ONB’s Young Artist Summer Recital Series was created in 2008, and is designed to provide up-and-coming New Brunswick born singers experience and exposure within the province and to assist with their vocal development as performers. The competition is open to singers between the ages of 18 and 30. Winners receive an honorarium, travel expenses and the opportunity to appear in public recitals during the summer months.
The Series is sponsored in part by the RBC Foundation, the Canada Council for the Arts and the Province of New Brunswick.
Watch for information on the deadline for the 2010 Young Artists Recital Series coming in December.
The 2009 Young Artists Recital Series Competition
The successful singers are:
- Jillian Bonner, soprano, of Saint John, NB
- Mary-Claire Sanderson, soprano, of Rothsay, NB
- Carol Léger, soprano, of Dieppe, NB
- Annie Levesque, soprano, of Grand Falls, NB
- Christianne Bélanger, mezzo soprano, of Grand Falls, NB
Jillian Bonner and Mary-Claire Sanderson will sing at the Saint John Arts Centrein on June 2, and at St. John’s United Church in Moncton on June 4. The program will include works by Handel, Copland, Rossini and Schumann. Ms. Bonner was awarded the Dr. Eileen Travis Memorial Award for Opera at the New Brunswick Competitive Festival of Music in Saint John earlier in May. Both singers are studying at Dalhousie University in Halifax.
Carol Léger will present her recital at the Saint John Arts Centre on June 23 and at St. Paul’s United Church in Riverview on June 25. A third concert will be held on June 24, at a location to be confirmed. Her program includes works by Mendelssohn, Haydn, Puccini and Hetu. Ms. Léger was awarded the Lilian Taylor Cormier Scholarship at the recent Greater Moncton Music Festival. She is continuing her studies at l’Université de Moncton, where she recently completed her Bachelor of Music degree. In addition, Ms. Léger sang the role of Papagena in Opera New Brunswick’s presentation of Mozart’s Magic Flute in its concert version, in September 2008.
Annie Levesque and Christianne Bélanger will sing at the Saint John Arts Centre on July 21, in Grand Falls at Polyvalente Thomas-Albertand on July 20. At Mount Royal United Church in Moncton on July 23. The recital features works by Brahms, Duparc, Strauss, Mozart, Massenet and Delibes. Both singers are graduates of l’Université de Moncton and have recently completed their Masters of Music degree at l’Université de Montréal.
