Christ Church Cathedral, Vancouver
EMV: The Next Generation – A Dedication to Music
Works by: J.S. Bach, Abel, Schubert, Schumann
Artists: Hans Grunwald, baritone; Adrienne Hyde, viola da gamba; Christina Hutten, keyboard
A musical reverie of poignant lyricism and melancholy, incorporating the richness of Adrienne Hyde’s gamba playing, the intensity of Bach’s arias, the flexibility of Hans Grunwald’s baritone, the tenderness of Schubert’s lieder, the introspection of Abel’s music for solo gamba. Such dedication to music offers human connection across generations and centuries.
Generously sponsored by The Graham and Gayle Cooke Foundation
Hans Grunwald, baritone
Hans Grunwald is a 21-year-old Baritone studying under J. Patrick Raftery at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. In his time at UBC, Hans has received name and lead roles in operas directed by professor Nancy Hermiston, and has been a bass in the prestigious University Singers led by conductor Graeme Langager.
Hailing from Santa Cruz in Northern California, Hans was raised in the highly competitive Bay Area. Throughout high school he regularly placed first in NATS competitions and was awarded second overall in Schmidt Vocal Arts’ California high school competition in 2020. Hans studied with Wendy Hillhouse of Stanford University and Mark Bruce up until his graduation. Until his senior year was cut short by COVID-19, Hans was a core member of the Santa Cruz Chorale led by renowned conductor Christian Grube.
In 2022, Hans was a lower division national finalist in the Schmidt Vocal Arts Undergraduate Competition. Later that year, he was awarded a Schubert Fellowship to attend Songfest at the San Francisco Conservatory. Hans studied with professor Cesar Ulloa and performed in masterclasses with Graham Johnson, Martin Katz and several others at Songfest.
Hans’ performance experience includes name roles in Rossini’s Il Viaggio a Reims, Mozart’s le Nozze di Figaro, as well as Giuseppe in Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Gondoliers. These roles were performed without academic credit during his first two years of undergraduate education at UBC. Hans changed his specialization from Opera Performance in the middle of his undergraduate degree in favor of focusing on song repertoire and recital programming. While pursuing a Voice Performance degree, Hans gives recitals and regularly works with renowned coaches Rena Sharon and Andrea Grant.
Adrienne Hyde, viola da gamba
Passionate about honoring and understanding the traditions of all kinds of music, Adrienne Hyde graduated from the Eastman School of Music in May 2020 with a Bachelor’s degree in Cello Performance, studying with Alan Harris.
Adrienne also studied baroque cello, viola da gamba and continuo with Christel Thielmann and Paul O’Dette for all four years of her degree at Eastman. She earned the school's first-awarded Performance Practice Certificate for dedicated study and research in the field of early music. During her time at Eastman, Adrienne was also selected as an inductee into the Pi Kappa Lambda National Music Honor Society for her excellence in academics and music performance. She performs frequently on several instruments, including the modern cello, the baroque cello, a 5-string baroque piccolo cello, bass and treble viola da gamba, and the organ!
Christina Hutten, keyboard
Organist and harpsichordist Christina Hutten has presented recitals in Canada, the United States, and Europe. She performs regularly with Pacific Baroque Orchestra and has appeared as concerto soloist with the Okanagan Symphony, the Vancouver Academy of Music Symphony Orchestra, and the Arizona State University Chamber Orchestra. Christina is also an enthusiastic teacher. She coaches and coordinates the early music ensembles at the University of British Columbia and has given masterclasses and workshops at institutions including the Victoria Baroque Summer Program, Brandon University, the University of Manitoba, Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada’s National Music Centre in Calgary, and the Tafelmusik Baroque Summer Institute. Funded by a generous grant from the Canada Council for the Arts, she pursued historical keyboard studies in Europe with Francesco Cera, François Espinasse, and Bernard Winsemius. She participated in the Britten-Pears Programme, led by Andreas Scholl and Tamar Halperin, for which she was awarded the Loewen Prize. Christina obtained a master’s degree in Organ Performance from Arizona State University under the direction of Kimberly Marshall and an Advanced Certificate in Harpsichord Performance from the University of Toronto, where she studied with Charlotte Nediger. She is now a doctoral candidate in musicology at UBC.