I shall not have sung in vain

“Outside the opera house” (uploaded from Snappa.com, Sept. 28, 2023) There are moments these days when I feel as incongruous as this country guitarist outside an opera house–which is not an opera house as I know it–where maybe he belongs more...

The tools we need

It’s been a bit of a tricky start to this academic year (understatement). For starters, a colleague died suddenly on the first day of classes, someone who had worked for us for many years, and who worked alongside so many of the students I care for in my opera...

this old dog’s got new tricks

Riffing in an improv session at the Shenandoah CCM Vocal Pedagogy Institute, July 2023 (photo LD Brown Arts) My blogging has been sporadic: forgive me, dear readers. I have been up to all kinds of new tricks, including riffing, death metal growls, jazz stylings and...

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),...

Faculty Showcase at Laurier
September 14, 2023

On September 14, 2023, Kimberly joins Laurier Faculty of Music colleagues Kevin Day (piano) and Jerzy Kaplanek (violin) for the Faculty Showcase Concert of the great jazz standard, Cry me a river. Microphone included! [photo credit: LD Brown Arts, Larry...