Vocalists
Below can be found a list of soloists that Craig has recently collaborated and worked with. Further information on each can be found by clicking on links to the artists' own sites, where available.
Further information on various projects involving these artists can also be found in the projects section of this site, while information on instrumental soloists Craig has worked with can be found in the soloists section
Further information on various projects involving these artists can also be found in the projects section of this site, while information on instrumental soloists Craig has worked with can be found in the soloists section
Measha Brueggergosman
Canadian star soprano Measha began singing in the choir of her local Baptist church, and with the director of that choir, studied piano and voice from age seven. She is now one of the finest sopranos in the world. Measha studied at the University of Toronto (1995-9) and in her last year there, she played Madame Lindoine in the university's production of Dialogues des Carmélites, and at a masterclass caught the attention of Edith Wiens, with whom she pursued a masters degree in music at the Robert Schumann Hochschule in Dusseldorf, Germany. At age 20 Measha created a signature lead role in the premiere of the opera Beatrice Chancy by James Rolfe. Produced in Toronto in 1998, and in Nova Scotia in 1999, the opera portrayed the tale of a slave girl in 19th-century rural Nova Scotia who murdered her abusive father and master. The opera and Brueggergosman won praise from critics and audiences, and in 2000 it was filmed for CBC-TV.
Her career rapidly gained momentum, and her charisma, dramatic ability, mature musicianship and powerful voice have placed her in demand both in concert and on the operatic stage. She has appeared throughout Canada, and has performed with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, the National Arts Centre Orchestra, and at Roy Thomson Hall. She has also sung for Queen Elizabeth II (2002), in the US at Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall (2001), and in London at Royal Albert Hall (2003).
Brueggergosman's repertoire also expanded quickly; it includes Beethoven's Symphony No. 9; Britten's War Requiem; Dvorak's Te Deum; Janàček's Glagolitic Mass; Penderecki's Credo; Strauss’s Vier Letzte Lieder; Wagner's Wesendonck Lieder; and Verdi's Requiem, which she has performed in Germany with Helmuth Rilling (2001), in Ottawa (2001), in Toronto (2002-3), and in London (2003-4). In 2002 she was featured in Cincinnati Opera productions of Elektra, Jack Heggie's Dead Man Walking, and Turnadot. In addition, she has continued to develop her concert repertoire, often combining songs by Schumann, Ravel, Duparc, and Gershwin with her own arrangements of black spirituals. In 2003-4 she performed in recitals in Vancouver, Ottawa, Quebec, and Helskini, and made debuts at festivals in Tanglewood with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and in Germany, Norway, and Edinburgh.
Measha has been the recipient of a number of national and international awards, including prizes at the Wigmore Hall International Song Competition in London (2001); Jeunesses Musicales Montreal Internation Competition (2002); Oslo's Queen Sonja International Music Competition (2003); and the ARD Music Competition (Munich, 2003). In 2002-3 she was awarded the prestigious Canada Council and Chalmers Performing Arts grants. Measha was featured in the CBC-TV documentary Spirit in Her Voice (2003). She sang on the Grammy-winning William Bolcom: Songs of Innocence and of Experience (2004, Naxos), and won a 2008 Juno award for the album Surprise (Deutsche Grammophon, 2007).
Measha has been a featured soloist at the Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo on a number of occasions, most recently in 2007.
Her career rapidly gained momentum, and her charisma, dramatic ability, mature musicianship and powerful voice have placed her in demand both in concert and on the operatic stage. She has appeared throughout Canada, and has performed with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, the National Arts Centre Orchestra, and at Roy Thomson Hall. She has also sung for Queen Elizabeth II (2002), in the US at Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall (2001), and in London at Royal Albert Hall (2003).
Brueggergosman's repertoire also expanded quickly; it includes Beethoven's Symphony No. 9; Britten's War Requiem; Dvorak's Te Deum; Janàček's Glagolitic Mass; Penderecki's Credo; Strauss’s Vier Letzte Lieder; Wagner's Wesendonck Lieder; and Verdi's Requiem, which she has performed in Germany with Helmuth Rilling (2001), in Ottawa (2001), in Toronto (2002-3), and in London (2003-4). In 2002 she was featured in Cincinnati Opera productions of Elektra, Jack Heggie's Dead Man Walking, and Turnadot. In addition, she has continued to develop her concert repertoire, often combining songs by Schumann, Ravel, Duparc, and Gershwin with her own arrangements of black spirituals. In 2003-4 she performed in recitals in Vancouver, Ottawa, Quebec, and Helskini, and made debuts at festivals in Tanglewood with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and in Germany, Norway, and Edinburgh.
