Vikki Flawith
IN HER early years, Vikki sang in choirs; played flute, piccolo & trumpet in school bands; took up the guitar & wrote her first folk songs.
A classically-trained lyric mezzo-soprano, she studied privately (Italian method) with maestro Luigi Wood (1991-1996); German-Australian tenor Gerhardt Zeller (1996-2002); soprano Catherine Lewis (2004-2006); & soprano Barbara Livingston (2007-2008). Also coached with conductor Bliss Johnston; attended Master Classes with mezzo soprano Phyllis Mailing; & studied Jazz Improvisation & Performance with Gordon Clements.
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"I really appreciate your attitude and willingness to learn & move forward. You are all the proof I need to know that everything is possible if you take a little advice & work hard." ~ Michael Laskow (President & CEO, Taxi)
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VIKKI'S MUSICAL credits include: Carmen, The Tempest, Lucia di Lammermoor (Pacific Opera Victoria, 03-04), M'alachim (Western Concert Opera); The Magic Flute (Vancouver Academy of Music); Carousel, Brigadoon, La Cage aux Folles (Theatre under the Stars); Faust, Die Mutter (Theatrespace); Hair (Vancouver Musical Theatre); Kiss Me Kate (Victoria Operatic Society); Toad of Toad Hall (West Niner's/Ldn, Eng); and Puss & Boots (Metro Theatre).
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"...Vikki, you're good! Keep writing." ~ John Braheny (Author, 'The Craft & the Business of Songwriting')
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AS AN ARTIST, Vikki's work has been featured on CKRG 89.9 FM Radio Glendon; CKCU 93.1 FM Ottawa; 92.5 FM The X, Kamloops; CBC Radio 3; Free World Radio; Cygnus Radio's 'Goddess Radio' hour; Angelic Music podcasts; and she has been spotlighted on Len Amsterdam TV & Radio, Toronto. Her songs have been released on three CDs: "Waiting for the Bus"; "Friends Around the World - World Peace Compilation"; and "Savary Spirit".
Now an accomplished singer/songwriter and composer/producer, Vikki recently signed several film & television tracks to The Music Library (Studio City, CA) and Harmony Distribution Music (Los Angeles, CA).
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"...Vikki’s eerie, haunting instrumental, 'The Coven', was my number one choice when I was selecting songs to pitch for a documentary on witchcraft." ~ Charles P. Hurowitz (Hopeful Dreamer Music – ASCAP)
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VIKKI'S PASSIONS are creativity, songwriting, writing, teaching, and nature. Besides composing music for film/TV, Vikki gigs with "Easy", a Victoria-based folk trio. She is also a current member of the reserve chorus for Pacific Opera Victoria.
Vikki often mixes sweet, ethereal vocals with a Tolkien-inspired imagination - she has composed dozens of songs and instrumentals inspired by the Lord of the Rings, and now is working on a series of pieces influenced by the legends of Camelot & King Arthur.
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"...'Wilted Heart' is a very beautiful song." ~ Len Amsterdam (Canadian Indie Broadcaster, Len Amsterdam's Country Music Show)
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MEMBER: SOCAN, ASCAP, TAXI, SONGU, The Center for the Promotion of Contemporary Composers (CPCC), Songwriter's Association of Canada, Victoria Songwriting Circle, Angelic Records, Songwriter101, Muse's Muse (Moderator), & Just Plain Folks (Moderator). Vikki Flawith is an officer of Cornerstone Collective Records (CCR).