The Elektra Board of Directors is thrilled to announce that Cassie Luftspring has been chosen to succeed co-founder Morna Edmundson as Artistic Director. Read the full announcement on the elektra website here.
“We are unbelievably excited to announce Cassie Luftspring as our next Artistic Director, states Elektra’s President, Stephanie Stephenson. “Elektra undertook an intensive process to identify the right person to steward the choir into this next chapter and we were so happy to discover that the person we were looking for was already within our membership. Cassie is a phenomenal musician and has been a valued member of our soprano section for several years. She already has excellent insight into who we are as an organization and I have no doubt that Elektra will continue to thrive under Cassie’s leadership.”
Luftspring is a multi-talented musician with a passion for conducting, composing, singing, and playing the piano. With deep roots in the local choral scene, Cassie’s contributions extend beyond Elektra, serving as the Director of Choral Studies at the Vancouver Academy of Music and the Artistic Director of the British Columbia Girls Choir. Throughout her career, Cassie has held conducting positions with a variety of prestigious organizations, including the Vancouver Youth Choir, Vancouver Children’s Choir, Toronto Children’s Chorus, and more. As a professional choral singer, she leads the soprano section of the Vancouver Bach Choir and has performed with renowned groups such as musica intima and the Vancouver Chamber Choir.
“I’m thrilled and honoured to step into the role of Artistic Director of this beloved choral organisation, building on the choir’s strong foundation and continuing to facilitate growth and connection with our community – locally and globally – in new and exciting ways,” says Luftspring. “Having sung in Elektra for the last several years makes this appointment all the more meaningful; I’m tremendously grateful for Morna’s mentorship and inspired leadership, and I can’t wait to share more about Elektra’s future plans!”
Outgoing Artistic Director Morna Edmundson is excited by the choice of her successor. She states, “Cassie is just the right person to write the next chapter of Elektra’s story. She understands from every angle what the audiences and the choral world look for from this choir. The singers love her and are in great hands!”
Elektra has sung to sold-out houses at every performance of this final season under Edmundson’s direction, and pre-sales for the season-closing Legacy concerts (May 25 at Surrey’s Church of the Good Shepherd, and May 31 at Vancouver’s Christ Church Cathedral) are trending the same way.
Featuring Morna’s “desert island playlist” of Canadian works commissioned by Elektra over the years and including three premieres, Legacy will be a fitting tribute to a champion of Canadian composers and music. Tickets are available at elektra.ca.
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