{"id":57900,"date":"2019-01-08T14:59:28","date_gmt":"2019-01-08T19:59:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/?p=57900"},"modified":"2019-01-09T17:05:37","modified_gmt":"2019-01-09T22:05:37","slug":"scoop-renowned-canadian-soprano-appointed-head-voice-rcms-glenn-gould-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2019\/01\/08\/scoop-renowned-canadian-soprano-appointed-head-voice-rcms-glenn-gould-school\/","title":{"rendered":"THE SCOOP | Renowned Canadian Soprano Appointed Head Of Voice At RCM\u2019s Glenn Gould School"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_57903\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-57903\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-57903\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/01\/AdriannePieczonka-news-cover.jpg\" alt=\"Adrianne Pieczonka\" width=\"1024\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/01\/AdriannePieczonka-news-cover.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/01\/AdriannePieczonka-news-cover-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/01\/AdriannePieczonka-news-cover-768x401.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-57903\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The preeminent Canadian soprano Adrianne Pieczonka has been appointed Vocal Chair and Head of the Voice Department of the Glenn Gould School, the professional arm of the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Royal Conservatory, announced today the appointment of Canadian soprano Adrianne Pieczonka as Vocal Chair and Head of the Vocal Department of The Glenn Gould School (GGS).<\/p>\n<p>Pieczonka will be first Vocal Chair in the school\u2019s history, and will begin her new role in May 2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am very excited and honoured to assume the role of Vocal Chair at The Royal Conservatory of Music&#8217;s Glenn Gould School,\u201d said Pieczonka in a press release statement. \u201cFor the past several years I have given annual master classes for the singers of its Artist Diploma Program; I look forward to being involved with all other aspects of the Voice Department. Drawing on my experience from many years on stage, I hope to inspire and support young artists as they prepare themselves for careers as professional singers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pieczonka&#8217;s duties will include participating in monthly masterclasses and overseeing The Glenn Gould School\u2019s Voice Program and Price Opera Program. She will also supervise casting of the department&#8217;s two annual operas and the annual vocal showcase.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is an honour to welcome an artist of Adrianne\u2019s stature as the inaugural Vocal Chair of The Glenn Gould School,\u201d said Dr. Peter Simon, Michael and Sonja Koerner President &amp; CEO, The Royal Conservatory. \u201cGreat artists are developed through the ongoing mentorship and guidance of outstanding teachers. As one of the world\u2019s preeminent operatic sopranos, the depth of Adrianne\u2019s expertise will be invaluable in supporting the artistic growth of the next generation of celebrated singers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>UPDATE:<\/p>\n<p>See <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2019\/01\/09\/interview-adrianne-pieczonka-explains-why-music-education-matters-more-to-her-than-ever\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/span> for an in-depth interview with\u00a0Pieczonka on her new role at the RCM.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The preeminent Canadian soprano Adrianne Pieczonka has been appointed Vocal Chair and Head of the Voice Department of the Glenn Gould School, the professional arm of the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":57903,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[25164,39,63],"tags":[177,2887],"yst_prominent_words":[24255,7894,25810,25807,18832,25812,25811,25808,9021,9057,9059,25806,24258,8282,24260,24256,7135,25799,25809,25813],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/01\/AdriannePieczonka-news-cover.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9bakr-f3S","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57900"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57900"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57900\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":57932,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57900\/revisions\/57932"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/57903"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57900"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57900"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57900"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=57900"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}