Eekwol (Lindsay Knight) is an award-winning hip hop performing artist living in Saskatoon, Treaty Six Territory, originally from Muskoday First Nation. Eekwol has been making music for many years.  Her 5th full-length album titled, Good Kill was released in 2017 and the single,”Pitiful feat. 2oolman” made it to the #1 spot on the National Aboriginal Music Countdown and charted in Sirius Radio and numerous college and community stations and streaming site playlists. For 2019, she successfully received a Canada Council grant and completed a concept project with fellow lyricist, T-Rhyme tit ..read more

About Falynn Baptiste My mother says I came into the world a songbird, humming and singing to myself when I was a little girl. My late nôkum (grandmother) and nôhtawiy (father) were gifted with song, thus music has always been a part of my life. I was blessed to have been raised on Red Pheasant First Nation among a very large family, rooted in my nêhiyaw culture, traditions and language. I am also proud to be Mêtis and come from an equally large family with strong roots from Cumberland House, SK. My late mosom’s (grandfathers), nokum’s (grandmothers), my parents and ..read more

With over 20 years of multi-genre vocal training, Elyse has moved from Toronto to her wonderful hometown of Saskatoon, bringing her wealth of vocal knowledge and life experience with her. After 6 years managing one of the top vocal training studios in Toronto, Big Voice Studios, Elyse is thrilled to have her own vocal studio here in the city where it all began! After years of performing on stage in Musicals, Cover Bands, Voice Over and Film/TV all over Toronto, Elyse has coached a variety of artists in multiple genres. These include; singer/songwriters, pop, ind ..read more

Kateryna Khartova is a Canadian-Ukrainian soprano. She is a recent graduate of the Glenn Gould School of Music in Toronto where she received her Artist Diploma. Katya is also a proud alumna of the Music Department at the University of Saskatchewan. During her undergraduate studies Miss Khartova was a featured as a soloist in the University’s Music Theatre Ensemble under the directory of Dr. Garry Gable and Kathleen Lohrenz Gable.  Kateryna has won several Saskatchewan Music Festival competitions, including grand awards—Wallis Memorial Silver (2014), and Wallis Memorial Bronze (2015). Kat ..read more

Originally from Belfast, Northern Ireland, Eileen’s family emigrated to Canada when she was six and, while she calls herself a Prairie girl, her Irish roots run deep. Her music career began with a traditional Celtic band, and it wasn’t long before she struck out on her own performing solo in folk clubs and taverns and trying out her own originals. Laverty’s unique brand of folk music has led to television and film features, and landed her performances with a diverse range of artists, including Kenny Rogers, Tom Cochrane, and the Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra. Her songs have been covered by sev ..read more

Madison McLean has been a proud member of the Saskatoon Fireside Singers for over a decade. She acknowledges that making beautiful music with the inspiring choir members has helped her to grow professionally and personally. She is currently teaching grade 3/4 at Father Vachon School and is blessed to share her musical gifts with her students. A lifelong learner, Madison recently began her journey learning ASL (American Sign Language). Madison is thankful for the love and support from her family and friends, especially her number one fan, and soon-to-be husband, Daniel. This is Madison’s last ..read more

An endless passion for creating, for connecting, for self discovery, for people, for life. Performing artist Ellen Nasser was raised in a small Saskatchewan community named Saltcoats.  Typical of rural life, Nasser took music lessons as a way to fill the long, hot prairie summer days and the cold winter ones that keep you stuck indoors.  She began her musical career with the touring musical revue, Saskatchewan Express, as well as the Canadian Heritage Society’s Spirit of a Nation, a showcase of Canadian song and dance celebrating Canada’s cultures and history. Nasser studied at th ..read more

AN ARTICLE FROM THE STAR PHOENIX By Darlene Polachic “As a gospel singer, I’m here to tell the story,” she says. “Gospel music is your testimony, your life. In black gospel music, particularly, the songs we sing talk about victories and trials, highs and lows, and how through it all God still gets the glory.” Reid Noble says while black singers like Mahalia Jackson set the style and the stage for gospel music, there are many more branches of the genre today. Sonia’s music, for instance, “is more R&B-ish.” Reid Noble grew up in Hamilton, Ontario, the daughter of a pastor. She was drawn t ..read more

For more than a decade, Alex Brown has been delighting audiences across Canada with her bubbly personality and quick wit as a host and news anchor on CTV, and online as a social media personality. Born and raised in Regina, Saskatchewan, Alex now calls Saskatoon home. She moved to Pickering, Ontario with her family in 2004, and attended Toronto Metropolitan University (formally known as Ryerson University) for Radio and Television Arts from 2010 to 2014. In 2013, she took on an internship at CTV Regina, before being hired as a chase producer for CTV Morning Live. From ..read more

Angela Gjurichanin is a Macedonian/Canadian soprano based in London, Ontario. In the 2021-2022 season, she was a District Winner for the Metropolitan Laffont Competition and winner of the Gordon Wallis Opera Competition. Recently, she had the privilege to be featured as the soprano soloist for Messiah with Regina Symphony Orchestra in December 2022. Gjurichanin has performed the roles of Nella from Gianni Schicchi and Adina from L’elisir d’amore with the Opera Workshop at Western University. She has performed the partial roles of the First Lady in Die Zauberflöte, Adele from Die Fledermaus, an ..read more