Measha has been the recipient of a number of national and international awards, including prizes at the Wigmore Hall International Song Competition in London (2001); Jeunesses Musicales Montreal Internation Competition (2002); Oslo's Queen Sonja International Music Competition (2003); and the ARD Music Competition (Munich, 2003). In 2002-3 she was awarded the prestigious Canada Council and Chalmers Performing Arts grants. Measha was featured in the CBC-TV documentary Spirit in Her Voice (2003). She sang on the Grammy-winning William Bolcom: Songs of Innocence and of Experience (2004, Naxos), and won a 2008 Juno award for the album Surprise (Deutsche Grammophon, 2007).
Measha has been a featured soloist at the Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo on a number of occasions, most recently in 2007.
Brenna Conrad
Brenna Conrad is a Canadian soprano. Hailing from Truro, Nova Scotia, she now resides in Toronto, Ontario.
Brenna has been a featured soloist of the Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo on a number of occasions, and in 2009 & 10 was also a featured soloist of Fortissimo, the Canadian Beating Retreat, held on Parliament Hill, Ottawa.
Brenna has been a featured soloist of the Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo on a number of occasions, and in 2009 & 10 was also a featured soloist of Fortissimo, the Canadian Beating Retreat, held on Parliament Hill, Ottawa.
Jason Davis
Canadian tenor Jason Davis is rapidly establishing himself as one of Canada’s brightest prospective tenor stars. He has been hailed by critics as “truly a fine tenor“ and “one of the most exciting new voices of his generation” possessing a voice of “tremendous beauty, color and power“. Stephen Pedersen of the Chronicle Herald has said "Jason Davis as Idomeneo sang splendidly with his powerful tenor in tones of grief and despair."
Mr. Davis began his vocal studies training as a lyric baritone earning a Bachelor of Music degree from Dalhousie University and an Artist’s Diploma in Opera Performance from the Hartt School of Music. He was the winner of numerous scholarships and competitions including the Hartt Talent Trust and Berkowitz scholarships as well as the Amici and New Hampshire vocal competitions. Upon completion of his degrees Mr. Davis pursued a transition into tenor repertoire in New York City under the guidance of renowned vocal teachers Marlena Malas, Arthur Levy and Metropolitan Opera Conductor Steven Crawford.
Mr. Davis made his operatic debut as a tenor with the Opera Theater of Connecticut in a 2005 production of Verdi’s Rigoletto to rave reviews and has continued to perform throughout Canada and the United States in various opera and concert repertoire. Recent performances for Mr. Davis have included performing as tenor soloist in Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis with the Dalhousie Orchestra. He performed the role of Idomeneo in Mozart’s Idomeneo for Opera Nova Scotia and also performed as a vocal soloist for the 2008 Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo. During the 2009 season Mr. Davis performed the role of Tamino in Die Zauberflöte for Opera New Brunswick and sang as the tenor soloist in Bach’s Christmas Oratorio with Coro Collegium.
Craig has worked with Jason on a number of occasions in his capacity as a featured soloist of the Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo.
Further information on Jason can be found at http://www.myspace.com/jasonrobertdavis
Mr. Davis began his vocal studies training as a lyric baritone earning a Bachelor of Music degree from Dalhousie University and an Artist’s Diploma in Opera Performance from the Hartt School of Music. He was the winner of numerous scholarships and competitions including the Hartt Talent Trust and Berkowitz scholarships as well as the Amici and New Hampshire vocal competitions. Upon completion of his degrees Mr. Davis pursued a transition into tenor repertoire in New York City under the guidance of renowned vocal teachers Marlena Malas, Arthur Levy and Metropolitan Opera Conductor Steven Crawford.
Mr. Davis made his operatic debut as a tenor with the Opera Theater of Connecticut in a 2005 production of Verdi’s Rigoletto to rave reviews and has continued to perform throughout Canada and the United States in various opera and concert repertoire. Recent performances for Mr. Davis have included performing as tenor soloist in Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis with the Dalhousie Orchestra. He performed the role of Idomeneo in Mozart’s Idomeneo for Opera Nova Scotia and also performed as a vocal soloist for the 2008 Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo. During the 2009 season Mr. Davis performed the role of Tamino in Die Zauberflöte for Opera New Brunswick and sang as the tenor soloist in Bach’s Christmas Oratorio with Coro Collegium.
