Sarah Kirsch, Soprano
A capable musician with a penchant for adventurous
repertoire, Sarah Kirsch has dedicated herself and
her instrument to the creation and performance of
music and the rejuvenation of classical style.
Invited to attend the University of Colorado at
Boulder College of Music on a full tuition
scholarship, she covered the roles of Cecilia in the
world premiere performance of Randall Shinn’s
Sara McKinnon and Fire, Princess and Nightingale
in Ravel’s L’Enfant et les Sortilèges with the CU
Opera and sang the world premiere performance of
Mike Krzyzniak’s Two Songs for Coloratura Soprano
in the CU Pendulum New Music Concert Series.
More recently, she sang another world premiere
performance as Jokmeam in Isaiah Bell’s Oholibah
and Her Lovers and as a featured recitalist at British
Columbia’s 150th Provincial Anniversary
Celebrations in Victoria. Since moving to Winnipeg,
Sarah earned a spot among the winners of the 2009
Orville J Derraugh Memorial Scholarship and was
awarded the University of Manitoba Graduate
Fellowship to begin working towards a Master of
Music Performance this Fall with the Marcel A.
Desautels Faculty of Music.