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Saturday, October 17 at
5:00 PM
St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church
(at King & Simcoe)
Tickets: $60 / $125 / $175.
Students: 50% off with valid ID.
Call 416 961 6981 or info@amrefcanada.org
Toronto, Ontario – Canadian soprano Measha
Brueggergosman, with German pianist Andreas Kern, will perform
in Toronto on Saturday, October 17th. Recovering from
heart surgery in June, the 32-year old style icon and classical
music star is proving she’s as fierce as ever. On the cusp of a
brand new record release, the singer is kicking off a series of
North American concerts in support of AMREF – the African
Medical & Research Foundation – a cause close to her heart.
An Evening with Measha Brueggergosman is at 5 PM
on Saturday, October 17th, 2009 inside Toronto’s historic
St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church (at King and Simcoe),
followed by a private reception for 100 guests. This will be
Brueggergosman’s sole Toronto performance of 2009.
In 2007, Brueggergosman became the Goodwill Ambassador for AMREF
Canada – the African Medical & Research Foundation and visited
AMREF’s health projects in Uganda and Kenya. Her experience with
Kenyan street children and war-affected children in northern
Uganda strengthened her dedication to help them break free from
the cycle of poor health and poverty. Brueggergosman is now
giving her time and her voice for this special performance with
100% of net proceeds helping empower the most vulnerable and
marginalized people in Africa.
Tickets for this special performance are $60, $125 and $175 with
a 50% discount for students. For information or purchase
tickets, members of the public can contact AMREF Canada at
416-961-6981 or info@amrefcanada.org.
The African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF) is
the world’s leading international African not-for-profit health
organization. Headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya since 1957, AMREF
has major programmes in Kenya, Ethiopia, South Africa, Sudan,
Tanzania and Uganda, and trains health workers across the
continent and beyond. AMREF’s work spans HIV/AIDS, TB and STIs,
malaria, safe water and sanitation, clinical outreach, training
and education and maternal and infant health. AMREF Canada is
one of 11 offices in countries outside Africa and works to
support AMREF to empower African communities to live healthier
lives.
Known for her sharp sense of humour, her larger than life
personality and her off the cuff remarks, soprano Measha
Brueggergosman is one of Canada’s most magnificent
performers and sought-after personalities. A style icon, Measha
has guest judged Project Runway Canada, Idol Underground, and is
a media fixture in print and radio.
She is critically acclaimed by Canadian and international press
as much for her innate musicianship and voluptuous voice as for
her sovereign stage presence. Her vocal mastery has led her to
perform with some of the world’s leading orchestras and
conductors. Measha has given a Royal Command Performance for
Queen Elizabeth II and has performed for the Prince of Wales,
President Halonen of Finland, several Canadian leaders including
Her Excellency the Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson, and for
Nelson Mandela and Kofi Annan.
Following several recordings with CBC Records, her extraordinary
versatility, intuitive musicality, and radiant star quality
yielded her an exclusive recording contract with Deutsche
Grammophon. Her first recording on the label, "Surprise",
garnered a Juno Award for Classical Album of the Year 2007. The
same year, Measha became AMREF Canada’s Goodwill Ambassador.
Passionate about health and Africa, Measha has travelled twice
to visit AMREF’s vital work in northern Uganda and Kenya. Her
first-hand experience with African children and young women
strengthened her dedication to help them break free from the
cycle of poor health and poverty. Doing what she knows best,
Measha is lending a hand by lending her voice.
Pianist Andreas Kern is Measha’s co-host on "Arte Lounge", a
TV show that promotes classical music in Germany. Mr. Kern flew
in specifically for this concert. He studied at the
Privatinstitut für pianistische Studien in Dusseldorf and later
on at the renowned Hochschule der Künste. As a soloist, Andreas
has performed in concerts around the world, including in
Germany, Italy, India and Japan. He has performed with several
orchestras, including the Hannover Philharmonie, Kottmann
Stringorchestra and the Aachen Youth Orchestra. He has also
performed contemporary music for a radio concert series for the
German radio station, WDR. Since 1999 he has been the artistic
director of Sommernachtstraum Arts Festival in Berlin. A
versatile performer, Andreas recorded film scores composed by
Christian Biegai for the upcoming DVD release "Croatian
Fairytales from Long Ago", directed by Helena Bulaja. In 2004,
he was the collaborative pianist for the acclaimed Sasha Waltz
Dance Company in the South of France. In the same year he
performed Mozart at the "Wiener Festwochen". He was also been
invited to serve on the Jury of the prestigious Steinway
Competition for 2006 in Berlin. In the same year he produced his
own classic show for Arte TV which was aired in May 2007. He
also performed twice his new show of "Dolce&Ciabatta" for the
German EU-Presidency.
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