Craig has worked with Jason on a number of occasions in his capacity as a featured soloist of the Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo.
Further information on Jason can be found at http://www.myspace.com/jasonrobertdavis
Rebecca Evans
Internationally renowned and grammy award winning soprano Rebecca was the featured soloist of the 2008 & 2010 Rhondda Fach Gala Concerts, at which Craig was the presenter / host. An internationally renowned Welsh soprano, originally hails from the village of Pontrhydyfen near Neath, South Wales.
She studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, and has performed regularly at the Welsh National Opera; the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden and Bayerische Staatsoper, Munich. She has established a major operatic career in America where she has sung Susanna (Le Nozze di Figaro) for the Santa Fe Opera; Adele (Die Fledermaus) for the Chicago Lyric Opera; Zerlina (Don Giovanni), Ann Trulove (The Rake’s Progress) and Adina (L'elisir d'amore) for San Francisco Opera; and both Susanna and Zerlina for the Metropolitan Opera, New York.
As a concert singer, she has appeared at the BBC Proms and the Edinburgh Festival; at a Gala Concert to celebrate the opening of the Welsh Assembly in the presence of the Queen and the Prince of Wales; and in Bremen with Andrea Bocelli and the London Philharmonic Orchestra.
Her recordings include Ilia (Idomeneo), Pamina (Die Zauberflöte) and Susanna (Marriage of Figaro) for Chandos, Nanetta (Falstaff) for Decca, and a solo recording of Italian songs for EMI. She has also recorded three principal soprano parts in Sir Charles Mackerras's Telarc series of Gilbert & Sullivan operettas: the Plaintiff in Trial by Jury, Mabel in The Pirates of Penzance and Josephine in H.M.S. Pinafore. She has also sung Belinda in the BBC film of Dido and Aeneas and hosted the BBC television series A Touch of Classics with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. She was also a guest artist on the 2008 BBC2 series Maestro presented by Clive Anderson.
She is an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama and was awarded an Honorary Degree, Doctor of Music, from the University of Glamorgan in 1997. She is also Vice-president of the Welsh homelessness charity Shelter Cymru. In May 2009 Rebecca was awarded an honorary degree Doctor of Music from the University of Wales.
Further information on Rebecca can be found at www.askonasholt.co.uk
She studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, and has performed regularly at the Welsh National Opera; the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden and Bayerische Staatsoper, Munich. She has established a major operatic career in America where she has sung Susanna (Le Nozze di Figaro) for the Santa Fe Opera; Adele (Die Fledermaus) for the Chicago Lyric Opera; Zerlina (Don Giovanni), Ann Trulove (The Rake’s Progress) and Adina (L'elisir d'amore) for San Francisco Opera; and both Susanna and Zerlina for the Metropolitan Opera, New York.
As a concert singer, she has appeared at the BBC Proms and the Edinburgh Festival; at a Gala Concert to celebrate the opening of the Welsh Assembly in the presence of the Queen and the Prince of Wales; and in Bremen with Andrea Bocelli and the London Philharmonic Orchestra.
Her recordings include Ilia (Idomeneo), Pamina (Die Zauberflöte) and Susanna (Marriage of Figaro) for Chandos, Nanetta (Falstaff) for Decca, and a solo recording of Italian songs for EMI. She has also recorded three principal soprano parts in Sir Charles Mackerras's Telarc series of Gilbert & Sullivan operettas: the Plaintiff in Trial by Jury, Mabel in The Pirates of Penzance and Josephine in H.M.S. Pinafore. She has also sung Belinda in the BBC film of Dido and Aeneas and hosted the BBC television series A Touch of Classics with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. She was also a guest artist on the 2008 BBC2 series Maestro presented by Clive Anderson.
She is an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama and was awarded an Honorary Degree, Doctor of Music, from the University of Glamorgan in 1997. She is also Vice-president of the Welsh homelessness charity Shelter Cymru. In May 2009 Rebecca was awarded an honorary degree Doctor of Music from the University of Wales.
