Devon Wastle Thivierge, Music Team Associate
After earning a Licentiate in Vocal Performance from McGill University (2001), Devon promptly launched into a professional career, with a focus on the Baroque and Renaissance styles, singing with many reputable ensembles and esteemed conductors.As a soloist, Devon has performed various oratorios, early music operas, concerts and recitals, working with le Studio de Musique Ancienne de Montréal (SMAM) under founder and director Christopher Jackson, the Ottawa Bach Choir, Thirteen Strings, the Grand River Chorus, the Harmonia and Brahms Choirs of Ottawa, and the Carleton University Choir, among others. As an ensemble singer, she has performed with les Boréades (with whom she travelled to France and Prague), l’Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, SMAM, and the Ottawa Bach Choir. With the latter, she partook of tours through Italy, Germany (Bachfest Leipzig), and Holland, as well as Shanghai and Beijing. For almost two decades she was a regular member of the elite Chapelle de Québec (Bernard Labadie), performing extensively across Canada and North America, most notably at Carnegie Hall, the Lincoln Center and the Walt Disney Concert Hall. Her discography includes works with SMAM (ensemble/soloist), les Boreades, Cirque du Soleil (“Ka” and “Zed”), and the Juno-award winning recording of Mozart’s “Requiem” with Les Violons du Roy and La Chapelle de Quebec.Devon has given master classes in French Art Song, conducted voice workshops for actors, and has adjudicated for the Kiwanis Music Festival. She is currently the pianist for the Nepean Songsters, as well as part of the music team for Bytown Voices, singing soprano and occasionally taking to the keys. She is also excited to be a part of a new endeavour with Ottawa-based vocal ensemble Senza Nomine. Devon teaches voice and piano in Barrhaven, where she lives with her family.
2025-01-05