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Artist
Giles Tomkins
9+ albums
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Having studied with some of the worlds finest musicians, Giles' virtuosity is not only recognized among critics and in academic circles but is also affirmed by numerous awards and extensive solo experience. He has performed with such leading arts organizations in Toronto as the Canadian Opera Company, the Aldeburgh Connection, Opera In Concert, and Queen of Puddings Music Theatre Company. Giles has also performed alongside such leading chamber music groups as the St. Lawrence String Quartet and the world-renowned Canadian Brass. He joined the Brass on stage at their 2004 Christmas concert in Toronto's Roy Thomson Hall, performing holiday hits and folk song arrangements with equal aplomb. He has also begun to perform in Britain with several concerts at the prestigious Aldeburgh Festival in England, a touring production of Puccini's La Boheme with the Scottish National Opera (performing the role of Colline), and the June 2006 European premiere of a Canadian opera called The Midnight Court, to be performed in the Linbury Theatre of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. A finalist in the International Vocal Competition in Marmande, France in August 2005, Giles won first prize in the Great Lakes Regional Voice Competition, held by the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) in April 2004, and received the Distinguished Graduate Award upon commencing from the University of Toronto's Opera Division in June 2005. Giles' operatic roles include Figaro in Mozart's The Marria
