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What a wonderful musical springtime! 

In March I returned to England for another Tales of Beatrix Potter with the wonderful City of London Sinfonia in a sold out concert at Cadogan Hall. (You can read part of the review for last year's performance of this piece with the Nottingham Philharmonic at the Royal Concert Hall on the review page of this website.) It was a fantastic opportunity to introduce young children to the experience of a live orchestra and  a lovely feeling to look out into an audience of beaming smiles of all ages.

 This was followed by the glorious music of Mozart's Exsultate Jubilate and Solemn Vespers with the Orpheus Choir and also Pergolesi's Stabat Mater. Now I'm preparing to perform Berio with chamber ensemble accompaniment in Calgary, Canada.

It's such a joy to perform in such different styles, periods and languages.

Another complete contrast was a recent terrific concert with the Kingston Symphony at The Grand Theatre in Kingston, Ontario. More than 700 people enjoyed Music of the Night- songs & duets from the hit shows Phantom of The Opera, Cats, Evita, Les Miserables plus a few surprises.

Summer, Autumn and new Christmas and New Year concert dates are now being finalized and will be added in the next few weeks.

The new 2011/12 season began in September with some lovely news. A recording of Canadian classical new music, in which I sing as the vocal soloist with Calgary's Ensemble Resonance, was nominated for Best Classical Recording at this year's WCMA Awards. The CD is  titled "Electrospectives" and involves me singing in Portuguese, Chinese, English and even imitating a Chinook wind!!  The score for the duet, Shadows of an Uncounted Journey for voice and violin by Hope Lee, is now available to purchase from Furore Verlag, one of Germany's most prestigious publishers. You can hear some audio extracts from the CD on the recording pages of this website and it is also available to download at CD Baby and itunes.
Ensemble Resonance has a new website and there are some interesting videos including our recent performance at the Western Canadian Music awards. www.ernewmusic.com

 
 I am currently President of the Inter Mountain chapter of the National Association Of Singing Teachers.
Please contact me directly for information about this organisation, private vocal lessons, adjudicating or masterclass presentations in Canada or UK.

Thank you to The Mayor of Canmore, the Town Council and Arts committee for presenting me with the 2011 Outstanding Contribution to the Arts Award. It was a delightful surprise and I extend my thanks to my family, friends, teachers, mentors, students, musical colleagues and the audiences who have supported me throughout my career.  You can see a short video on youtube; canmore spotlight on the arts/michelletodd

I always enjoy receiving emails from visitors to my website and the comments about videos here and on youtube are especially appreciated. The response to Salaam (Nella) Fanatsia has been fantastic and I am happy to include it in as many concerts as possible.

In the meantime, if you are traveling in Alberta Canada, and visiting the Peter Lougheed Provincial Park, you can experience a new high definition video called "Wildness Revealed" which surrounds the audience with stunning images of that beautiful environment and wildlife. My voice was used in the soundtrack and I was intrigued to hear how the various instruments and voice were mixed and transformed to complement the breathtaking images.



Hope you visit me again soon.

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