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Nate Ben-Horin
Nate Ben-Horin divides his time as a pianist and vocal coach between the US and Canada. He recently completed a 10-month residency with Opera Columbus, where he was also an adjunct professor at Capital University. He has worked widely in his native San Francisco Bay Area, including multiple seasons with West Edge Opera as a repetiteur, continuo harpsichordist, recitalist and choir director. He completed his education at McGill University under Michael McMahon and Stephen Hargreaves, and supplemented his training at Highlands Opera Studio, Lachine Vocal Academy and the CoOperative Program. He formerly served as a staff pianist and assistant choir director at UC Berkeley.
Current engagements include a full season of shows with Opera Columbus, and music staff appointments with Sewanee Summer Music Festival and Wexford Festival Opera. Alongside soprano Jaclyn Grossman he is the co-founder, pianist, and composer/arranger of Likht Ensemble, a duo dedicated to music from the Holocaust. Of his work there, reviewer Lynn Slotkin wrote, "Nate Ben-Horin is a graceful pianist and a gifted arranger.”
Jaclyn Grossman
Jaclyn Grossman is a dramatic soprano, administrator, and facilitator passionate about fostering community and connection in opera. Jaclyn empowers artists to take control of their careers, with much of her work centering around providing artists with a platform for skills discovery and development. She is currently the Program Coordinator for Opera 5’s Portfolio Artist Internship and was the creator/facilitator the Association for Opera in Canada’s RBC Fellowship/Mentorship Program and LINK Artist Workshop Series. Jaclyn is the founder of the Phoenix Leadership Project, a Canadian charity that provided youth leadership training opportunities. She has been a featured speaker with Opera InReach, TedX McGill, and the Marigold Music Programs. Jaclyn's leadership in this area has impacted the trajectories of countless Canadian artists and will continue as she expands her niche administrative practice.
A proud co-founder of Likht Ensemble, Jaclyn is passionate about sharing music by Jewish artists from the Holocaust and educating about Jewish representation in opera. Likht’s concert and educational work has been shared with organizations such as the Canadian Opera Company, the Chattanooga Symphony, and Pacific Opera Victoria.
As a soprano, Jaclyn’s 2024-2025 season includes exciting debuts as Brünnhilde (Die Walküre), Edmonton Opera, and Nedda (Pagliacci) and Nella (Gianni Schicchi), Opera Kelowna. Recent credits include Freia (Das Rheingold), Edmonton Opera, and the Soprano Soloist (Beethoven’s 9th Symphony) with the Buffalo Philharmonic under JoAnn Falletta. She recently completed the Rebanks Fellowship at Toronto’s RCM, and residencies with Pacific Opera Victoria, the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, and Britten Pears Arts.