About Esprit's Guest Soloist

                    Marie-Danielle Parent, soprano

                    The progress of soprano Marie-Danielle Parent's career has been remarkable not only in the field of opera, but also in the realms of the recital and concert - as much in standards of the classic repertoire as in the music of contemporary composers.

                    On the lyric stage, Marie-Danielle has shown her talents to advantage with both the Opéra de Montréal and the Opéra de Québec. In concert, she has appeared with many of the most important Canadian orchestras. A performer inspired by the contemporary repertoire, Parent sings regularly with the Société de musique Contemporaine du Québec.

                    Beyond the concert hall, she has recently taken to the sound studio in collaboration with the Ensemble of the SMCQ, recording Gilles Tremblay's Les VÊPRES de la Vierge as well as Bouchara by Claude Vivier and Clere Vénus by Denis Gougeon.

                    In a collaborative effort with the Molinari Quartet, she premiered and recorded staged version of the Quartet # 7 with Soprano Obligato by R. Murray Schafer.

                    A much sought-after soloist, Marie-Danielle Parent has sung at international festivals held in Lanaudière, Victoria, Vancouver, Montepulciano (Italy) and Royaumont (France). She has also worked with the Parisian Ensemble de l'Itinéraire, the Orchestre Philarmonique de Radio-France, and the Köln Radio Orchestra.

                    Parent joins Esprit in performance of Clere Vénus by Denis Gougeon (Canada) for soprano, digital audio and chamber ensemble at the "New World" Music concert on Wednesday, October 29, 2003 at the Jane Mallett Theatre, St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts, Toronto, Ontario.