Further information on Rebecca can be found at www.askonasholt.co.uk
Beverley Humphreys
Songstress and Presenter Beverley has been a firm favourite with audiences and listeners across Wales for a generation. Craig has had the pleasure of working with Beverley on many occasions, perhaps most notably on the performances they presented to commemorate the 60th anniversary of D-Day and VE Day in 2004/05, in which Beverley was also a featured soloist
Beverley can be heard regularly on her BBC Radio Wales programme 'Showtime', while further information on her extraordinary career can be found at her own website www.beverleyhumphreys.com
Beverley can be heard regularly on her BBC Radio Wales programme 'Showtime', while further information on her extraordinary career can be found at her own website www.beverleyhumphreys.com
John Owen Jones
John Owen Jones is a Welsh musical theatre actor and one of the UK's finest leading men. He is best known for his portrayals of Jean Valjean in Les Miserables and the Phantom in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Phantom of the Opera.
He recently appeared as Valjean on the 25th Anniversary Tour of Les Misérables and is currently reprising his role as The Phantom in London.
Craig had the pleasure of working with John at the 2009 Rhondda Fach Gala Concert, where John was the featured soloist alongside now fellow phantom performer Katy Treharne.
Further information on John can be found at his official site www.johnowenjones.com
He recently appeared as Valjean on the 25th Anniversary Tour of Les Misérables and is currently reprising his role as The Phantom in London.
Craig had the pleasure of working with John at the 2009 Rhondda Fach Gala Concert, where John was the featured soloist alongside now fellow phantom performer Katy Treharne.
Further information on John can be found at his official site www.johnowenjones.com
Peter Karrie
Peter Karrie is a musical theatre legend. Officially "the world's favourite Phantom" has played the role to great and widespread acclaim in London, Toronto, Hong Kong, Singapore and Vancouver. He was, among other roles, Judas in Jesus Christ Superstar, Jean Valjean (for three and a half years) in Les Miserables and originated the role of Che in Evita. Peter is now thrilling audiences across the country with his touring show.
Craig has worked with Peter on numerous occasions. He was a featured soloist in three Welsh Brass Arts Festival events, and they have also performed together in a number of Peter's touring shows, including a particularly memorable performance at St David's Hall in mid 2008.
Further information on Peter can be found at the BBC website www.bbc.co.uk and his own official site www.peterkarrie.com
Craig has worked with Peter on numerous occasions. He was a featured soloist in three Welsh Brass Arts Festival events, and they have also performed together in a number of Peter's touring shows, including a particularly memorable performance at St David's Hall in mid 2008.
Further information on Peter can be found at the BBC website www.bbc.co.uk and his own official site www.peterkarrie.com
Denise Leigh
Denise was a featured soloist of the inaugural Welsh Brass Arts Festival in 2001. Recommended to Craig by their mutual tutor Clare Hogan-Taylor, blind soprano Denise enjoyed enormous success at the first of the festival events. One year later Denise went on to win Channel 4 television's Operatunity and has enjoyed huge success ever since. Denise also returned to perform again with Craig at the 2004 festival event.
Further information on Denise can be found at her own website www.deniseleigh.com
Further information on Denise can be found at her own website www.deniseleigh.com
Robyn Lyn
Robyn Lyn Evans was born in Ceredigion, Mid Wales and is a graduate of Trinity College Carmarthen where he was awarded the Stuart Burrows bursary and a postgraduate of the Royal College of Music, London.
Robyn’s career started at a young age in the Eisteddfod competitions of Wales. Through the years, competition highlights have been the National Eisteddfod of Wales scholarship 1998; International Young Singer of the Year Llangollen International Eisteddfod 1999; National Eisteddfod of Wales Osborne Roberts Memorial Prize 2000 and Lampeter Eisteddfod Blue Riband; ‘best tenor’ prize National Mozart Competition 2000 & 2001; runner-up in the W Towyn Roberts Memorial Scholarship 2001 National Eisteddfod of Wales; finalist of London Welsh Society Singer of the Year 2005 and winner of the David Ellis Memorial Prize 2007 (Blue Riband) at the Flint National Eisteddfod of Wales 2007.
Since graduating from the RCM, he has been successfully following and fulfilling a full-time singing career.
Operatic rôles to date include Il Duca, Rigoletto and Dr Blind, Die Fledermaus (Pavilion Opera); Tebaldo cover, I Capuleti e I Montecchi (Opera North), Gérald, Lakmé and Prince, Rusalka (Opera School Wales); Ferrando, Cosí fan tutte (Hand Made Opera); Alfredo, Die Fledermaus (Bristol Opera); Abdullah, Nabucco (Burry Port Opera) and 1st Soldier, L’incoronazzione di Poppea (Benjamin Britten International Opera School).
