Adult Guest Soloists

Adult Guest Soloists (those over 25 years old) with the Cowichan Consort Orchestra & Choir

YearPerformanceGuest Soloist/Guest Conductor
1992FauréLouise Vaillancourt – soprano
Robert Norris – baritone
1993HaydnGeraldine Bayley – mezzo – soprano
Patrick Corrigan – tenor
Garth Gislason – bass
1995HandelVeronica McPhee – soprano
Peter Collins – tenor
Sam Marcaccini – bass
 HovhanessDawn Hage – trumpet
1996VivaldiVeronica McPhee – soprano
 HandelHeidi Breier – soprano
Susan Black Mezzo – soprano
Ken Lavigne – tenor
Bill Kelly – bass
1997MozartVeronica McPhee – soprano
Carolyn Howe – Mezzo-soprano
Peter Collins – tenor
Bill Kelly – bass
 MozartYvonne Gillespie – piano
 BieblJean Marie Kent – alto
Veronica McPhee – soprano
Christine Fagan – soprano
 BachGeraldine Bayley – mezzo-soprano
Bill Kelly – bass
1998Vaughan-WilliamsSusan Black – mezzo-soprano
1999various opera composersHeidi Brier – soprano
Linda James – soprano
Valerie Galvin – soprano
 Lehar/Gounod/StraussHeidi Brier -soprano
 HandelVeronica McPhee – soprano
Sue McCullouch Kelly – alto
Grant Mellemstrand – tenor
Robert Menes – bass
2000FaureMeredyth Broadway – soprano
Timothy Kyle – tenor
 MenottiMeredyth Broadway – soprano
Grant Mellemstrand – tenor
Tim Kyle – tenor
Bill Kelly – bass
Steve Lovejoy – baritone
2001BachWade Noble – baritone
 Bock/MozartBill Kelly – bass
 HandelRachel Perkyns – soprano
Geraldine Bayley – mezzo-soprano
Grant Mellemstrand – tenor
Bill Kelly – bass
2002BizetRachel Perkyns – soprano
 SchubertValerie Witham – soprano
Grant Mellemstrand – tenor
Bill Kelly – bass
 GounodColleen Ball – soprano
Paul Boughen bass-baritone
 Xmas carolBill Kelly – bass
2003GershwinDwight Siemens – piano
 MozartBill Kelly – bass
 BizetRachel Perkyns – soprano
 Lehar/DonizettiColleen Ball – soprano
 VerdiRachel Perkyns – soprano
Doug Sharp – tenor
2004HaydnKen Lavigne – tenor
Bill Kelly – bass
Riley McMitchell bass-baritone
2005DvorakGarth Williams – violin
 FauréRachel Perkyns – soprano
Bill Kelly – bass
 Vivaldi/HumperdinckBetty Allison – soprano
Michelle McKenzie – contralto
2006MozartAllison Arends – soprano
 MassenetGarth Williams – violin
 DurufléRachel Perkyns – soprano
 Franck/BizetGrant Mellemstrand – tenor
 Bizet/DurufléPaul Boughen bass – baritone
 various composersRob Fox – horn
Margaret St Cyr – horn
Amy Sandford – horn
Sandy Sandford – horn
 HandelMeredythe Broadway – soprano
Terry Harrison – contralto
Grant Mellemstrand – tenor
Paul Boughen – bass
2007Rogers &HammersteinTerry Harrison – contralto
Rachel Perkyns – soprano
Duncan Frater – tenor
 GounodElizabeth MacIsaac – soprano
Neil Bryant – tenor
Paul Boughen – bass
2008StamitzRuth Baumann -clarinet

Duncan Frater – clarinet

Joy Ann Bannerman -Conductor

 Saint-SaensRon Kilian – piano
Ann Mendenhall – piano
 HandelRachel Perkyns – soprano
Grant Mellemstrand – tenor
2009JenkinsElad Peleg – tenor
Ron McFarlane – trumpet
Chantal Brennink – soprano
Terry Harrison – mezzo-soprano
Steve Bradshaw – tenor
Maria Ridewood – soprano
Trisha Daniell – cello
 Vaughan-WilliamsRachel Perkyns – soprano
2010JenkinsTerry Harrison – contralto
Cari Burdett – mezzo-soprano
 SchubertAnnette Lampson – soprano
Stephen Bradshaw – tenor
Bill Kelly – bass
 BeethovenGeorge Corwin – Conductor

