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Described as having “the
perfect baroque voice” (Seattle Times),
soprano Yulia Van Doren has been receiving much attention in her young career,
especially for her work in baroque music, and is regularly engaged with many of
the leading North American early music festivals and ensembles. In the 2009-2010
season, Ms. Van Doren returns to the Phoenix Symphony, American Bach Soloists,
and Mercury Baroque, and debuts with the Asheville Symphony and the UC Davis
Symphony Orchestra. She makes her European debut in Budapest with the Hungarian
Radio Symphony Orchestra in Barber’s
Knoxville: Summer of 1915 and tours to Moscow with Mark Morris Dance
Group’s Dido and Aeneas.
Baroque
chamber music also figures prominently in her schedule this season, including
tours with ensembles Les Voix Baroques and Harmonious Blacksmith, as well as a
concert with internationally renowned ensemble Tragicomedia. Ms. Van Doren received her Master’s degree in 2008
from Bard College as a member of soprano Dawn Upshaw’s innovative new graduate
program. While in school she balanced a busy professional career, including
debuts with the Cincinnati Symphony, Boston Early Music Festival, Seattle
Baroque Orchestra, Portland Baroque Orchestra, Pacific Symphony,
and Mark Morris Dance Group. Ms.
Van Doren has been awarded top prizes in the International Bach Vocal
Competition, the American Bach Soloists' Competition, and joined
the Astral Artists roster as a winner of its 2009 National Auditions.