Voices Creating Change

In this episode, we talk with Gwenna Fairchild-Taylor about her work as an Opera Omaha Holland Community Opera Fellow and about community music making. Gwenna holds an M.M. in Opera (University of Toronto) and a B.M. in Voice Performance (Western University) and is a first year Holland Community Opera Fellow. She has spent time as a Musician In Residence at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, and is a four-time recipient of Government of Nunavut Culture & Heritage Grants in support of her music and drama programs in communities in the Arctic. She also wrote the curriculum for “Learn English Through Song,” a program in Toronto that facilitates language learning and community building for newcomer women through singing. She has also worked as a teaching artist and consulted on curriculum development for education programming at the Canadian Opera Company.   To contact Gwenna:   Gwenna Fairchild-Taylor: Website, Instagram, Twitter   Opera Omaha - Holland Community Fellowship Opera Omaha Creativity Pro