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...

Remote Teaching 101: Harmonizing with New Technology

After nearly 20 years of teaching music at Laurier, Kimberly Barber knew she would need to re-evaluate the way she had approached everything. “In a way, seasoned faculty are beginners again and we need to go back to a beginner’s mindset,” says Barber. “It’s critical...