Contralto Sonia Sasseville is known for the unique timbre of her voice and her sensative stage presence. She is best known as a recitalist, specializing in the music of Duparc and Debussy. Her extensive work with the Montreal Baroque Orchestra has included Bach's Magnificat and B Minor Mass, Handel's Messiah, and settings of the Stabat Mater by Pergolesi and Vivaldi. Ms. Sasseville has performed throughout Canada and under such conductors as Agnès Grossmann, Timothy Vernon, Tania Miller, Joël Thiffault, Simon Fournier, Lisette Canton, David Currie, and Lawrence Ewashko. She has received awards from the Conseil des Arts et des Lettres du Québec, jeunesses Musicales of Canada, and the Orford Arts Centre.

Sonia Sasseville appears in Handel's Messiah on December 4, 5, 10, and 11, 2004.

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