LOUISE ASHDOWN

Mezzo Soprano

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Canadian mezzo-soprano Louise Ashdown is quickly gaining recognition for her warm presence, rich timbre, and expressiveness.

Excelling as both a soloist and choral singer, Louise has featured in works by Bach, Vivaldi, Mozart, Vaughan Williams, and more. She regularly sings with Kantos Chamber Choir and recently completed a choral scholarship with the Oxford Bach Soloists.

Louise has a passion for connecting with others through music, leading Songs and Stories sessions for parents and babies as well as singing sessions for those living with dementia and their families/carers.

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Such a pleasure to sing the alto solos in Dvorak's Stabat Mater last weekend with Ilkley and Otley Choral Societies!

We had such a lovely Memory Café meets My First Notes session on Wednesday! 🎶🎹 We learned about the piano, sang some springtime songs, and shared lots of smiles.

📸 Thank you to @timeastonco for these lovely photos from our session in Nov 2024

Looking forward to some lovely music making this month! 🏵

Such a lovely Songs & Stories session this morning! We explored faces/emotions while celebrating diversity, surrounded by the gorgeous works of @yinkashonibarestudio

'Ritual Ecstasy of the Modern' is on at @thebasegreenham until 23rd February! 🖼

SPACE: The Sounds of the Stars 🌟

Had such a blast working in this project with @kantoschoir and @manchestercamerata!🚀🪐

Such a joy to sing Bach's Christmas Oratorio with @oxfordbach for the third year in a row! The perfect way to start 2025 🤩

Happy New Year! ✨️ Looking forward to all that 2025 has in store!

Lovely to sing in this gorgeous hall for yesterday's Messiah in Stoke-on-Trent!

@kantoschoir
@manchestercamerata

Whirlwind of a weekend with @kantoschoir ✨️

☑️ Home Alone in Concert at @bridgewaterhall
☑️ 4am wakeup to sing on @bbcradio3 and @bbcbreakfast in a bird hide at @wwtmartinmere
☑️ Messiah at @themonasterymcr with @manchestercamerata and the best alto team

Christmas is upon us! 🎄 Here's what I have coming up in December (plus a sneaky November addition)

Always a blast to sing movie music for @rglivetickets concerts with @kantoschoir 🤩

The Music of Zimmer vs Williams
10th November 2024 - Empire Theatre, Liverpool

What's on this month! ✨️

*Correction: the conductor for Zimmer vs. Williams will be Michael Bawtree

That's a wrap on an incredible week and a half with @kantoschoir and our 'In your dreams' programme! 🎉
We managed to squeeze in a 4-concert tour around the North West and 2.5 days of recording with @delphian_records

So grateful for this lovely bunch and these amazing experiences! 🥰

Had so much fun today at the first of 3 tree-themed Songs and Stories sessions running alongside the Kurt Jackson: Oak exhibition @thebasegreenham this Autumn 🥰🌳

See you for more on 19th Oct & 16th Nov!

Lovely to be back depping at Christ Church Cathedral after the summer break. Will never get tired of these views! 😍

Coming up this month! 🍂

@thebasegreenham
@kantoschoir

A couple clips from last week's inter-generational Memory Café meets My First Notes session Had such a lovely time! 💙

@cornexchange

Grateful to be inside on this rainy, rainy day! Singing for a lovely wedding @oxford.oratory

Final Songs and Stories of OTTOPIA at @thebasegreenham ✅

Such a fun couple of sessions and such a cool exhibition! Definitely check it out if you can (on until 29th Aug).

Lovely sessions coming up this month! 🌻

#newbury #cornexchange #music #dementiafriends #mezzo #mezzosoprano #opera #musicaltheatre #ukulele #classicalsinger

I've been terrible at actually posting what I've been up to, but had the absolute joy of singing for the wedding of one of my dearest friends at the end of June and it was such a magical day!

Festive scenes from the past week 🎄

23/12 Christmas Oratorio with @oxfordbach at New College Chapel, Oxford
25/12 Christmas morning at the @oxford.oratory
30/12 Zimmer vs Williams with @rglive1 @kantoschoir and the London Concert Orchestra at Symphony Hall, Birmingham

Fab day to sing music from Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, Chronicles of Narnia, The Witcher, and beyond! Having the best time 😁
@kantoschoir @rglive1

Had so much fun recording with @kantoschoir today for Rosie the Musical!

Love getting to sing with friends! ❤

(I promise I didn't wear that for the concert!)

#mezzosoprano #bach #alto #markuspassion #newcollege #oxford

Two more days! 🤩 Can't wait to join @newcollegeschool and @instruments_of_time_and_truth for this beautiful work!

If you're around, please do come along and enjoy this lesser-known Bach Passion!

#bach #oratorio #passion #alto #mezzosoprano #mezzo #stmarkpassion #markuspassion #oxford #newcollege

Very grateful to have been a soloist last Sunday in the final concert of our Bach Motet series! @oxfordbach

Here's a clip of the aria 'In deine Hände' from BWV 106 (Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit) with the wonderful @donal.mccann on organ.

Looking forward to St John Passion with @oxfordbach on Good Friday, but first St Mark Passion with @newcollegeschool and @instruments_of_time_and_truth on 25th March! 🤩

#bach #earlymusic #oxford #oxfordmusic #oxfordbachsoloists #mezzosoprano #alto #classicalsinger

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