano)
  • Miss. Wheatley's garden. Songs for the people / Rosephanye Powell, Frances Ellen Watkins Harper (Amelia Depiero, soprano ; Vladimir Soloviev, piano).

Master class with Joyce DiDonata : historical performance and opera students

File consists of a recording of the master class, which was streamed on the Faculty of Music YouTube channel. Joyce DiDonata was a John R. Stratton Visitor in Music.

Program:

  • Werther. Werther! Qui m'aurait dit la place / J. Massenet (Lindsay Connolly, mezzo-soprano ; Sandra Horst, piano)
  • Turandot. Tu che di gel sei cinta / G. Puccini (Lauren Estey, soprano ; Ivan Jovanovic, piano)
  • La traviata. E strano...Ah! fors'e lui...Sempre libera / G. Verdi (Noelle Slaney, soprano ; Dr. Phi Roberts, piano)
  • Giulio Cesare. Piangero la sorte mia / G.F. Handel (Lindsay McIntyre, soprano ; Ivan Jovanovic, piano)
  • I puritani. Or dove fuggo io mai...Ah! per sempre io ti perdei! / V. Bellini (Parker Clements, baritone ; Sandra Horst, piano).

Winners' recital : Jim and Charlotte Norcop prize in song and Gwendolyn Williams Koldofsky prize in accompanying

File consists of the pre-recorded performance.

Performers: Alex Hetherington, mezzo-soprano ; Dakota Scott-Digout, piano

Program:

  • O mistress mine / Ana Sokolovic
  • Gruß ; Møte ; Ich liebe dich ; Et Hab / Edvard Grieg
  • Irish poems for Maureen / Jean Coulthard
  • Atwood songs / Tania Leon
  • Selections from op. 27. Ruhe, meine Seele ; Heimliche Aufforderung ; Morgen! / Richard Strauss
  • I'll be seeing you / Sammy Fain.

U of T Opera presents : A little night music

File consists of a program from the concert, which (unless otherwise indicated) took place in MacMillan Theatre.

Performers: Sandra Horst, conductor ; Russell Braun, narrator ; Michael Albano, Mario Pachevo, directors ; Andrea Grant, Vladimir Soloviev, piano ; Wesley McKenzie, set, lighting, and projection design ; Lisa Magill, costume design ; James Bolton, hair and makeup ; Christina Bell, producer ; Banana Camera (Ken Ng, Dave Kennedy), filming ; Kai Masaoka, audio technician ; Dave Kennedy, editing.

Program:

  • Al little night music. A weekend in the country / Stephen Sondheim (Alessia Vitali, Juliana Krajcovic, Parker Clements, Alexandra Fee, Melissa Danis, Alex Mathews, Lindsay Connolly, Angelo Moretti)
  • Cosi fan tutte. Soave sia il vento / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Heidi Duncan, Lindsay Connolly, Danlie Rae Acebuque)
  • Gianni Schicchi. O mio babbino caro / Giuseppe Puccini (Noelle Slaney ; filmed in St. John's Newfoundland ; Dr. Phil Roberts, piano ; Noelle Slaney, filming and editing)
  • Into the woods. It takes two / Stephen Sondheim (Sacha Smith, Nicholas Higgs ; filmed in Toronto and Lindsay, Ontario ; Sacha Smith and Nicholas Higgs, filming and editing)
  • Rigoletto. Bella figlia dell'amore / Giuseppe Verdi (Heidi Duncan, Alessia Vitali, Angelo Moretti, Alex Matthews)
  • Il barbiere di Siviglia. Zitti, zitti, piano, piano (Alex Hetherington, David Walsh, Danlie Rae Acebuque)
  • I pagliacci. Nedda/Silvio duet / R. Leoncavallo (Juliana Krajcovic, Parker Clements)
  • Company. Getting married today / Stephen Sondheim (Alex Hetherington, David Walsh, Angelo Moretti)
  • La boheme. Dunque e proprio finita!...Addio, dolce svegliare / Giuseppe Puccini (Melissa Danis, Sacha Smith, Elias Theocharidis, Luke Noftall ; filmed in Toronto and Woodbridge, Ontario, and Fredericton, New Brunswick ; Elias Theocharidis and Sacha Smith, editing)
  • Merrily we roll along. Our time / Stephen Sondheim (Danlie Rae Acebuque, Heidi Duncan, Renee Fajardo).

