Andrew Derynck graduated from CKSS in 2012. While attending CKSS he was involved in the musicals: Rags, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Footloose, Little Shop of Horrors and Phantom of the Opera. He was also involved in the choir, music society and Jazz Band. Since graduating he attended Wilfrid Laurier University where he completed both his Bachelor of Music (2016) and Opera Diploma (2017). On the stage, Andrew has most recently performed as Ernesto in Don Pasquale with Vera Causa Opera. Other highlights include Hoffmann in Les contes d’Hoffmann,Mayor Upfold in Albert Herring, the Rooster in The Bremen Town Musicians, Little Bat Mclean in Susannah, and as the School Master in The Cunning Little Vixen. He was an encouragement award winner from the Buffalo/Toronto District Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions 2018. Andrew is excited to be joining the emerging artist program at Calgary Opera for their 2018/19 season
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Beka Goldsmith is a 2016 CKSS graduate. In her time at CKSS, she was highly involved in the music program. She played in all three bands, performed in 4 musicals (The Wizard of Oz, Seussical: The Musical, Lot 25, Annie) and was a pioneering member of the music society. Ever passionate about music theatre, after graduating she went on to study in the Music Theatre Performance program at St. Clair College. There, she is in her second year and has been an ensemble member of three productions thus far: A Rock 'n' Roll Christmas, Merry Christmas: 1967, and Heathers: The Musical. In her next production with the college, she is playing Alf in an all-female cast of Peter and the Starcatcher.
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Kate Flynn graduated from CKSS in 2012. She performed in three of school's musicals between 2009 and 2012: Thoroughly Modern Millie, Little Shop of Horrors and Phantom of the Opera. After high school, Kate pursued voice at Brock University and the University of Western Ontario. Here she completed a performance degree and performed as a soloist in several choirs. After graduation, Kate performed in opera productions that have taken her from the West coast to the East coast in Canada and also into Italy. These roles included Radamisto, The Abbess in Suor Angelica, Nancy in Albert Herring and Orfeo in Orfeo ed Euridice. Kate is currently working in film, and continues to work on improving her craft as an actor and performer.
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