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Mendelssohn’s
Elijah
Saturday, May 8, 2010, 7:30 pm
George St. United Church
Guest Artists:
SANDRA TUCKER, soprano
JENNIFER ENNS MODOLO, mezzo-soprano
ADAM BISHOP, tenor
PAUL MASSEL, bass
IAN SADLER, organist
Strong yet tender, cruel yet righteous --- Mendelssohn's Elijah
is a character of powerful emotions. This oratorio is considered
by many to be Mendelssohn's masterpiece. A profoundly satisfying
experience for audience and musicians alike.

SANDRA TUCKER
Described as possessing a voice that is "meltingly lyrical,"
Sandra Tucker received a Bachelor of Music and a Diploma in Opera
from Wilfrid Laurier University under the direction of Victor Martens.
She then went on to study with acclaimed soprano Edith Wiens at
the Hochschule fur Musik in Augsburg, Germany, for which she was
the recipient of a Canada Council for the Arts Grant for Emerging
Professional Artists and the York Celebration of the Arts Professional
Artist Bursary. While in Germany, she received an Artists Diploma
and Post Graduate Certificate and had the opportunity to work with
such greats as Rudolph Jansen, Brigitte Fassbaender, Rudolph Piernay,
Sena Jurinac, Sarah Walker, Ian Burnside, and others.
Her concert credits include appearances with the Kitchener-Waterloo
Symphony, Orchestra London, the Barrie-Huronia Symphony, the WLU
orchestra, the Hochschule fur Musik Augsburg Orchester, Beethoven's
9th Symphony with the Guelph Chamber Choir, University of Guelph
Choir, and Hart House Orchestra, Dvorak's Te Deum and Rutter's Mass
of the Children with the Cellar Singers, Elijah with the Menno Singers
as well as the London Philharmonic Choir, Messiah with the Mennonite
Mass Choir and at the Basilika in Ulm, Germany, and as a soloist
in the European Musik Festival at the Bach-Akademie in Stuttgart
where she sang the soprano soloist for Beethoven's Missa Solemnis
under the baton of Sir Helmuth Rilling.
Her opera credits include Fiordiligi in Cosi fan Tutte, Carolina
in Cimarosa's Il Matrimonio Segreto, Both Susanna and the Countess
in Le nozze di Figaro, Anna Maurrant in Street Scene, Manon in Puccini's
Manon Lescaut, Laetitia in The Old Maid and the Thief, as well as
major roles in Die Zauberflote, Hansel and Gretel, and others.
Sandra has sung for the heads of the Russian embassy at the home
of Glazunov in Munich and has been invited to represent Canada at
the International Festival of the Conservatories in St. Petersburg.
Her upcoming engagements include Richard Strauss's Vier Letzte Lieder
with the Wellington Winds, Pamina in Mozart's Magic Flute with Opera
Kitchener, and Rutter's Mass of the Children with the Grand River
Chorus. Sandra is also a 2007 Laureate of Les Jeunes Ambassaduers
Lyriques.
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JENNIFER ENNS MODOLO
Canadian mezzo Jennifer Enns Modolo is a graduate of the vocal performance
program at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo. She has been
heard by audiences throughout Ontario, and she recently made her
European debut in Spain and southern France with the Consort Caritatis
and Catalan Festival Orchestra. She also made her debut in England
in August 2005 at the Snape Proms as part of the Britten-Pears Young
Artist Programme.
Ms. Enns Modolo has performed as a featured soloist with such groups
as the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, the Toronto Classical Singers,
Pax Christi Chorale, the Elora Festival Singers, the Kitchener-Waterloo
Philharmonic, and the Menno Singers. In concert, she has premiered
works by several Canadian composers, including Imant Raminsch, Michael
Purves-Smith, and Peter Skoggard. She has appeared as the guest
soloist with the Grand River Baroque Festival, the early music ensemble
Greensleaves, the Leith Quartet, and the Waterloo Chamber Players.
On the opera stage, Ms. Enns Modolo has sung the title role in
Rossini's La Cerentola, Juno in Eccles's The Judgement of Paris,
Florence Pike in Britten's Albert Herring, Third Lady in Mozart's
The Magic Flute, and Jennie Hildebrand in Weill's Street Scene.
Her discography includes the role of Eustazio in Handel's Rinaldo,
recorded on the Naxos label under the baton of Kevin Mallon.
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 ADAM BISHOP
An avid performer since the age of four, Adam has entertained audiences
throughout Ontario, Nova Scotia, and Austria. Adam is a graduate
of Lakefield College School. While a student there, he studied instrumental
music under the direction of John Kraus and vocal music under the
direction of Arlene Gray and Fr. Paul Massel. During his high school
years, Adam was a member of The Peterborough Singers. Recently,
his highlights have included the roles of Count Almaviva in Rossini's
Il Barbiere di Siviglia and Nemorino in Donizetti's L'Elisir d'Amore.
In addition, Adam has participated in numerous concerts and recitals,
both in choirs and as a guest soloist. Adam has been a featured
performer and a backup performer on a number of CD recordings. In
the summers of 2007 and 2008, Adam worked with Canadian Tenor Richard
Margison.
Most recently, Adam performed the role of Ferrando in Mozart’s
Così fan tutte at the Glenn Gould School, under Maestro Mario
Bernardi. According to music critic Joseph So, Adam sang the part
“with a sweet lyric sound, ideal in the lighter Mozart roles.
His ‘Un’aura amorosa’ was well sung ... he also
acted very well --- arguably the funniest guy onstage!”
Adam has just finished the first year of the two-year Artists Diploma
program at The Glenn Gould School in Toronto. There, he is studying
with renowned soprano Monica Whicher and coaching with Steven Philcox.
Former teachers include Carol-Lynn Reifel at Queen’s University
and Fr. Paul Massel. Adam is a resident of Bancroft, ON, a graduate
of Lakefield College School, and holds a Bachelor’s Degree
in Music (Performance) from Queen’s University, Kingston.
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PAUL MASSEL
Paul Massel has been widely acclaimed in the United States and Canada
for his outstanding performances in opera, music theatre, and the
concert stage. His career reached international prominence with
principal roles in the Stratford festival productions of The Mikado,
The Gondaliers, Iolanthe, and the Mirvish production of HMS Pinafore.
These productions were all broadcast on CBC-TV and toured England,
Canada, and the US with the Tony award-winning Mikado being Mr.
Massel's debut on Broadway.
Paul holds Bachelor and Master's degrees in music from the University
of Western Ontario and a diploma in Opera performance from the University
of Toronto. He was the recipient of a senior Canada Council arts
grant to study voice in New York in 1980 and subsequently taught
voice at the Royal Conservatory of Music from 1980 until 1997. He
also received two Tyrone Guthrie Awards and an ACTRA Best-Actor
nomination for distinguished work at the Stratford Festival.
In 1994, Paul completed a five-year run starring in the Canadian
production of The Phantom of the Opera in the role of Andre. Following
the Phantom, he began a 6-year program of studies culminating in
his ordination to the Catholic priesthood for the diocese of Peterborough
in May 2000. He is presently the administrator of St. Alphonsus
Parish and liturgist for the diocese of Peterborough. Paul continues
to serve as examiner for the Royal Conservatory and for music festivals
throughout Canada.
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