U of T Opera spotlight on diversity

File consists of a program from the concert, rescheduled from March 26, 2021, which was curated by Korin Thomas-Smith.

Program:

  • Azan on a Toronto streetcar / Alex Sandoval (Elias Theocharidis, tenor ; Sandra Horst, piano)
  • Introduction (Korin Thomas-Smith
  • Don Giovanni. La ci darem la mano / W.A. Mozart (David Walsh, tenor ; Luke Noftall, baritone ; Andrea Grant, piano)
  • L'hiver attends beaucoup de moi. Ah, les murmures / Laurence Jobidon (Lindsay Conolly, mezzo-soprano ; Andrea Grant, piano)
  • L'amant anonyme. Ah! Quel trouble m'agite! /Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges (Noelle Slaney, soprano ; Angelo Moretti, tenor ; Alex Matthews, baritone ; Andrea Grant, piano)
  • Cask of Amontillado. First scene / Julia Perry (Nicholas Higgs, baritone ; Andrea Grant, piano)
  • A Bayou legend. Now they will be coming to the tree / William Grant-Still (Melissa Danis, soprano ; Sandra horst, piano)
  • Troubled island. I dream a world / William Grant Still (Korin Thomas-Smith, baritone; Andrea Grant, piano)
  • Noli me tangere. Act 3, scene 2 / Felipe Padilla de Leon (Renee Fajardo, mezzo-soprano ; Danlie Rae Acebuque, baritone ; Andrea Grant, piano)
  • Ernestine. O, Clemagis / Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges (Juliana Krajcovic, soprano ; Sandra Horst, piano)
  • Tearless. Excerpts / Robert Owens (Parker Clements, baritone ; Sandra Horst, piano)
  • Margaret Atwood Songs. Memory / Tania Leon (Sacha Smith, soprano ; Sandra Horst, piano)
  • Night / Florence Price (Alex Hetherington ; Andrea Grant piano)
  • Patience and Sarah. I want to live , I want to paint / Paula Kimper (Melissa Danis, soprano ; Alexandra Fee, mezzo-soprano ; Sandra Horst, piano)
  • Patience and Sarah. Finale / Paula Kimper (Heidi Duncan, soprano ; Alessia Vitali, mezzo-soprano ; Sandra Horst, piano)
  • I will lift up mine eyes. I will lift up mine eyes / Adolphus Hailstork (Elias Theocharidis, David Walsh, Angelo Moretti, tenors ; artists of U of T Opera ; Sandra Horst, piano).

Vocalini : a portrait of our graduating students

File consists of program from of the concert, which featured pre-recorded performances by 4th-year performance students in the Voice Studies program. The concert was streamed on YouTube.

Program:

  • Ariodante. Il primo ardor / G.F. Handel (Sunny Sheffman, soprano ; Suzy Smith, piano)
  • Peches de viellesse. Tirana alla spagnola / Gioachino Rossini (Emily Rocha, soprano ; Joy Lee, piano)
  • Seste romanze I. Non t'accostare all'urna / Giuseppe Verdi (Dayie Chung, soprano ; Hyefin Kwon, piano)
  • La fille du regiment. Chacun le sait / Gaetano Donizetti (Madelaine Battista, soprano ; Narmina Efendiyeva, piano)
  • S'il est un charmant gazon, S. 284, no. 1 / Franz Liszt (Elizabeth Legierski, soprano ; Dakota Scott-Digout, piano)
  • Psyche / Emile Paladilhe (Nathania Rose Chan, mezzo-soprano ; Jo Greenaway, piano)
  • Siete canciones populares. El Pano Moruno ; Nana / Manuel de Falla (Ana Isabella Castro, sprano ; Jo Greenaway, piano)
  • About here / Errollyn Wallen (Rosemonde Desjardins, soprano ; Stephen Shi, piano)
  • Vanessa. Must the winter come so soon? / Samuel Barber (Anika-France Forget, mezzo-soprano ; Trevor Chartrand, piano)
  • Miss. Wheatley's Garden. A Winter twilight / Rosephanye Powell (Amelia Depiero, soprano ; Suzy Smith, piano)
  • Love let the wind cry...How I adore thee / Undine Smith Moore (Olivia Spahn Vieira, soprano ; Futian Yao, piano).

Celebrating our diversity : the road home

File consists of a program from the concert, presented by Voice Studies at the University of Toronto. The concert was broadcast online.

