Consort Members 2024–25
Anna Kwiatkowska, soprano
Anna Kwiatkowska is a soprano and violist, originally from Poland. After graduating from the Music Academy in Lodz, Poland, where she received a MMus in viola and in vocal and acting performance, she continued her education at the University of California in Los Angeles, CA (UCLA, Faculty of Opera Performance).
Ms. Kwiatkowska’s operatic roles include Tytania in Britten’s Midsummer Night’s Dream (UCLA), Rosina in Rossini’s Il barbiere di Seviglia, Despina in Mozart’s Così fan tutte and Sandrina in La Cecchina by Piccinni (Musiakademie Rheinsberg).
Apart from her work as a soloist, Ms. Kwiatkowska has always had a strong interest in choral singing. From early childhood she regularly participated in choral courses in Poland and abroad (Landesakademie Ochsenhausen) and performed in professional settings (Philharmonic in Lodz, Poland, Grand Theatre in Lodz, Poland).
In 2008, as a member of Wroclaw Philharmonic choir, she had the privilege of joining the famous Gabrieli Consort and Players ensemble, directed by Paul McCreesh. The concert tour with Gabrieli included performances at Salle Pleyel in Paris, Barbican Centre and Albert Hall in London (BBC Proms festival).
In Canada, Ms. Kwiatkowska has appeared with Opera Atelier, the Gryphon Trio, the Tafelmusik Chamber Choir, the Toronto Chamber Choir, and St. James Cathedral Choir. Ms. Kwiatkowska is also a passionate teacher. Since coming to Canada in 2009, she has been giving instruction in voice, violin and viola, successfully preparing children and youth for various auditions, exams, and performances.
Lynn Featherstone, mezzo-soprano
Mezzo-soprano Lynn Featherstone was raised in Cambridge, Ontario, where she started piano lessons at age six, beginning a life-long pursuit in musicianship — as a choral singer, soloist, conductor, and teacher. She holds a Bachelor of Music in Voice Studies and a Masters of Music Education from the University of Toronto.
Lynn has sung with numerous choirs and churches across the GTA as lead/soloist. She has been an alto with the Elmer Iseler Singers since 2017, and is also alto lead at Fairlawn Avenue United Church under the direction of Eleanor Daley.
Formerly Associate Conductor of the Bach Children’s Chorus, Lynn currently teaches choral music at the Toronto Waldorf School in Thornhill, where she is thrilled to work with young singers across elementary, middle school, and high school ages.
Andrea Ludwig, mezzo-soprano
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Born and raised in Regina, Saskatchewan, Juno and Dora award-winning mezzo-soprano Andrea Ludwig is an artist of tremendous depth, musicality, and scope. Andrea has appeared with the Canadian Opera Company in numerous roles including Nireno in Handel’s Julius Ceasar, the Second Niece in Britten’s Peter Grimes, Flora in The Turn of the Screw, Moira in Paul Ruder’s The Handmaid’s Tale, and Liesgen in Bach’s Coffee Cantata.
Very much in demand for contemporary opera, Andrea has been involved in many of Tapestry New Opera’s projects including Juliet Palmer’s Shelter; James Rolfe's The Overcoat, and Brian Current's Gould's Wall. Andrea was also in the multi Dora-nominated Queen of Puddings’ production of Ana Sokolovic’s Svadba in Toronto, Edmonton Opera, Philadelphia Opera, San Francisco Opera, and Festival d’Aix en Provence.
Ms. Ludwig’s commitment to concert performance remains a strong focus. She has sung with Symphony Nova Scotia, Symphony New Brunswick, Shanghai New Music Festival, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre symphonique de Drummondville, Against the Grain Theatre, Toronto Masque Theatre, Soundstreams, Off Centre Music Salon, the TSO Chamber Soloists, Echo Chamber Toronto, Festival of the Sound, and Collingwood Music Festival.
Recordings include the ECMA-nominated Schubert Orchestrations with Symphony Nova Scotia, Responsio, by Peter Anthony Togni, Galicians II with The Ukrainian Art Song Project, ATMA label recording of Ana Sokolovic’s Sirens, and the UK Chandos recording of Thais: Grand Opera in Concert, with the TSO and TMC, under the direction of Sir Andrew Davis.
Sharang Sharma, tenor
Sharang Sharma studied singing and mediaeval musicology at Western University and the University of Oxford. He subsequently worked as Choral Music Director at Huron University. He was lay clerk at The Queen’s College in Oxford, where he sang with numerous U.K.–based ensembles, including the Academy of Ancient Music and Instruments of Time and Truth. Sharang has enjoyed the privilege of working with independent opera and theatre companies such as LINK and Spectra Ensemble, among others, and with up-and-coming consorts, such as Fount&Origin and The Strand Consort. He currently resides in Toronto and sings with the Tafelmusik Chamber Choir, the Toronto Mendelssohn Singers, the Elmer Iseler Singers, Choir 21, and the Toronto Oratory.
