Ingemar Korjus
Voice
Associate Professor and Head of vocal sector, School of Music
Office: Pérez 402A
Telephone: 613-562-5800, ext. 3423
E-mail: kkorjus@uOttawa.ca
Ingemar Korjus, bass-baritone, teacher, adjudicator was born in Stockholm, of Estonian parents. His parents emigrated to Canada in 1952 and settled in Toronto, where Korjus studied voice with Megan Rutledge. He is an ARCT (Associate, Royal Conservatory of Music) performance 1970, ARCT teaching 1971. He also studied with Erik Werba in Vienna and Hans Hotter in Munich and with Pierrette Alarie and Léopold Simoneau in San Francisco. Read more
University degrees
1971 – Diploma, Hochschule Für Musik, University of Vienna
1970 – ARCT Performer's and Teacher's, Royal Conservatory of Music
Field of interest
- Voice
- German art song
- Oratorio
Courses taught
- Voice
- Opera workshop
- Vocal performance skills
Awards and achievements
Numerous scholarships.
Canada Council Grants.
CBC Competition -1st Prize.
International Vocalists' Competition, Hertogenbosch - 1st Prize.
Munich International Competition - 2nd Prize.
Hugo Wolf Competition - 2nd Prize.
Member of the Deutsche Oper am Rhein, Canadian Opera Company.
CBC Broadcasts.
Soloist with major orchestras in Canada.
Co-Artistic Director of the Opera Lyra Ottawa Young Artist' Program.
Adjudicator at many music festivals.
Masterclasses in Montreal, Toronto, Chicago.
Jury member for Canada Council for the Arts, Ontario Arts Council and Ottawa Regional Arts Grants.