Program:

  • Linstead market / Traditional Jamaican mento song, arr. Anne Louise-Turgeon, inspired by Miss Lou (Gabrielle Turgeon, soprano ; Anne Louise-Turgeon, piano ; Corinne Turgeon, cello)
  • Ninveh / William Dnaiel (Janelle Yausif, soprano ; Narmina Efendiyeva, piano)
  • Pari Arakil / Aleqsey Heqimyan, Ashod Krashi (Taline Yeremian, mezzo-soprano ; Narmina Efendiyeva, piano)
  • Becha = Spring / Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Aleksey Pleshcheyev (Dasha Tereschenko, soprano ; Narmina Efendiyeva, piano)
  • Drei jiddische Lieder, op. 53. Margaritkelech ; Mejdl in di Johren / Viktor Ullman (Carly Naimer, mezzo-soprano ; Narmina Efendiyeva, piano)
  • Marie / Ron Hynes (Megan O'Donnell, soprano ; Narmina Efendiyeva, piano)
  • Le Le Yaman / Komitas Vardapet (AlexaFrankian, soprano ; Narmina Efendiyeva, piano)
  • Steal away / Traditional African-American spiritual, arr. Harry T. Burleigh (Ineza Mugisha, soprano ; Narmina Efendiyeva, piano)
  • Over the rainbow / Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg (William Salinas-Crosby, tenor ; Narmina Efendiyeva, piano).

Vocalis 1: What's new with you?

File consists of a program from a concert by master's and doctoral level singers, which was broadcast on the Faculty of Music YouTube channel.

Program:

  • Evocations / Harry Somers (Roanna Kitchen, soprano ; Jo Greenaway, piano)
  • Five Shakespeare songs. Music the comforter ; Titania's henchman ; Come buy! / Colin Eatock (Roanna Kitchen, soprano ; Trevor Chartrand, piano)
  • Where there's a wall. Grief poem / Ian Cusson (Stephanie McKay-Turgeon, soprano ; Jo Greenaway, piano)
  • The house of tomorrow / John Greer (Celine Cascanette, mezzo-soprano ; Suzy Smith, piano)
  • Ours. May's aria / John Estacio (Rhian Merritt, soprano ; Anna Han, piano)
  • Flight. Down you go / Jonathan Dove (Alexandra Delle Donne, soprano ; Jo Greenaway, piano)
  • Three songs / Matthew Emery (Grace Liang, soprano ; Jo Greenaway, piano)
  • Four lyrical moments / Norbert Palej (Nicole Percifield, mezzo-soprano ; Suzy Smith, piano).

Vocalis 2 : Sing the body electric : Expanding your performance frontiers

File consists of a program from a concert that featured master's and doctoral level singers.

Program:

  • Glory denied. My darling Jim / Tom Cipullo (Vanessa Oude-Reimerink, soprano ; Suzy Smith, piano)
  • Anita, op. 41, no. 1 / Amy Beach (Grace Liang, soprano ; Jo Greenaway, piano)
  • The Summer wind, op. 14, no. 1 / Amy Beach (Grace Liang, soprano ; Jo Greenaway, piano)
  • The blackbird, op. 11, no. 3 / Amy Beach (Grace Liang, soprano ; Jo Greenaway, piano)
  • Mignon-Lieder. Kenns du das Land? ; So laßt mich scheinen / Hugo Wolf (Sinead White, soprano ; Suzy Smith, piano)
  • The telephone. Hello! Oh, Margaret, it's you / Gian Carlo Menotti (Alexandra Delle Donne, soprano ; Jo Greenaway, piano)
  • What can we poor females do? / Henry Purcell (Celine Cascanette, mezzo-soprano ; Suzy Smith, piano)
  • Fairest isle / Henry Purcell (Celine Cascanette, mezzo-soprano ; Suzy Smith, piano)
  • Bess of Bedlam / Henry Purcell (Celine Cascanette, mezzo-soprano ; Suzy Smith, piano).

Vocalis 3: Music to the Distanced Beloved

File consists of a program from a concert that featured master's and doctoral level singers.

