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“Darryl Edwards is the coach behind many of Canada’s best young voices these days.” (Toronto Star)
Darryl Edwards, tenor, has appeared to critical acclaim in oratorio, recital, and opera in England, Germany, France, Italy, Corsica, the United States, and across Canada. His most recent performing engagements have included Kodály's Psalmus Hungaricus with the National Arts Centre Orchestra in Ottawa, the Verdi Requiem at Dalhousie University: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Orff's Carmina Burana with the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, Mozart Requiem with the Toronto Philharmonia, and Handel's Messiah with the Elmer Iseler Singers.
Critics praise him as a "rich-voiced, cultured tenor who mastered the high notes effortlessly" (Coburg Tageblatt, Germany), and an "effective communicator who expressed the text with sensitivity and fervour" (Hamilton Spectator). His recordings and broadcasts include performances with American National Public Radio (NPR), the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC Radio 2), and the Canadian Music Centre (Centrediscs).
Dr. Edwards is the Artistic Director of the Centre for Opera Studies in Italy (www.co-si.com), and the Concert Opera Group (www.concertoperagroup.com). His voice students appear with major companies and orchestras across Canada, the United States and Europe (Metropolitan Opera, Royal Opera Covent Garden, New York City Opera, Philadelphia Opera, San Francisco Opera, Washington National Opera, Bavarian State Opera – Munich, Zurich Opera, Chicago Lyric Opera, Chicago Opera Theatre, Greek National Opera, and the Canadian Opera Company). He has served as the Ontario District Governor of the National Association of Teachers of Singing, and is the voice columnist for the Canadian Music Educator.
Representative Performing Engagements
• National Arts Centre Orchestra, Ottawa
• Montreal Symphony Orchestra
• Orchéstre Metropolitan du Grand Montréal
• Toronto Mendelssohn Choir
• Amadeus Choir of Greater Toronto
• Elora Festival Singers
• Elmer Iseler Singers
• CBC Vancouver Orchestra
• Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra
• Symphony Nova Scotia
• Fanshawe Chorus London
• Orchestra London Canada
• Illinois Sinfonia da Camera
• Bach Elgar Choir, Hamilton
• Coro Santa Cecilia di Rimini, Italy
• Orchestra e Coro Sinfonica di Pesaro, Italy
• Whitehall Choir of London, England
• Bach Festival of Mulhouse, France
• Heidelberg Bach-Chor, Germany
• Würzburg Bach-Chor, Germany
• Bavarian Chamber Opera, Germany
Representative Recordings and Broadcasts
• Britten's Serenade for Tenor, Horn, and Strings (American Public Radio)
• Kodály's Psalmus Hungaricus (CBC Radio2)
• Orff's Carmina Burana (CBC Radio2)
• Somers' The Fool (Centrediscs)
• Telfer's When the Spirit Dances (London Pro Musica)
• Watson-Henderson's The Last Straw (Amabile Boys' Choir)
Representative Research and Publications
• Co-Investigator in the research team for the SSHRC project: Advancing Interdisciplinary Research in Singing (AIRS): http://vre.upei.ca/airs/
• Quarterly Articles 2002 to 2009 and currently in Canadian Music Educator
• Singers and Computerized Acoustic Pianos: A Happy Marriage? Journal of Singing, March/April 2003.
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