{"id":3325,"date":"2023-05-23T23:08:20","date_gmt":"2023-05-23T23:08:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nuovavocalarts.ca\/?p=3325"},"modified":"2026-09-10T13:05:24","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T19:05:24","slug":"finding-my-path","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nuovavocalarts.ca\/fr\/blog\/finding-my-path\/","title":{"rendered":"Finding My Path"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n

This transformative and life-affirming moment happened at NUOVA Vocal Arts.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

If you ask any conductor about the very first time they stood in front of an orchestra, I\u2019m sure every last one of them could recount it all in vivid detail. It\u2019s one of those formative experiences that changes you: a wild ride that\u2019s part terror and part exhilaration, and not something you ever forget. Mine was with Benjamin Britten\u2019s masterful operatic version of\u00a0A Midsummer Night\u2019s Dream<\/em>. This opera is at times fiendishly difficult and at other times astonishingly beautiful. After having now learned probably about a hundred operas, I still maintain that the last three minutes of this opera is one of the most incredibly beautiful things that\u2019s ever been written. I got to conduct only one performance of this opera, but it was a life-changing magical ride. This transformative and life-affirming moment happened at NUOVA Vocal Arts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\n

They\u2014teachers and students alike\u2014changed who I was, and many of them continue to teach me what it is to be an artist. These people are the invaluable gift that NUOVA Vocal Arts continues to give.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

I guess it\u2019s what they call a \u201ccore memory\u201d\u2014the experience of an event that comes to define who you are. It took me a while after this first time with an orchestra to be able to say this with confidence, but I am a conductor. And I started on this path at NUOVA Vocal Arts. I have a lot of incredible experiences burned into my memory from my long history with NUOVA Vocal Arts. I started there first as a student pianist, and I\u2019m grateful to have been invited back enough times that I\u2019ve actually lost count.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of course, what I\u2019ve learned there is far too long a list to include here. It is\u00a0a lot of\u00a0nuts and bolts of how to make music and specifically how to put an opera together. It\u2019s also a lot about finding the confidence to set out\u2014and to keep going\u2014seemingly against all odds sometimes. This is all priceless stuff, and it\u2019s served me enormously well. But it is really about the people. I\u2019m not going to name names here, because inevitably I\u2019ll forget someone (and I don\u2019t want to hurt anyone\u2019s feelings). So many of my brilliant and beautiful colleagues today from one end of this country to the other, I met at NUOVA Vocal Arts. They\u2014teachers and students alike\u2014changed who I was, and many of them continue to teach me what it is to be an artist. These people are the invaluable gift that NUOVA Vocal Arts continues to give.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\n

