MacKenzie Sechi in NMTC
Semi-finals in NYC!

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...

Barber Studio Singers come up big at NATS Showcase

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...

Feature interview in
Opera Canada

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)

Kimberly adds CCM teaching credential

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),...

Midori for the win!

Barber Studio alumna Midori Marsh (Laurier BMus 2017, OpDip 2018) won the Upper Midwest Regional Auditions of the Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition and will compete in New York City in the semi-finals on April 17, 2023.

River wins!

River Guard captures 3rd place at Centre Stage (from l to r, River, Kimberly and Heather Carruthers) Just thought I’d share this moment of celebration from River’s big 3rd place win at the Centre Stage Competition at COC in November 2022. We celebrated in...