Dr. Christianne Rushton
Director, School of Music
Professor
Vocal Performance and Pedagogy
Contact Information
Office: Denton Hall, Room 227
Office: Denton Hall, Room 227
Interests and Expertise:
- Vocal Health - (the science and pedagogy of healthy singing)
- Performance - (understanding performance expectations, analyzing fear responses, and finding joy on stage)
- Baroque Music - (ornamentation, history of castrato, and all things Bach!)
- Chamber, Oratorio, and Operatic Music
- New works and commissioned music
Community & Ensemble Involvement:
- Canadian Chamber Choir (soloist with their 20th anniversary tour)
- Symphony Nova Scotia (soloist for Handel's Messiah)
- Aeolian Singers (soloist in their upcoming concert re-examining Schumann's Frameline und Leben)
- Discover Your Dynamic Voice (developing content for my workshops supporting singers)
- The opportunity to engage with the next generation of young musicians is a privilege. Mentoring musicians on their journey - through challenge, finding success, and developing artistry - is a thrilling mentorship role and one that fuels me.
- I have been working as a church musician since I was 18. I apprenticed in New York as a choral scholar, substitute organist and choral director. Currently at the Port Williams United Baptist church, I direct a choir and play for weekly services. This is where I find joy, meaning, and balance.
Fun Facts:
- I'm learning a new appreciation for cooking.
- I'm a huge Blue Jays fan.
- Our first dog Mimi was called the "Opera-pug" as she attended Juilliard Opera Centre.
- Our second dog Rudy is aptly named, as he is rude...but tries hard.
- My guilty pleasure is action-adventure movies and tv; James Bond, Mission Impossible, Reacher and Paradise.
- Wicked! That is all.