Laudate Singers
Lars Kaario, Conductor
2009/10 Season
Heidi Ackermann I first sang with Laudate from September 1999-April 2001. I missed singing with the intimate and challenging group so I recently decided to try and rejoin after the four years away. I couldn't have picked a better time then this, Laudate's 10th year Anniversary!
Other than singing, I also indulge in travelling. Whether I'm camping out in the rough along BC's raging rivers or relaxing by a poolside in a tropical paradise sipping on a "mojito", you can always hear my distinctive laughter echoing over the water.
Being a member of the Laudate Singers has been a wonderful experience for me. This is the first time I’ve sung in Gaelic and I feel that it brings me closer to my birthplace in Northern Ireland.
I grew up in Saskatchewan where I started singing at an early age. I’ve been addicted since then and have had many great choral opportunities which have ultimately led me to Laudate.
While I have a variety of other interests, the one that takes up a good deal of my time is working in the field of English as a Second Language.
Catherine CrouchMusic and singing is my foremost passion and I consider myself lucky to be a part of Laudate and to have had the opportunity of singing with such wonderful musicians for the past 10 seasons.
I began my voice studies in Toronto, with The Royal Conservatory of Music. Presently, I am pursuing my professional singing career in Vancouver, specializing in Renaissance and Baroque music repertoire and performance. As well, I love to encourage other singers and have established my private voice studio (ccvoicestudio.ca).
Photography is another love and I have had my photography business (bcnaturalphotography.com) for over 13 years since moving to BC. You’ll never know where I will turn up with my camera…although I still haven’t figured out how to sing and take photographs at the same time!
Jenny VermeulenI've been singing in choirs ever since I was
seven years old when I joined the junior choir at church. In addition
to several church choirs, I have been a member of the Gallery Singers
and the Vancouver Cantata Singers. This is now my fourth season with Laudate Singers and I am continually impressed with the quality
of music that we do, particularly the works from our composers-in-
residence.
Teaching piano keeps me busy, as well as my work as a research assistant in the Department of Microbiology at UBC - a job that is always fun and challenging.
I have two wonderful teenaged daughters, both of whom are singers. In my spare time I'm a rabid but time-challenged gardener and a committed cook.