Dory Hayley, soprano
Soprano Dory Hayley is recognized as a leading voice in Canada’s contemporary and experimental music scene. She has been a soloist with the Vancouver Island Symphony, the Allegra Chamber Orchestra, the Turning Point Ensemble, the Lions Gate Sinfonia, and Capriccio Basel, appeared in recital across four continents, and commissioned and premiered an ever-expanding catalogue of nearly 100 new works.
Praised for her “very personal creative power” (Badener Zeitung) and her “amazing coloratura skills” (Opera Canada), she has performed in festivals such as Sonic Boom, Modulus Festival, the Happening Festival, New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival, Gulangyu Autumn Festival (China), Performer’s Voice Symposium (Singapore), and Festival Atempo (Venezuela), and with organizations like the SMCQ, Chants Libres, CIRMMT, Codes d’accès, Vancouver New Music, Little Chamber Music, the Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra, and the Land’s End Ensemble.
An avid and adventurous collaborator, her performances have ranged from early music to free improvisation. She is a member of the Erato Ensemble, the Broadwood Duo, and the Hayley-Laufer Duo, and has recorded with Postcommodity, Sun Belt, and the Negative Zed ensemble. She is the Artistic Co-Director of the Blueridge Chamber Music Festival.
Dory’s rich childhood experiences with the Vancouver Bach Children’s Chorus and Youth Choir inspired her to pursue music as a career. Since then, she has sung with ensembles including the UBC University Singers, Westerkerkkoor, Josquin Singers, and the chorus of the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal. She is thrilled to have the chance to perform with outstanding musicians of the Vancouver Chamber Choir.
