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Vicki St. Pierre

Dean of Arts; Associate Professor Voice
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Dean's Office, Centennial Hall

Biography

Vicki St. Pierres warm, lush voice invitingly combines clarity of expression and beauty of tone, and is described as rich with both a darkness and brightness.

Past concert highlights include Beethovens Ninth Symphony with the Toronto Philharmonic Orchestra, Monteverdis Vespers of 1610 with the Toronto Consort, Zelenkas St. Cecilia Mass with Tafelmusik, Stanfords Requiem with the Orpheus Choir, Bachs Magnificat with the Toronto Bach Consort, and Handels Messiah with Symphony Nova Scotia, the Edmonton Symphony, and the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, Tafelmusik, Victoria Symphony, Handels Dixit Dominus with Tafelmusik, and the music of Jommelli with Les Id辿es Heureuses of Montreal.

On the operatic stage, Vicki has appeared in Monteverdis Orfeo, Charpentiers 粥界岳辿看稼, and Monteverdis Il ritorno dUlisse in Patria with Opera Atelier, Dido and Aeneas with Ensemble Masques de Montreal and Toronto Masque Theatre, Rossinis Il Barbiere di Siviglia with Toronto Philharmonia, and LIncoronazione di Poppea with Opera Atelier, Cleveland Opera and Early Music Vancouver.

Recent and upcoming engagements include the role Nutrice in Monteverdis LIncoronazione di Poppea  with the Academy of Ancient Music in London, UK, the role of the Sorceress in Purcells Dido and Aeneas with Les Violons du Roy at Carnegie Hall, Messiah with Orchestra London, Pergolesis Stabat Mater with 13 Strings and Splendors of the Emperors Chapel with The Toronto Consort.

Vicki adjudicates music festivals and competitions, was Director of Music at the Cathedral Church of St. James in Toronto, taught voice at Wilfrid Laurier University, conducts an auditioned community choir, was the music director for the New Hamburg Live! festival of the arts, was a lecturer at the Royal Conservatory of Music, has been an assistant conductor with Opera Atelier, and most recently, was on faculty at COSI, a summer opera training program in Sulmona, Italy. She recently completed her doctoral studies in performance at the University of Toronto under the tutelage of Dr. Darryl Edwards.