Through gritty determination, a ton of hard work and not just a little bit of luck, I\u2019ve managed to accomplish a lot of things I\u2019m proud of by this point in my life.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Through gritty determination, a ton of hard work and not just a little bit of luck, I\u2019ve managed to accomplish a lot of things I\u2019m proud of by this point in my life. I am the Music Director of the wonderful Regina Symphony Orchestra (now in my 7th season!). I was for four incredible years the Associate Conductor of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, as well as the Resident Conductor of Calgary Opera. I\u2019ve done stints with the National Ballet of Canada, and have made my European debut in Germany in 2016. I\u2019ve worked with most of the orchestras across Canada, including those in Toronto, Quebec City, Victoria and Kitchener-Waterloo. This season, I will conduct the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra and return to the Glenn Gould School in Toronto for a production of Flight<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"
The Consul<\/em>\u00a0– NUOVA Vocal Arts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Returning to NUOVA Vocal Arts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Last summer, I returned to NUOVA Vocal Arts to conduct an incredible production of\u00a0The Consul\u00a0<\/em>my Gian Carlo Menotti. It\u2019s great to see this vital program still empowering so many young musicians to follow their dreams in this increasingly intimidating industry. I was proud to be there to contribute what I have to offer. And I will always be incredibly grateful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"
The Consul<\/em>\u00a0– NUOVA Vocal Arts<\/figcaption><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Gordon Gerrard shares about life-changing moment.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3337,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3325","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"yoast_head":"\nFinding My Path | NUOVA Vocal Arts<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/nuovavocalarts.ca\/fr\/blog\/finding-my-path\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"fr_CA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Finding My Path | NUOVA Vocal Arts\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Gordon Gerrard shares about life-changing moment.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/nuovavocalarts.ca\/fr\/blog\/finding-my-path\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"NUOVA Vocal Arts\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/OperaNUOVA.VAF\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-05-23T23:08:20+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-09-10T19:05:24+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/nuovavocalarts.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Gordon-Gerrard-Blog-Image-1.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"604\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"kenan\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@nuovavocalarts\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@nuovavocalarts\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"\u00c9crit par\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"kenan\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Estimation du temps de lecture\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nuovavocalarts.ca\\\/blog\\\/finding-my-path\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nuovavocalarts.ca\\\/blog\\\/finding-my-path\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"kenan\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nuovavocalarts.ca\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/5b6351157128f62bba0f40be7a666f9e\"},\"headline\":\"Finding My Path\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-05-23T23:08:20+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-09-10T19:05:24+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nuovavocalarts.ca\\\/blog\\\/finding-my-path\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":710,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nuovavocalarts.ca\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nuovavocalarts.ca\\\/blog\\\/finding-my-path\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nuovavocalarts.ca\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/05\\\/Gordon-Gerrard-Blog-Image-1.png\",\"articleSection\":[\"Blog\"],\"inLanguage\":\"fr-CA\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nuovavocalarts.ca\\\/blog\\\/finding-my-path\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nuovavocalarts.ca\\\/blog\\\/finding-my-path\\\/\",\"name\":\"Finding My Path | NUOVA Vocal Arts\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nuovavocalarts.ca\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nuovavocalarts.ca\\\/blog\\\/finding-my-path\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nuovavocalarts.ca\\\/blog\\\/finding-my-path\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nuovavocalarts.ca\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/05\\\/Gordon-Gerrard-Blog-Image-1.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-05-23T23:08:20+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-09-10T19:05:24+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nuovavocalarts.ca\\\/blog\\\/finding-my-path\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"fr-CA\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/nuovavocalarts.ca\\\/blog\\\/finding-my-path\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"fr-CA\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nuovavocalarts.ca\\\/blog\\\/finding-my-path\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nuovavocalarts.ca\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/05\\\/Gordon-Gerrard-Blog-Image-1.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nuovavocalarts.ca\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/05\\\/Gordon-Gerrard-Blog-Image-1.png\",\"width\":600,\"height\":604},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nuovavocalarts.ca\\\/blog\\\/finding-my-path\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nuovavocalarts.ca\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Finding My Path\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nuovavocalarts.ca\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nuovavocalarts.ca\\\/\",\"name\":\"NUOVA Vocal Arts | Celebrating the Transformation of Our Emerging Artists\",\"description\":\"Celebrating the Transformation of Our Emerging Artists\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nuovavocalarts.ca\\\/#organization\"},\"alternateName\":\"NUOVA Vocal Arts\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nuovavocalarts.ca\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"fr-CA\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nuovavocalarts.ca\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"NUOVA Vocal Arts | Celebrating the Transformation of Our Emerging Artists\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nuovavocalarts.ca\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"fr-CA\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nuovavocalarts.ca\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nuovavocalarts.ca\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/05\\\/NVA-Logo-Colour.svg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nuovavocalarts.ca\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/05\\\/NVA-Logo-Colour.svg\",\"width\":1693,\"height\":650,\"caption\":\"NUOVA Vocal Arts | Celebrating the Transformation of Our Emerging Artists\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nuovavocalarts.ca\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/OperaNUOVA.VAF\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/nuovavocalarts\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/nuovavocalarts\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/user\\\/OperaNUOVACanada\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nuovavocalarts.ca\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/5b6351157128f62bba0f40be7a666f9e\",\"name\":\"kenan\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"fr-CA\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/670107534f0bfc5d1132c5e060671eb22288254d34043e5fb1b57b15e5d54c43?