Stephen Shields – piano
Jennifer Hoener – soprano
Terry Harrison – contralto
Tony Abbott – tenor
Stephen Bradshaw – tenor
Jim Moore – baritone
Robert Weston – bass

 HandelNancy Washeim – soprano
Michelle MacKenzie – mezzo-soprano
Ted Rhodes – tenor
Steve Price – bass
2011VivaldiLucinda Fothergill – soprano
Maria Ridewood – soprano
Annette Lampson – soprano
Miriam Stanford – contralto
 MozartEmma Nielsen – violin
 DuranteTerry Harrison – Soprano
Miriam Stanford – Contralto
Ted Rhodes – tenor
 PalmeriJonathan Goldman – bandoneon
Dwight Siemens piano
 HandelValorie Cunningham – soprano
Ann Yelland – soprano
Annette Lampson – soprano
Ashley Green – soprano
Cari Burdett – alto
Miriam Stanford – alto
Graham Brockley – tenor
Ted Rhodes – tenor
Peter Yelland – tenor
Bill Kelly – bass
Tim Spencer – bass
2012BachValorie Cunningham – soprano
Grant Mellemstrand – tenor
Bill Kelly – bass
 FauréTim Kyle – baritone
 MozartJennifer Laing – soprano
Paul Boughen – bass
 JenkinsSandy Jasper – Penny whistle
Ted Rhodes – tenor
Miriam Sanford – alto
Sue Doughty – soprano
Bill Kelly – bass
Ron McFarlane – trumpet
Trisha Daniell – cello
 MariCari Burdett – narrator / mezzo – soprano
 Handel / CarolsAlexandra Hill
Robert Weston
Anita Elphick
2013HaydnAlexandra Hill – soprano
Ted Rhodes – tenor
Paul Boughen – bass-baritone
RutterAnn Wylie Yelland – soprano
BeethovenAlexandra Hill – soprano
Ted Rhodes – tenor
Cari Burdett – alto
Stephen Price – bass
 Handel/CarolsHeather MacGregor – soprano
Carol Fetherston – soprano
Ann Wylie Yelland – soprano
Robert Weston – baritone
Cari Burdett – alto
Zandra Burns – alto
Jennifer Lang – soprano
2014VerdiAlexandra Hill – soprano
Ted Rhodes – tenor
MahlerJudit Kabath – soprano
BeethovenRaya Fridman – violin
Vaughan WilliamsGraham Brockley – baritone
BlakeBob McDonald – narrator
Ann Mendenhall – piano
2015GriegKate Rhodes – soprano
MendelssohnGary Relyea – bass
Anna Tamm-Relyea – mezzo soprano
Alexandra Hill – soprano
Ted Rhodes – tenor
2016MozartGary Relyea – bass
Anna Tamm-Relyea – mezzo soprano
Ted Rhodes – tenor
Sarah Vardy – soprano
Cinema MusicAaron Brooks, narrator
Ron McFarlane, voices
Colin Mailer, oboe
Chloe McConchie, violin
HandelGary Relyea – bass
Monica Orso – soprano
Kaden Forsberg – tenor
Anna Tamm-Relyea – mezzo soprano
2017HaydnGary Relyea – bass
Jennifer Turner – soprano
Ted Rhodes – tenor
Nathan McDonald – baritone
JenkinsBryn Badel – trumpet
Marnie Setka Mooney – soprano
2018VerdiBetty Allison -soprano
Benjamin Butterfield -tenor
Anne Relyea-mezzo soprano
Gary Relyea- baritone-bass
BeethovenYvonne Gillespie – piano
HandelErica Phare-Bergh  Conductor
Gary Relyea   bass
Andrea Rodall  soprano
Anne Relyea  mezzo-soprano
Ted Rhodes  tenor
2019KodalyTed Rhodes    tenor
Dec. Hospice Fundraiser ConcertJoy Ann Bannerman  Conductor
2020Featuring Our YouthNathan Jacklin  Conductor
2022GounodErica Phare-Bergh    Conductor
Julia Morgan   soprano
Adam Dyjach  tenor
Gary Relyea   bass-baritone
HandelAndrea Rodall soprano
Julia Morgan mezzo-soprano
Ted Rhodes tenor
Alex Chen  bass-baritone
2023DeliusMichael MacKinnon  baritone
Vaughan WIlliamsKyron Basu baritone

2024 McKennitt – Susan Dawn Johnston, Ariana Hall choir soloists