Producer and Director...

Karen has been producing and directing performances and performance series for over seven years. She currently produces these series, including:

• The New Arts Audience Projects, Vancouver Public Library, sponsored by the UBC Learning Exchange
• Night Before the Opera, Vancouver Opera, sponsored by the UBC Learning Exchange
• The Art of Listening, Silk Purse Art Gallery, West Vancouver

• Hycroft Recital Series, University Women's Club
• Friday Noon Hours @ Main Library, University of British Columbia
• Eine kleine Lunch musik, Vancouver Art Gallery
• Inner City Concert Series, UBC Learning Exchange in the Downtown Eastside
• Music Appreciation 101, UBC Learning Exchange in the Downtown Eastside

Karen, dark and gothic
after "If Nightmares Could Sing"

She has also been an essential part of presenting several theater and art song hybrid performances, including:

• "A Day of Song": Songs of the Heart, Songs of the Hearth, and Songs of the Earth (Festival Vancouver, 2001)
• "Waiting for Gertrude", (The International Writers' Festival, 2001 and Norman Rothstein Theater, 2002)
• "Song Circle Cafe": Venice 1803, Vienna 1903, and Vancouver 2003 (Festival Vancouver, 2003)
• "If Nightmares Could Sing": A Hallowe'en Concert (Vancouver Art Gallery and The Silk Purse Gallery, 2003)
• "The Schubert Plus Series" (Festival Vancouver, 2003)

If you'd like a special performance for your special event, Karen is happy to consult with you about your needs. She can assist with selecting repertoire appropriate to your theme and finding musicians capable of performing it. If desired, she can even arrange a theatrical performance, complete with a custom script written specifically for your event!