Concert performances include Don José, Carmen, Tony, West Side Story, Marco, The Gondoliers and numerous performances from the oratorio repertoire of Bach, Gounod, Handel, Haydn, Jenkins, Maunder, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Puccini, Rossini, Saint-Saëns, Schumann, Stainer, Verdi, Vivaldi and Weber.
He is a regular on the concert platform with performances taking him to the Royal Philharmonic Hall Liverpool, Usher Hall Edinburgh, St David’s Hall Cardiff, the Cathedrals of Gloucester, Worcester, Llandaff and St Davids and as guest soloist with choirs touring Europe. In addition, he can frequently be heard on radio and television as a performer as well as a vocal commentator for BBC Cymru Television and BBC Radio Cymru (Wales).
Craig first worked with Robyn in December 2009, and then again in 2010 when Robyn was the lead artist in the multidimensional arts project The Red Lady of Paviland, further information on which can be found in the projects section of this site.
Robyn’s career started at a young age in the Eisteddfod competitions of Wales. Through the years, competition highlights have been the National Eisteddfod of Wales scholarship 1998; International Young Singer of the Year Llangollen International Eisteddfod 1999; National Eisteddfod of Wales Osborne Roberts Memorial Prize 2000 and Lampeter Eisteddfod Blue Riband; ‘best tenor’ prize National Mozart Competition 2000 & 2001; runner-up in the W Towyn Roberts Memorial Scholarship 2001 National Eisteddfod of Wales; finalist of London Welsh Society Singer of the Year 2005 and winner of the David Ellis Memorial Prize 2007 (Blue Riband) at the Flint National Eisteddfod of Wales 2007.
Since graduating from the RCM, he has been successfully following and fulfilling a full-time singing career.
Operatic rôles to date include Il Duca, Rigoletto and Dr Blind, Die Fledermaus (Pavilion Opera); Tebaldo cover, I Capuleti e I Montecchi (Opera North), Gérald, Lakmé and Prince, Rusalka (Opera School Wales); Ferrando, Cosí fan tutte (Hand Made Opera); Alfredo, Die Fledermaus (Bristol Opera); Abdullah, Nabucco (Burry Port Opera) and 1st Soldier, L’incoronazzione di Poppea (Benjamin Britten International Opera School).
Concert performances include Don José, Carmen, Tony, West Side Story, Marco, The Gondoliers and numerous performances from the oratorio repertoire of Bach, Gounod, Handel, Haydn, Jenkins, Maunder, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Puccini, Rossini, Saint-Saëns, Schumann, Stainer, Verdi, Vivaldi and Weber.
He is a regular on the concert platform with performances taking him to the Royal Philharmonic Hall Liverpool, Usher Hall Edinburgh, St David’s Hall Cardiff, the Cathedrals of Gloucester, Worcester, Llandaff and St Davids and as guest soloist with choirs touring Europe. In addition, he can frequently be heard on radio and television as a performer as well as a vocal commentator for BBC Cymru Television and BBC Radio Cymru (Wales).
Craig first worked with Robyn in December 2009, and then again in 2010 when Robyn was the lead artist in the multidimensional arts project The Red Lady of Paviland, further information on which can be found in the projects section of this site.
Derrick Paul Miller
Derrick Paul Miller was born and raised in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. From an early age, he showed signs of a very bright future in the entertainment industry. With many years of dance training in tap, step, and jazz from a young age, Mr. Miller developed a fine sense of rhythm and musicality. Always a crowd pleaser at local festivals and competitions, he also began to develop a strong and commanding stage presence. Derrick was asked to join the renowned New Brunswick performing troupe Character's Incorporated in high school which is where he began to really discover his fine Tenor voice. By the time he finished public school, Derrick had already travelled the world representing Canada in such countries as Czechoslovakia, England, Scotland, and the United States, as well as a national Canadian tour.
