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April 16
Canadian Art Song Project
Lawrence Wiliford & Steven Philcox Artistic Directors
Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre,
The Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts
Toronto, Ontario
May 10, 11 & 12
Mendelssohn: Elijah
Colorado Symphony
Conducted by Matthew Halls
Boettcher Concert Hall
Denver, Colorado
July 27
Handel: Acis and Galatea (Acis)
Toronto Masque Theatre
Conducted by Larry Beckwith
Elora Festival
Elora, Ontario
July 30
Handel: Acis and Galatea (Acis)
Toronto Masque Theatre
Conducted by Larry Beckwith
Festival of the Sound
Parry Sound, Ontario
Complete Schedule
April 16
Canadian Art Song Project
Lawrence Wiliford & Steven Philcox Artistic Directors
Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre,
The Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts
Toronto, Ontario
May 10, 11 & 12
Mendelssohn: Elijah
Colorado Symphony
Conducted by Matthew Halls
Boettcher Concert Hall
Denver, Colorado
July 27
Handel: Acis and Galatea (Acis)
Toronto Masque Theatre
Conducted by Larry Beckwith
Elora Festival
Elora, Ontario
July 30
Handel: Acis and Galatea (Acis)
Toronto Masque Theatre
Conducted by Larry Beckwith
Festival of the Sound
Parry Sound, Ontario
Complete Schedule
Bach
"Erwäge, wie sein blutgefärbter Rucken" - Johannes Passion
Schubert
Der Hochzeitsbraten (with Tyler Duncan and Gillian Keith)
"Erwäge, wie sein blutgefärbter Rucken" - Johannes Passion
Schubert
Der Hochzeitsbraten (with Tyler Duncan and Gillian Keith)
Aldeburgh Connection 30th Anniversary Gala from CBC Music.
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Albert HerringOn Stage
Britten: Divine Musick
The Late Works for Tenor and Harp
Released: September 28, 2010
ATMA Classique
Nominated by the International Classical Music Awards for Best Vocal Recital CD, 2012
Read the reviews...
The Late Works for Tenor and Harp
Released: September 28, 2010
ATMA Classique
Nominated by the International Classical Music Awards for Best Vocal Recital CD, 2012
Read the reviews...
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Mr. Wiliford acknowledges the past and present support of The Canada Council for the Arts and the Ontario Arts Council Chalmers Fund
Latest Reviews
Albert Herring
"In addition to a lovely lyric tenor, Lawrence Wiliford has a natural gift for comedy. […] Wiliford was absolutely believable as a naturally sweet young man pushed to anger and rebellion by the expectations both of society and his overbearing mother."
- Robin J. Miller, Opera Canada, Spring, 2013
Johannes Passion
"The lead figure of the Passion is the role of the Evangelist, who narrates the story of Jesus’ betrayal, trial, crucifixion and death. Lawrence Wiliford was astounding in this role. His tenor voice took on the various characters demanded by the Biblical text — from simply “moving the plot along” to passionate pleading to intense cries of fervor; the vocal timbre drew from a seemingly infinite number of colors and affects, all in clearly enunciated German."
- Timothy H. Lindeman, CVNC Online Arts Journal, march 17, 2013
Albert Herring
"Tenor Lawrence Wiliford, a highly expressive lyric tenor with considerable experience singing Britten, is both funny and touching as Albert in his many moods (submissive, yearning, frustrated, defiant, drunk, liberated), and his big arias are triumphs of vocal virtuosity, characterization and musical sensitivity."
- Kevin Bazzana, The Times Colonist, February 8, 2013
Winter *World Premiere*
“Tenor Lawrence Wiliford, the colours of his shining voice strong in every range, was outstanding singing Winter, James Rolfe’s settings of four cold-weather poems by 19th century Ontario poet Archibald Lampman. There is a crisp, brilliant wakefulness in the work, an unyielding confidence manifest in Wiliford’s singing, and a gentle grace.”
- Stanley Fefferman, OpusOneReview.com, Sept. 24, 2012
Mass in B Minor
"The bright-toned soprano Yulia Van Doren blended winningly with tenor Lawrence Wilford in the duet 'Dominie Deus', and Wilford also provided the solo highlight of the evening with his plangent and affecting Benedictus."
- Lawrence Johnson, Chicago Classical Review, April 23, 2012
More Reviews
Albert Herring
"In addition to a lovely lyric tenor, Lawrence Wiliford has a natural gift for comedy. […] Wiliford was absolutely believable as a naturally sweet young man pushed to anger and rebellion by the expectations both of society and his overbearing mother."
- Robin J. Miller, Opera Canada, Spring, 2013
Johannes Passion
"The lead figure of the Passion is the role of the Evangelist, who narrates the story of Jesus’ betrayal, trial, crucifixion and death. Lawrence Wiliford was astounding in this role. His tenor voice took on the various characters demanded by the Biblical text — from simply “moving the plot along” to passionate pleading to intense cries of fervor; the vocal timbre drew from a seemingly infinite number of colors and affects, all in clearly enunciated German."
- Timothy H. Lindeman, CVNC Online Arts Journal, march 17, 2013
Albert Herring
"Tenor Lawrence Wiliford, a highly expressive lyric tenor with considerable experience singing Britten, is both funny and touching as Albert in his many moods (submissive, yearning, frustrated, defiant, drunk, liberated), and his big arias are triumphs of vocal virtuosity, characterization and musical sensitivity."
- Kevin Bazzana, The Times Colonist, February 8, 2013
Winter *World Premiere*
“Tenor Lawrence Wiliford, the colours of his shining voice strong in every range, was outstanding singing Winter, James Rolfe’s settings of four cold-weather poems by 19th century Ontario poet Archibald Lampman. There is a crisp, brilliant wakefulness in the work, an unyielding confidence manifest in Wiliford’s singing, and a gentle grace.”
- Stanley Fefferman, OpusOneReview.com, Sept. 24, 2012
Mass in B Minor
"The bright-toned soprano Yulia Van Doren blended winningly with tenor Lawrence Wilford in the duet 'Dominie Deus', and Wilford also provided the solo highlight of the evening with his plangent and affecting Benedictus."
- Lawrence Johnson, Chicago Classical Review, April 23, 2012
More Reviews