Jan 25, 2025 | Teaching
Naomi and Lucy at Laurier’s Ken Murray Competition, January 25, 2025 Barber Studio student Naomi Schlegel (class of 2025) was the first prize winner of Laurier’s Ken Murray Concerto Competition for 2025, giving an outstanding performance of the Doll Song...Oct 24, 2024 | Teaching
I am so proud of Kendra for making the finals in this prestigious competition; she learned Weill’s Youkali while she was an undergraduate student at Laurier. Kendra says: “I’ve been following the Lenya Competition since I was in my undergrad (10...Dec 29, 2023 | Teaching
The biennial NATS National Musical Theatre Competition (NMTC) is a premier event for the emerging professional musical theatre soloist. Through this competition, past competitors and winners have developed industry connections that led to their success on Broadway and...Nov 25, 2023 | Teaching
Kimberly with Sibyl Bonnardel at the NATS Ontario Vocal Showcase at Queen’s University, November 18, 2023 This year’s NATS Ontario Vocal Showcase was held at the Isabel Bader Centre for the Arts at Queen’s University, and though Laurier numbers were...Oct 25, 2023 | Teaching
Kimberly Barber is featured in the Fall 2023 edition of Opera Canada in interview with Frédérique Vézina (see the full interview under Media/featured articles)Aug 30, 2023 | Teaching
Kimberly joined Laurier colleague Amanda Kind to complete the Contemporary Commercial Music Vocal Pedagogy certificate at Shenandoah University in July 2023. She is pictured above with Director of the CCM Institute, Matt Edwards, Alison Crockett (in background),...