Mr. Miller then went on to Acadia University where he studied Music and English. At this point he started to become interested in classical music and opera. Derrick was a Kiwanis festival award winner at the local and provincial levels and went on the study voice at the Maritime Conservatory of Music with Mary McMurray. After two years of conservatory study in Halifax, concert performances, a starring role in Il Taborro with Dalhousie Opera Theatre, and numerous appearances with the Halifax Feast Dinner Theatre, Derrick went on to Graduate school at the Hartt School of Music in Connecticut where he coached and studied with Jerome Pruett, Jack Zai, and Miriam Charney. Roles included Gastone in La Traviata and Acis in Acis and Galatea.
Mr. Miller was then cast in the National Tour of the musical Funny Girl, and a season at the Merry-Go-Round Playhouse in Auburn, NY in such shows as Camelot and Cabaret. He then returned to Canada where he has been cast in leading roles in The Sound of Music and Les Miserables. Mr. Miller is also a member of the prestigious Canadian Opera Company Chorus of professional singers, with whom he has performed in over 15 productions. Derrick has been the featured soloist at the Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo alongside fellow Frederictonian Soprano Measha Brueggergosman, and has been in concert with the Saint Cecilia Concert Series and Opera Nova Scotia, among many others. Mr. Miller always attracts capacity-crowds to his concerts which include a varied program of opera, operetta, musical theatre, Irish ballads, and standards.
Most recently, Derrick has released his debut CD, Page One, to great critical acclaim. This recording is classical cross-over in genre and features popular cover tunes, original works by Canadian songwriters and Irish Ballads. His CD has been played on numerous CBC programs as well as many radio stations both nationally and internationally. Mr. Miller makes his home in Toronto, Ontario, Canada where has recently completed his sixth season with the Canadian Opera Company
Craig has worked with Derrick on numerous occasions at the Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo, and also on the 2010 performances of Fortissimo
Further information on Derrick can be found at his own website www.derrickpaulmiller.com
Mr. Miller then went on to Acadia University where he studied Music and English. At this point he started to become interested in classical music and opera. Derrick was a Kiwanis festival award winner at the local and provincial levels and went on the study voice at the Maritime Conservatory of Music with Mary McMurray. After two years of conservatory study in Halifax, concert performances, a starring role in Il Taborro with Dalhousie Opera Theatre, and numerous appearances with the Halifax Feast Dinner Theatre, Derrick went on to Graduate school at the Hartt School of Music in Connecticut where he coached and studied with Jerome Pruett, Jack Zai, and Miriam Charney. Roles included Gastone in La Traviata and Acis in Acis and Galatea.
Mr. Miller was then cast in the National Tour of the musical Funny Girl, and a season at the Merry-Go-Round Playhouse in Auburn, NY in such shows as Camelot and Cabaret. He then returned to Canada where he has been cast in leading roles in The Sound of Music and Les Miserables. Mr. Miller is also a member of the prestigious Canadian Opera Company Chorus of professional singers, with whom he has performed in over 15 productions. Derrick has been the featured soloist at the Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo alongside fellow Frederictonian Soprano Measha Brueggergosman, and has been in concert with the Saint Cecilia Concert Series and Opera Nova Scotia, among many others. Mr. Miller always attracts capacity-crowds to his concerts which include a varied program of opera, operetta, musical theatre, Irish ballads, and standards.
Most recently, Derrick has released his debut CD, Page One, to great critical acclaim. This recording is classical cross-over in genre and features popular cover tunes, original works by Canadian songwriters and Irish Ballads. His CD has been played on numerous CBC programs as well as many radio stations both nationally and internationally. Mr. Miller makes his home in Toronto, Ontario, Canada where has recently completed his sixth season with the Canadian Opera Company
Craig has worked with Derrick on numerous occasions at the Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo, and also on the 2010 performances of Fortissimo
Further information on Derrick can be found at his own website www.derrickpaulmiller.com
Gareth Rhys-Davies
Gareth Rhys-Davies studied at the Welsh College of Music and Drama, the Welsh National Opera Training Scheme and the Royal College of Music. With Welsh National Opera, he performed in excess of fifty roles including Guglielmo [Così fan tutte], Marchese [La Traviata], Marullo [Rigoletto], Benoit [La Boheme], Dancaire [Carmen], Morales [Carmen], Counsel [Trial by Jury], Sir Richard [The Yeomen of The Guard] which he also recorded with Sir Charles Mackerras, Fléville [Andrea Chenier], Mandarin [Turandot], Yamadori [Madama Butterfly], Wagner [Faust], Angelotti [Tosca], Antonio [Le Nozze di Figaro], Zaretsky [Eugene Onegin], Shchelkalov [Boris Godunov], Schaunard [La Boheme], which was televised on S4C, and Paolo [Simon Boccanegra].