Program:

  • Trois romances / Zoe de la Rue (Sinead White, soprano ; Rosemary Soenen, harp)
  • Zwei Gesange, op. 91 / Johannes Brahms (Nicole Percifield, mezzo-soprano ; Jacob Clewell, viola ; Vlad Soloviev, piano)
  • Deidamia. Ai Greci questa spada / Georg Friedrich Handel (Alexandra Delle Donne, soprano ; Lucy Warren, May Yu, violin ; Matthew Chan, viola ; Gretchen Lee, cello ; David Eliakis, piano)
  • Three songs / Frank Bridge (Simone Hogeveen, mezzo-soprano ; Jacob Clewell, viola ; Vlad Soloviev, piano)
  • Chansons de mon placard / Peter Tiefenbach (Rhian Merritt, soprano ; Eileen Walsh, clarinet ; Mary Castello, piano).

Joyce El-Khoury : Riki Turofsky master class in voice

File consists of a program from a master class led by Joyce El-Khoury, the Riki Turofsky Master Class in Voice.

Program:

  • Rigoletto. Caro nome che il mio cor / G. Verdi (Heidi Duncan, soprano ; Sandra Horst, piano)
  • Don Pasquale. Bella siccome un angelo / G. Donizetti (Alex Mathews, baritone ; Andrea Grant, piano)
  • Cendrillon. Coeur sans amour / J. Massenet (Alessia Vitali, mezzo-soprano ; Sandra Horst, piano)
  • La rondine. Chi il bel sogno di Doretta / G. Puccini (Juliana Krajcovic, soprano ; Andrea Grant, piano)
  • Herodiade. Vision fugitive / J. Massenet (Danlie Rae Acebuque, baritone ; Sandra Horst, piano)
  • Ariadne auf Naxos. Lieben, hassen / R. Strauss (Nicholas Higgs, baritone ; Andrea Grant, piano).

Now and then : a celebration of the Broadway musical

File consists of a program from the concert, which featured singers from the Faculty of Music under the guidance of guest coach Beau Dixon. The concert was broadcast on the Faculty of Music YouTube channel.

Program:

  • Cabaret. Maybe this time / John Kander, Fred Ebb (Tiffanie Samuels, voice and piano)
  • Take a chance. Should I be sweet? / Vincent Youmans, B.G. De Sylva (Camille Labonte, voice ; Suzy Smith, piano)
  • Chess. Anthem / Benny Andersson, Bjorn Ulvaeus, Tim Rice (Alekzander Rosolowski, voice ; Tom King, piano)
  • The last five years. Climbing uphill / Jason Robert Brown (Megan O'Donnell, voice ; Hyejin Kwon, piano)
  • The light in the piazza. The beauty is / Adam Guettel, Craig Lucas (Abigail Sinclair, voice ; Benjamin Kersey, piano)
  • Dear Evan Hansen. Only us / Justin Paul, Benj Pasek (Anna Tanczak, Antos Blonski-Mendez, voice ; Jonah Nung, piano)
  • You're a good man Charlie Brown. Do you know something, Schroeder? / Clark Gesner (Sunny Sheffman, voice ; Tom King, piano)
  • Into the woods. Agony / Stephen Sondheim, James Lapine, arr. Battista, Guselle (Madeleine Battista, Olivia Guselle, voice ; Tom King, piano)
  • Dogfight. Pretty funny / Justin Paul, Benjk Pasek (Gabrielle Turgeon, voice ; Anna Louise-Turgeon, piano)
  • The last five years. A Summer in Ohio / Jason Robert Brown (Olivia Spahn-Vieira, voice ; Tom King, piano)
  • Waitress. She used to be mine / Sara Bareilles, Hugh Wheeler (Renee Fajardo)
  • Sweeney Todd. Green finch and linnet bird / Stephen Sondheim, Hugh Wheeler (Emily Rocha, voice ; Tom King, piano)
  • Thoroughly modern Millie. Not for the life of me / Jeanine Tesori, Dick Scanlan (Amelia Depiero, voice ; Tom King, piano)
  • Songs for a new world. I'm not afraid of anything / Jason Robert Brown (Kathleen Kovacs)
  • The sound of music. Maria / Richard Rogers, Oscar Hammerstein (Leandra Dahm, Francesca Hauser, Sarah Mole, Anika Venkatesh ; Tom King, piano)
  • Dear Evan Hansen. Waving through a window / Justin Paul, Benj Pasek (Ana Isabella Castro, voice ; Tom King, piano)
  • The secret garden. Lily's eyes / Lucy Simon, Marsha Norman (Jamal al Titi, Rayleigh Becker, voice ; Tom King, piano).
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