Kristen English is an enthusiastic soprano from Lindsay, Ontario.
She holds an Honours Bachelor of Music in Voice Performance and Music
Education with a minor in French from Wilfrid Laurier University as well
as a Bachelor of Education from Queen’s University. Kristen currently
resides in Kingston, Ontario, where she is a soprano section lead in the
Kingston Choral Society, the Melos Ensemble and Period Instruments and
the St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church choir, and is a member of the
Martello Alley Cats.
She currently works as a French teacher at
the River Falls Grade 2/3 Class where she teaches the Waldorf
curriculum, as an occasional teacher with the LDSB, and as a private
voice teacher. Last year, she was the choral teaching artist for Sistema
Kingston.
Kristen was a Young Artist for the Arcady Ensemble’s
2014-2015 season. While at Laurier, she performed the role of Barbarina
in W.A. Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro (2013) as well as the partial roles
of Gretel in E. Humperdinck’s Hansel und Gretel, Despina in W.A.
Mozart’s Cosi fan tutti and Servillia in W.A. Mozart’s La Clemenza di
Tito (2012). Kristen has a passion for oratorio and has performed as a
soloist in Handel’s Messiah (2015), J.S. Bach’s Mass in A Major (2013),
and G. Fauré’s Requiem (2012). As a chorister, Kristen has extensive
experience, having performed large works with the Peterborough Singers,
Laurier Singers, and Arcady choirs. She was a member of the 2014
National Youth Choir and a six-year member of the Ontario Youth Choir
(2008-2013).
Kristen’s favourite piece in the show: “Vive le vin
because I love the boisterous energy. It's exciting to sing and gets my
heart pumping!”
Don’t miss Kristen’s gorgeous singing by purchasing your tickets through the Grand Theatre Box Office
online, by phone 613-530-2050 or in person 218 Princess Street.
Alastair
has been singing on stages since he was 6 years old. A recent graduate
from Queen’s University with a BSc in chemistry (and a minor in music),
Alastair has continued to follow his love for music and is involved in
the Queen’s Choral Ensemble, Queen’s University Chamber Orchestra, and
also sings in the Kingston Chamber Choir
with Ariel. In his free time, Alastair enjoys pursuing a master’s in
analytical chemistry at Queen’s University.
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