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/670107534f0bfc5d1132c5e060671eb22288254d34043e5fb1b57b15e5d54c43?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/670107534f0bfc5d1132c5e060671eb22288254d34043e5fb1b57b15e5d54c43?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"kenan\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/nuovavocalarts.tempurl.host\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nuovavocalarts.ca\\\/fr\\\/author\\\/kenan\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Finding My Path | NUOVA Vocal Arts","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/nuovavocalarts.ca\/fr\/blog\/finding-my-path\/","og_locale":"fr_CA","og_type":"article","og_title":"Finding My Path | NUOVA Vocal Arts","og_description":"Gordon Gerrard shares about life-changing moment.","og_url":"https:\/\/nuovavocalarts.ca\/fr\/blog\/finding-my-path\/","og_site_name":"NUOVA Vocal Arts","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/OperaNUOVA.VAF","article_published_time":"2023-05-23T23:08:20+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-09-10T19:05:24+00:00","og_image":[{"width":600,"height":604,"url":"https:\/\/nuovavocalarts.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Gordon-Gerrard-Blog-Image-1.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"kenan","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@nuovavocalarts","twitter_site":"@nuovavocalarts","twitter_misc":{"\u00c9crit par":"kenan","Estimation du temps de lecture":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/nuovavocalarts.ca\/blog\/finding-my-path\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/nuovavocalarts.ca\/blog\/finding-my-path\/"},"author":{"name":"kenan","@id":"https:\/\/nuovavocalarts.ca\/#\/schema\/person\/5b6351157128f62bba0f40be7a666f9e"},"headline":"Finding My Path","datePublished":"2023-05-23T23:08:20+00:00","dateModified":"2026-09-10T19:05:24+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/nuovavocalarts.ca\/blog\/finding-my-path\/"},"wordCount":710,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/nuovavocalarts.ca\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/nuovavocalarts.ca\/blog\/finding-my-path\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/nuovavocalarts.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Gordon-Gerrard-Blog-Image-1.png","articleSection":["Blog"],"inLanguage":"fr-CA"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/nuovavocalarts.ca\/blog\/finding-my-path\/","url":"https:\/\/nuovavocalarts.ca\/blog\/finding-my-path\/","name":"Finding My Path | NUOVA Vocal Arts","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/nuovavocalarts.ca\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/nuovavocalarts.ca\/blog\/finding-my-path\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/nuovavocalarts.ca\/blog\/finding-my-path\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/nuovavocalarts.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Gordon-Gerrard-Blog-Image-1.png","datePublished":"2023-05-23T23:08:20+00:00","dateModified":"2026-09-10T19:05:24+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/nuovavocalarts.ca\/blog\/finding-my-path\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"fr-CA","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/nuovavocalarts.ca\/blog\/finding-my-path\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"fr-CA","@id":"https:\/\/nuovavocalarts.ca\/blog\/finding-my-path\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/nuovavocalarts.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Gordon-Gerrard-Blog-Image-1.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/nuovavocalarts.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Gordon-Gerrard-Blog-Image-1.png","width":600,"height":604},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/nuovavocalarts.ca\/blog\/finding-my-path\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/nuovavocalarts.ca\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Finding My Path"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/nuovavocalarts.ca\/#website","url":"https:\/\/nuovavocalarts.ca\/","name":"NUOVA Vocal Arts | Celebrating the Transformation of Our Emerging Artists","description":"Celebrating the Transformation of Our Emerging Artists","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/nuovavocalarts.ca\/#organization"},"alternateName":"NUOVA Vocal Arts","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/nuovavocalarts.ca\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"fr-CA"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/nuovavocalarts.ca\/#organization","name":"NUOVA Vocal Arts | Celebrating the Transformation of Our Emerging Artists","url":"https:\/\/nuovavocalarts.ca\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"fr-CA","@id":"https:\/\/nuovavocalarts.ca\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/nuovavocalarts.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/NVA-Logo-Colour.svg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/nuovavocalarts.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/NVA-Logo-Colour.svg","width":1693,"height":650,"caption":"NUOVA Vocal Arts | Celebrating the Transformation of Our Emerging Artists"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/nuovavocalarts.ca\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/OperaNUOVA.VAF","https:\/\/x.com\/nuovavocalarts","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nuovavocalarts\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/OperaNUOVACanada"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/nuovavocalarts.ca\/#\/schema\/person\/5b6351157128f62bba0f40be7a666f9e","name":"kenan","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"fr-CA","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/670107534f0bfc5d1132c5e060671eb22288254d34043e5fb1b57b15e5d54c43?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/670107534f0bfc5d1132c5e060671eb22288254d34043e5fb1b57b15e5d54c43?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/670107534f0bfc5d1132c5e060671eb22288254d34043e5fb1b57b15e5d54c43?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"kenan"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/nuovavocalarts.tempurl.host"],"url":"https:\/\/nuovavocalarts.ca\/fr\/author\/kenan\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nuovavocalarts.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3325","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nuovavocalarts.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nuovavocalarts.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nuovavocalarts.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nuovavocalarts.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3325"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/nuovavocalarts.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3325\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3345,"href":"https:\/\/nuovavocalarts.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3325\/revisions\/3345"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nuovavocalarts.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3337"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nuovavocalarts.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3325"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nuovavocalarts.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3325"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nuovavocalarts.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3325"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}