Aug 30, 2023 | Performance
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...Apr 21, 2023 | Singing and Self Blog
Endings beginning (sourced on Snappa.com, April 20, 2023) Spring is here (sort of). As the bulbs and shoots push through the dead leaves and other detritus with the literal force of nature, it seems appropriate to muse upon the beginnings that spring from endings....Apr 14, 2023 | Singing and Self Blog
One little troll (K. Barber, June 2022) A little whimsy might be in order this week, given that I’ve had a couple of weeks of no posts due to sheer and utter craziness. And since trolls are one of my favourite whimsical things, and since the theme of the week is...Mar 24, 2023 | Singing and Self Blog
Let go (sourced on Snappa, March 23, 2023) Let go. It’s one thing that one seems to say often as a voice instructor (and singer), whether to one’s students or to oneself. As one of my former teachers used to like to say, “let go and let God”;...Mar 10, 2023 | Singing and Self Blog
Power Women–taken at Little Women dress rehearsal, March 8, 2023 (l-r Kira Omelchenko, Kimberly Barber, Kate Carver, Dana Fradkin) In honour of International Women’s Day, I bring you: Power Women. At Opera Laurier, I have built a reputation for hiring...