(exceprts from article published in the Telegraph Journal, December 03/10)
She's won a Juno, and even hosted the Canadian awards show. She sang the Olympic Hymn at the Vancouver Olympics and performed on stages around the world. And now, she can add a Grammy nomination to her list of achievements.
New Brunswick's Measha Brueggergosman has been nominated in the "best classical vocal performance" category for Wagner: Wesendonck-Lieder, which she recorded with the Cleveland Orchestra. She performed the Wagner work under music director Franz Welser-Möst on the label Deutsche Grammophon.
The 33-year-old native of Fredericton began singing in the choir of the Baptist church in which she grew up, and started studying voice and piano at a young age. Today, she's a critically acclaimed performer who has appeared on some of the world's most prestigious stages, with renowned orchestras and under the direction of great conductors.
During the 2010/2011 season, Brueggergosman performed in New York, London, Brussels, Oslo, Amsterdam, San Francisco and Vienna. She also performed Beethoven's Ninth Symphony under Gustavo Dudamel, the young, acclaimed Brazilian-born conductor, for his first concert as director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
When she's not globe-trotting for gigs, Brueggergosman returns often to her hometown. She came back, for example, for the last concert of the Fredericton SchoolGirl Choir in 2008 and she will return Dec. 21 for a concert in support of Hospice Fredericton.
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