| Two of my most favourite things to do in life are expressing myself through my voice and guiding others into a transformative and creative relationship with their voice. Over the last 30 years in my professional career as a composer, I have evolved a large body of musical works dedicated to uncovering the lost voice of the feminine. In this journey, I have combined different vocal traditions, digital music technologies and software, bodywork, mythology, energy medicine, earth wisdom and ancient spiritual practices that honour the feminine. Through numerous grants, awards and commissions from the Canada, Ontario and Toronto Arts Councils, I have received the support to develop my own unique approach and musical style in the quest to reclaim the silenced feminine voice and restore our relationship with the earth and all beings. My works have been performed and broadcast both nationally and internationally, and I have had the opportunity to collaborate with many artists of different backgrounds and disciplines. As well, I have taught music technology and sonic arts at both the college and university level, including Ontario College of Art and Design, U of Ottawa, and U of Waterloo. I am a certified practitioner in SoulVoice, a pioneering soundhealing method that works with the voice and body to create shifts and change on multiple levels. Using the principles of SoulVoice as a foundation, I have explored tapping into ancestral and earth wisdom through my voice, resulting in a new series of pieces from recordings made at ancient sacred sites in Crete and Malta. The music is mixed in surround sound, and will be released in the fall of 2011 on MP3, CD and DVD-Audio formats. It is entitled SOUND DREAMING: Oracle Songs from Ancient Ritual Spaces. My INDIEGOGO Campaign is to raise funds to complete the production and promotion of this album. www.indiegogo.com/sounddreaming |