Edmonton based Soprano Jodi Penner’s career spans the worlds of opera, musical theatre, concert, radio and television. An accomplished musical artist as well as actor she has performed all over the world: Canada and the USA as well as Scotland, Russia, Italy, Austria, and Bolivia.
Career highlights: Chants d’Auvergne with the Redwood Symphony and performances with Opera Roanoke, Opera Festival di Roma, The Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and Rosebud Theatre as Romilda - Serse, Papagena and The First Lady - Magic Flute, Donna Elvira - Don Giovanni, Valencienne - The Merry Widow, Rosabella - The Most Happy Fella and Aldonza - Man of La Mancha. She has performed in concerts with The Canadian Chamber Choir, i Coristi, Pro Coro, Entrecantos, Orquesta Filarmónica de Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Trio Internaciónal and Bachfest in Bolivia.
As a collaborative recitalist Ms. Penner has worked with pianist Connie Canfield and Mezzo-Soprano Caitlin MacRae on tours of Alberta and British Columbia, and also with pianists Jeremy Spurgeon, Robin Philips (South Africa), Magda Adamek, Alicia Torrea (Spain), Yuliya Ogurstova (Ukraine), Kim Cousineau, classical guitarist Alberto Puerto (Cuba) and Trio Internaciónal in solo concerts. Jodi also premiered a song cycle by Chilean composer Raimundo Gonzales based on his music research in the Amazon rainforest. She has recently done early music concerts with Opus@12 Chamber Concert Society.
Jodi's solo albums entitled Tree in a Storm (2007) and Cielos Azules de Ensueños (2018) include her own musical compositions. She has recently been commissioned to write a contemporary art song by Contemporary Showcase Edmonton Society and has also written original liturgical settings for the eucharist service.
Jodi is a sought after adjudicator in Alberta, Canada and has taught voice privately for over twenty years.
Fun facts: she sang national anthem San Francisco Giants on Independence Day for two seasons and has appeared on BBC radio and TV dramas.
SOLO ALBUMS
Cielos Azules de Ensueños
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GO HERE to listen to the album on Youtube! Cielos Azules de Ensueños can be ordered directly- please contact me! A blend of acoustic singer/songwriter originals mixed with several Bolivian traditional and Latin American jazz favorites! Lush, crystalline vocals and latino flavour abound in this unique album! Released 2019 TRACK LIST:
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"Cielos Azules de Ensueños "project is going to raise funds for a rural music school in the small pueblito of Santiago de Chiquitos, Bolivia, about 5.5 hrs away from Santa Cruz, Bolivia and about 3 hrs away from the Brazilian border. The area is on the edge of the Amazon basin and there is a great tradition of Bolivian Baroque music in the region.The album is a blend of Jazz, Bolivian folksongs, and Jodi Penner's own songwriting originals. The invited artists for this album include: Erick Cuevas Jazz Band, Luis Montoya, Israel Arias, Carlos Osinaga, Fabian Padilla, The Vikings Brass Band (Norway), Jiri Sommer, Irina Ogurtsova, Fernando Diez, Alejandro Ortiz, and last but not least, Ana Lucia Maldonado, and Jodi Penner. Recording and Production: Ray Subieta. Cover Art and Album artwork: Leoni. Graphic Design: Anna Schroeder. All recording was done in Santa Cruz, Bolivia in 2018.
The album is fresh, mellow and uplfiting!
The album is fresh, mellow and uplfiting!
Tree In A Storm
Tree In A Storm is Jodi's first solo Album, released in 2007 in memory of Scott Mitchell. The album is a blend of celtic, singer-songwriter and "hymnnotic" originals as well as timeless classics like "Be Still My Soul" and Faure's "En Priere". Original songs included on this album by Scott Baker and Jodi Penner. You can also listen to this album on SPOTIFY, YOUTUBE, or iTUNES!
Tree In A Storm
Jodi Penner- Full Album
Produced by Brian Morykon, in memory of Scott Mitchell.
Winds of God
Be Near Me Still
Kyrie
Cell#3
Prodigal
Be Still My Soul
Rescue Me
Wayfaring Stranger
En Priere
Now
They That Sow (in Tears)
Tree In a Storm
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