Jodi Penners' career spans the worlds of opera, musical theatre, concert, studio recording, radio and television. An accomplished lyric soprano, conductor and actor, she has performed all over Canada and the U.S. as well as Scotland, Russia, Italy, Austria, and Bolivia. Jodi is currently a DMus candidate at the University of Alberta in Choral Conducting and Vocal Performance doing research on Bolivian Baroque music of the Jesuit missions. She is co-founder and conductor of Voces Alegres Choir, a bilingual community choir in Edmonton and is Assistant Conductor with Richard Eaton Singers in Edmonton.
Career highlights: Soloist of Chants d’Auvergne with the Redwood Symphony (California) and in a variety of performances with Opera Roanoke, Opera Festival di Roma, The Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Edmonton Opera Chorus and Rosebud Theatre. She has performed the roles of Romilda - Serse, Papagena and 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 concert with The Canadian Chamber Choir, I Coristi, Pro Coro Canada, Richard Eaton Singers, 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 and Early Music Alberta.
Jodi's solo albums entitled Tree in a Storm (2007) and Cielos Azules de Ensueños (2018) include her own musical compositions as well as beloved classics. 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.
Jodi is a sought after Vocal and Choral 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.
Career highlights: Soloist of Chants d’Auvergne with the Redwood Symphony (California) and in a variety of performances with Opera Roanoke, Opera Festival di Roma, The Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Edmonton Opera Chorus and Rosebud Theatre. She has performed the roles of Romilda - Serse, Papagena and 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 concert with The Canadian Chamber Choir, I Coristi, Pro Coro Canada, Richard Eaton Singers, 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 and Early Music Alberta.
Jodi's solo albums entitled Tree in a Storm (2007) and Cielos Azules de Ensueños (2018) include her own musical compositions as well as beloved classics. 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.
Jodi is a sought after Vocal and Choral 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.
Upcoming Performances!
Friday, August 23, 2024 @ The Blue Chair, Edmonton
Carrot Coffeehouse, Edmonton Sept. TBA
The Common, Edmonton Oct. 9
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 folk songs, 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 uplifting!
The album is fresh, mellow and uplifting!
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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