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Canadian-born lyric coloratura Nancy Hermiston established herself as one of Europe’s most versatile and exciting vocal artists. She has stared with opera companies in Nurnberg, Innsbruck, Dusseldorf, Mainz Ulm and the Wexford Festival in Ireland, as well as numerous North American companies. Her New York debut took place at Carnegie Hall. Parallel to her singing…
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Heppner was born in Murrayville, BC and lived in Dawson Creek. He began his musical studies at UBC and has gone on to become one of the most prominent contemporary dramatic tenors. He is associated particularly with the Wagnerian repertoire, but he performs a wide range of operas from the German, French and Italian canons.…
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Carol Henriquez is the Co-Founder and former Executive Director of Vancouver’s Arts Umbrella on Granville Island. The non-profit society is a thriving visual and performing arts institute formed to provide accessible arts education to all children. Carol developed a number of programs in conjunction with other arts organizations and Arts Umbrella itself has become a model for other institutions around…
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The late Bud Henderson was born in Vancouver in 1916 and grew up with a desire to be a jazz pianist. He attained his life’s goal, becoming one of the finest exponents of the piano. He played for many musicals during his school and university days, gaining an unparalleled reputation as an ultra-talented musician. His…
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Born in Vancouver, Bill grew up in Western Canada and began earning a living as a musician while still in high school. He studied music at the University of British Columbia and in 1966 helped found THE COLLECTORS, one of the country’s most innovative musical groups. After two albums the group evolved into CHILLIWACK. Henderson…
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