Classical Concert with VICTORIA THOMPSON & JOHN FRENCH
Saturday evening May 26 at 7-10pm, CLAUSTRO is pleased to host a House Concert with Soprano, Victoria Thompson & Pianist, John French
JOHN FRENCH was born and raised in Midland where he began piano lessons at the age of 5, with Margery Olmsted. He attended Wilfrid Laurier University where he obtained his Bachelor of Music degree and his ARCT in piano performance studying with Ralph Elsaesser and Garth Beckett. Following a brief period of study in Salzburg, Austria, he attended the University of Toronto where he obtained a Master’s degree in musicology.
VICTORIA THOMPSON obtained her musical training at Wilfrid Laurier University, The Franz Schubert Institute, Baden bei Wien, Austria, and in the United States at the St. Louis Conservatory of Music. Soprano Victoria Thompson’s opera engagements have included: Alice in “Falstaff” at the Banff Festival, the Countess from “The Marriage of Figaro”, in Obihiro, Japan, Miss Pinkerton in “The Old Maid and the Thief” with Opera Theatre St. Louis, Belinda in “Dido and Aeneas” and The Plaintiff in the operetta “Trial by Jury”, with Serenata.
Venue is intimate, holding up to 35 people, so contact Carol or Stuart at 705-527-4632 or claustro@claustro.ca to book your ticket as soon as possible.
Tickets are $15.00 per person and all proceeds go directly to John and Victoria.
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Audience gathering for the Classical Concert Saturday evening May 26th.
Audience arriving for the Classical Concert at CLAUSTRO.
Stu Leggett introducing Victoria Thompson & John French to begin the evening concert.
John French providing a beautiful introduction to the music they will be performing for the evening.
Soprano Victoria Thompson's voice brings tears of joy to the audience during their first piece.
During intermission of our classical concert, audience members have the opportunity to talk with Victoria and John, while viewing David Hill's photography.
Soprano Victoria Thompson talks a little about the background of their next piece.
Soprano Victoria Thomspon and Pianist John French at CLAUSTRO.
Soprano Victoria Thompson sharing a very funny story about the background of their next piece during their second set.
To close the evening performance, Pianist John French begins what would be an amazing solo!!
Pianist John French's solo brought everyone to their feet to a standing ovation and to celebrate the whole evening!
After the evening's performance, everyone lingered to socialize and take the time to talk with Victoria and John. Thank you to ALL for a refined and intimate evening!