His engagements with Scottish Opera include Yamadori [Madama Butterfly], Ford [Falstaff], Geronimo [Secret Marriage]. For English National Opera, he has performed the roles of Escamillo [Carmen] and Sharpless [Madam Butterfly] and, in the current season, has performed the role of Germont [La Traviata] with Scottish Opera.
Throughout his career, Gareth has been involved in vocal tuition, with a special interest in bel canto technique and nurturing young voices. He is a vocal tutor at both the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama and Cardiff University.
Craig worked with Gareth on the 2006 Electric Brass project, where Gareth was the central soloist in the premiere performance of Andrew Powell's Tair Cerdd Sanctaidd. The performance also featured harpist Catrin Finch, Only Men Aloud and the Parc & Dare Band and was conducted by Craig
His engagements with Scottish Opera include Yamadori [Madama Butterfly], Ford [Falstaff], Geronimo [Secret Marriage]. For English National Opera, he has performed the roles of Escamillo [Carmen] and Sharpless [Madam Butterfly] and, in the current season, has performed the role of Germont [La Traviata] with Scottish Opera.
Throughout his career, Gareth has been involved in vocal tuition, with a special interest in bel canto technique and nurturing young voices. He is a vocal tutor at both the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama and Cardiff University.
Craig worked with Gareth on the 2006 Electric Brass project, where Gareth was the central soloist in the premiere performance of Andrew Powell's Tair Cerdd Sanctaidd. The performance also featured harpist Catrin Finch, Only Men Aloud and the Parc & Dare Band and was conducted by Craig
Natalya Romaniw
Morriston born Natalya was the featured soloist of the series of Brass Tracks movie music performances undertaken by Craig in partnership with composer / orchestrator Leigh Phillips and silent movie expert / composer Paul Shallcross in 2005.
Natalya was featured in a number of works specially arranged for her by Leigh, which included David Arnold's Surrender (the unused theme from the hit Bond movie Tomorrow Never Dies), Gollum's Song (from Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers), James Horner's stunning theme from A Beautiful Mind, and May It Be (from Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring)
After studying at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, London Natalya is now carving an impressive career as a soloist and was the national representative for Wales in the 2009 Cardiff Singer of the World competition.
Natalya was featured in a number of works specially arranged for her by Leigh, which included David Arnold's Surrender (the unused theme from the hit Bond movie Tomorrow Never Dies), Gollum's Song (from Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers), James Horner's stunning theme from A Beautiful Mind, and May It Be (from Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring)
After studying at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, London Natalya is now carving an impressive career as a soloist and was the national representative for Wales in the 2009 Cardiff Singer of the World competition.
Katy Treharne
Classical and Musical Theatre Soprano Katy studyied at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama with Suzanne Murphy and vocal coach Jeffery Howard. A member of Serendipity Choir and a scholarship member of the National Chorus of Wales, Katy hit the headlines in February 2009 when she stepped in, at incredibly short notice, to replace Connie Fisher at the BBC National Orchestra of Wales' 'Songs From the Shows' concert in St David's Hall, performing with the national orchestra, under David Charles Abell, and BBC Last Choir Standing sensation 'Only Men Aloud!'
Following the tremendous success of her performance, Katy was then engaged, in May of that year, to appear alongside leading West End star John Owen Jones, following in the footsteps of Katherine Jenkins, Rebecca Evans and Shan Cothi, as a main artist of the annual Rhondda Fach Gala Concert.
Craig worked with Katy at the event, and again in June 2009 where she was guest soloist of the Burry Port Town Band's annual summer concert. Katy is now forging a successful career in the West End where she has taken up the role of Christine in the Phantom of the Opera, at Her Majesty's Theatre, London
Following the tremendous success of her performance, Katy was then engaged, in May of that year, to appear alongside leading West End star John Owen Jones, following in the footsteps of Katherine Jenkins, Rebecca Evans and Shan Cothi, as a main artist of the annual Rhondda Fach Gala Concert.
Craig worked with Katy at the event, and again in June 2009 where she was guest soloist of the Burry Port Town Band's annual summer concert. Katy is now forging a successful career in the West End where she has taken up the role of Christine in the Phantom of the Opera, at Her Majesty's Theatre, London
