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Our local favourite, soprano Julie Biggs
(Photo © Julie Biggs)

LOCAL ARTISTS FEATURED ON SHADES OF CLASSICS:

Soprano Valdine Anderson
Pianist Irmgard Baerg
Violin and keyboard duo Karen Barg Camacho and Wes Elias
Christian musician and songwriter Steve Bell
Soprano Julie Biggs
Composer Rémi Bouchard
The Brandon Chamber Players
Broadway First Baptist Church Choir
The Cambrian String Quartet
The a cappella choral ensemble Camerata Nova
The baroque choral music ensemble Canzona
Composer Victor Davies
Manitoba violinist James Ehnes
Soprano Nikki Einfeld
The First Presbyterian Church Choir of Winnipeg
Taiko drum ensemble Fubuki Daiko
Classical guitarist Ian Hodges
Percussionist Frederick Liessens
The Manitoba Chamber Orchestra
Pianist Ryan Matthew
Pianist Megumi Masaki
Singer/songwriter/musician Loreena McKennitt
The Musical Offering
The MusikBarock Ensemble
Cellist Zara Nelsova
Fiddler, guitarist and singer Sierra Noble
Soprano Charlene Pauls
Violinist Oleg Pokhanovski
The choral music ensemble Prairie Voices
Pianist Karin Redekopp Edwards
Mark Rudolf and Judy Kehler Siebert
The saxophone ensemble Saxology Canada
Pianist Sara Jane Schmidt
Classical guitarist Skender Sefa
Violinist Stephen Sitarski
Pianist Jana Ting
Pianist Alexander Tselyakov
Classical guitarist Richard Tyborowski
Classical guitarist Willie Wiebe
The Winnipeg Male Chorus
The Winnipeg Singers
The Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra
The Winnipeg Wind Ensemble
The choral ensemble Women of Note

Sierra Noble performs on our FunDrive 2009 show
Sierra Noble (Photo © CKUW)

EXCLUSIVE LOCAL & CANADIAN ARTIST INTERVIEWS ON SHADES OF CLASSICS:

Don Anderson (Live) - Creative Resource, Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra (2005)
Douglas Bairstow (Recorded) - Principal Oboe, Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra (2001)
Andrew Balfour (Live) - Artistic Director, Camerata Nova (2003)
Karine Beaudette (Live) - Soprano, Camerata Nova (2005, 2007)
Steve Bell - The great Christian musician/songwriter (2002)
Julie Biggs (Live) - The outstanding Winnipeg soprano (2001, 2002, 2006, 2008)
Andrey Boreyko (Recorded) - Music Director, Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra (2004)
Carolyn Boyes (Live) - Soprano, Camerata Nova (2004)
Ross Brownlee (Live) - Alto, Camerata Nova (2007, 2008)
Andriana Chuchman (Live) - Soprano (Manitoba Opera) (2005)
Therese Costes (Live) - Soprano and Co-Artistic Director of Groundswell (2005)
Larry Desrochers, General Director & CEO of Manitoba Opera (2007)
Nikki Einfeld (Live) - Soprano (Manitoba Opera) (2006)
Henry Engbrecht (Live) - Artistic Director, Canzona (2009)
Joe Fingerote (Live) - Host/Producer of Arts Encounters on CBC Radio 2 (2001)
Giorgia Fumanti (Live via telephone) - Montreal crossover soprano (2008)
Roy Goodman (Recorded) - Music Director, Manitoba Chamber Orchestra (2003)
Michael Hall (Recorded) - Conductor-in-Residence, Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra (2002)
Ian Hodges (Live) - Classical guitarist (2005)
Susanne Hou (Live) - The amazing Canadian violinist (2008)
Monica Huisman (Live via telephone) - Soprano (Manitoba Opera) (2007)
Terry Klippenstein (Live) - Classical program host, Community Radio CFAM (2009)
Jan Kocman (Recorded) - Principal Flute, Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra (2001)
Johannes Linstead - Nouveau flamenco guitarist (2007)
Dr. Dale Lonis (Live) - Artistic Director, Winnipeg Wind Ensemble (2002)
Eric Lussier (Live) - Artistic Director, MusikBarock Ensemble (2001, 2004, 2005)
Arne MacPherson (Live) - Actor, Shakespeare in the Ruins (2004)
Paul Marleyn (Live) - Cellist and Artistic Director of the Agassiz Chamber Music Festival (2007, 2008)
Ryan Matthew (Live) - Pianist/composer (2006)
Michael Matthews (Live) - Composer and Co-Artistic Director of Groundswell (2003)
Loreena McKennitt (Live and Recorded) - The incredible singer/musician/songwriter (2004, 2007, 2009)
Alexander Mickelthwate (Live) - Music Director, Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra (2006, 2007 2008 2009)
Giselle Minns (Live via telephone) - Canadian "Classicaltronica" soprano (2008)
Sierra Noble (Live) - Fiddler extraordinaire (2006)
Patrizia (Live via telephone) - Canadian "Rock Soprano" (2008)
Heather Pauls (Live) - Soprano, Camerata Nova (2006)
Kristel Peters (Live) - Artistic Director of Prairie Voices (2006)
Carol Piller (Live) - Harpsichordist and pianist (2005)
Oleg Pokhanovski (Live) - Professor of Violin, University of Manitoba (2004, 2005)
John Racaru (Live) - Violinist (2006)
Andrea Ratuski (Live) - Host/Producer of Northern Lights on CBC Radio 2 (2005)
Meagan Reimer (Live) - Soprano, Camerata Nova (2008)
Jessica Riley (Recorded) - Mezzo-Soprano (2006)
Sara Jane Schmidt (Live) - Pianist extraordinaire (2002)
Skender Sefa (Live) - Classical guitarist (2008)
Sora (Live via telephone) - The heartfelt Canadian singer/songwriter (2009)
Jennifer Sproule (Live) - Mezzo-Soprano, Manitoba Opera (2009)
Claudine St-Arnauld (Live) - Violinist, Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra (2005)
Karl Stobbe (Live) - Concertmaster of the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra (2009)
Mike Taylor (Live) - Rhythm guitarist of Undercover (2004)
Andrew Thomson (Live) - Executive Director, Winnipeg Singers (2005)
Jana Ting (Live) - Heartfelt pianist (2004)
Bramwell Tovey (Recorded) - Artistic Director, Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra (2001)
Fraser Walters (Live via telephone) - Member of The Canadian Tenors (2009)
Vicki Young (Live) - General Manager, Manitoba Chamber Orchestra (2005)
Cristina Zacharias (Live via telephone) - Violinist, Tafelmusik Orchestra (2008)

LIVE PERFORMANCES ON SHADES OF CLASSICS:

Julie Biggs - Our diva divine soprano (2006, 2007, 2009)
Members of Camerata Nova - Karine Beaudette, Heather Pauls, James Johnston, Stephen Oberheu and Al Schroeder (2007)
Ian Hodges - Classical guitarist extarordinaire (2006)
Sierra Noble - Fiddler, guitarist and singer (2006, 2009)
Oleg Pokhanovski - Prodigy violinist and Professor of Violin at the U of M (2005)
John Racaru and Rodrigo Munoz - Violin and classical guitar duo (2009)
Devon Rempel - Classical guitar student of Willie Wiebe (2008)
Skender Sefa - Classical guitarist (2008)
Jana Ting & Aiza Luna - Piano and vocal duo (2008)

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