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Cara Lianne McLeod’s musical and artistic journey has been winding and rewarding. In 2023, she performed the demanding role of Queen Elisabetta in Roberto Devereux, both with Calgary Concert Opera Company, and with her newly formed company CLM Productions. She followed that up with singing in a fall tour of the prairies with Rocky Mountain High - An Evening of John Denver. She has appeared with organizations such as Alberta Symphony Orchestra, Vocal Alchemy, and Edmonton Youth Orchestra. Over the past couple of years, Cara released 4 singles in the blues/pop/jazz genres, and is working on completing an EP in 2024. She remains a sought-after performer, teacher, and adjudicator, and recently returned to her alma mater, Western University, to present a recital and masterclass.
Cara Lianne McLeod — Official Website
Italian concert pianist, composer and conductor, Emilio De Mercato holds Master’s Degrees in Piano and in Composition from the Conservatory of Music “Giuseppe Verdi” in Milan and the Konzertdiplom in Piano from the Hochschule für Musik in Bern. Since his move to Canada in 2012, he has been a featured pianist and conductor on many stages performing in numerous tours and festivals. In 2015 he founded the Alberta Symphony Orchestra Society which presented events such as Symphony of Hope, Celebrate The Season at the Alberta Legislature Building, A Stradivarius for the People, Tribute to Renoir, Music in the Air, the Ode to Humanity 2022/23 Series, Verdi-ssimo, and Tribute to Glenn Gould for Canada’s 150th anniversary at the Winspear Centre for Music in partnership with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra featuring 55-piece Alberta Symphony Orchestra and Emilio as the pianist and conductor. In 2017 Emilio debuted in a piano recital at the renowned 63rd Puccini Festival in Torre del Lago, Italy. Emilio is currently a member of the Piano Faculty at the Mount Royal University Conservatory in Calgary, and Piano Instructor at the Windermere Music Academy in Edmonton.
Emilio De Mercato
Music Director – Alberta Symphony Orchestra
Emilio de Mercato | MRU (mtroyal.ca)
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