Sharang thoroughly enjoys engaging with repertoires from different parts of the world, originating over the course of history. He is particularly fond of historical music and advocates strongly for early music to be a core component of music education for all ages. He has been on the faculty of the Canadian Renaissance Music Summer Schools since 2021. Sharang is delighted to be invited to conduct the Toronto Chamber Choir's "Music and Memory" program.
Jordan Baldwin, tenor
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Jordan Baldwin is a classical musician residing in Toronto. He recently completed his MMus in Historical Performance at the University of Toronto under the guidance of Jean MacPhail and Daniel Taylor.
His studies were supported through the Dame Emma Kirkby and Suzie Leblanc Graduate Scholarship. In 2023, Jordan was a finalist in the National Capital Opera Competition in Ottawa, where he received third prize.
This past summer Jordan sang the role of Arsamenes with Summer Opera Lyric Theatre in Toronto.
An avid choral singer, Jordan also enjoys playing the violin and song writing in his spare time.
Adam Wicks, tenor
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Drawing on their experience as a tenor, producer, arranger, and musical director, Adam Wicks aims to enable unorthodox music-making opportunities and multimedia events. Producing Catch and Release was one such event; where the intersectional quality of our lives was explored by merging live music, video, and dance.
Hailing from St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Adam studied voice (and euphonium and tuba for a time!) at Memorial University of Newfoundland with E. Mark Murphy, Dr. Jane Leibel, and Meg Herder. They moved to Toronto in the fall of 2021, and have since performed with, among others, the Nathaniel Dett Chorale, Elmer Iseler Singers, Yorkminster Park Baptist Church and Metropolitan United Church choirs, and Opera Atelier.
In 2024, Adam was a performer for the Podium Conference and Festival in Montréal, and was overjoyed to return to their native island of Newfoundland for performances in HarbourVOICES! International Festival of Collective Singing Traditions.
Adam spends their free time writing high-fantasy works and transcribing and arranging video game soundtracks, their favourite being Cuphead (2017).
Paul Oros, bass
Hailing from Toronto, bass Paul Oros nurtured his vocal talents at St. Michael’s Choir School and the Royal Conservatory of Music, with early performing forays with the Toronto Mendelssohn Youth Choir and Ontario Youth Choir. He’s delighted to return to the Toronto Chamber Choir this season.
Regarded for his burnished tone and nuanced interpretations, Paul’s appeared with the Canadian Opera Company, National Ballet of Canada, Tafelmusik Chamber Choir, Opera Atelier, The Theatre of Early Music, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, Opera in Concert, Opera Hamilton, Toronto Operetta Theatre, The Assembly of Voices, Orpheus Choir of Toronto, Bach Consort, Nota Bene Baroque Singers, and Soundstreams Choir 21. Guest soloist appearances include the medieval ensemble Sine Nomine, Pax Christi Chorale, Toronto Chamber Choir, Toronto Consort, and the Grand Philharmonic Chamber Singers. In addition to several critically acclaimed recordings with Tafelmusik, the Toronto Consort, and the Ottawa Bach Choir, he can also be heard on the soundtracks to the television series The Tudors and The Borgias.
Paul regards music as a key component in the synthesis that fuels his passions for the visual arts, literature, history, architecture and dance, where each discipline reflects, influences and informs the experiences of the others. When these elements come together, it can make for an intensely satisfying and enriching experience. Performance highlights include High Mass at St. Mark’s Basilica in Venice; opening night of Opera Atelier's Don Giovanni at the New National Theatre in Tokyo; a celebrated new production of Wagner's Der fliegende Holländer with the Canadian Opera Company; and appearances with the Ottawa Bach Choir during Bachfest at the Thomaskirche in Leipzig.
David Yung, bass
Toronto-based baritone David Yung is pleased to have the opportunity to perform with the Toronto Chamber Choir again this season. He has served as a longtime member of the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir and Mendelssohn Singers, as well as previously with the Nathaniel Dett Chorale, with whom he has toured extensively throughout Canada and the US. He has been a member of or has performed with the Aspirare Vocal Collective, the Elmer Iseler Singers, the Elora Festival Singers, Soundstreams' Choir 21, Tafelmusik Chamber Choir, Amadeus Choir, Arcady, Opera Atelier, Tallis Choir, Etobicoke Centennial Choir, and the Black Creek Festival Chorus. David has worked in musical styles from the medieval to contemporary, and has even sung back-up vocals for Roger Hodgson (Supertramp). He is an experienced church and synagogue musician, currently serving as a bass lead at St. Thomas's Anglican Church and Holy Blossom Temple, and sings regularly with the National Catholic Broadcasting Council as a Daily Mass Cantor. David completed his undergraduate degree at Western University, studying voice with Dr. Darryl Edwards.
Martin Gomes, bass-baritone (bio and photo to come)
Consort Members from previous seasons
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