Janel Lucyk
Janelle LucykJanelle Lucyk is a leading figure in a new generation of Canadian artists specializing in early music and its historically informed performance, bringing ideas from conception to performance.
She graduated with distinction from the Royal Conservatory of Brussels, Belgium, where she premiered Lux Aeterna, written for her and the Brussels Chamber Choir by Jan Moeyaert, and founded Voces Desuper, an ensemble that has performed in the magnificent Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula and at the Te Deum ceremony for the King of Belgium. She holds a Master of Arts in Management from Durham University (UK) and was awarded the role of Susanna in Durham Opera's The Marriage of Figaro, for which she received the Music Durham Award for Best Soloist.Janelle is the artistic and administrative director of Musique Royale, a music presenter based in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, that enriches the historic spaces of this spectacular Maritime province by sharing early music and more. She performs across Canada in festivals and with ensembles such as Per Sonatori, Theatre of Early Music, Ménestrel, Aureas Voces, and Ensemble Caprice. She has been a soloist in unforgettable performances of Baroque masterpieces under the direction of five-time Grammy Award-winning conductor Paul Halley.Kerry Bursey is a tenor and plucked string instrumentalist from Montreal, active in the early music scene in Canada and abroad. His voice is prized for its precise and luminous quality, and he is a sought-after lutenist and guitarist who has dedicated himself to the unusual practice of self-accompaniment in early and folk music from the traditions of the Northwest.