Stages Presents - Best and Brightest at UofT: Spotlight on Students Concert

Presented by Hart House Music Committee

Details: Stages is thrilled to present a concert that highlights the talents of the emergent musicians that are members of the U of T student body.  Featuring U of T Idol finalists Alyssa Curto and Nerissa Bradley as they exercise their vocal chops with high energy bands Hot Arcade and On Everest this concert promises to be the hot ticket of the night.

When: Thursday March 15, 2012 at 8pm

Where: Arbor Room, Hart House

Cost: FREE!

Alyssa Curto has been singing before she could talk and dancing before she could walk. She has a passion for all genres and styles of music from rock to pop to jazz to theatre, to opera and back again. She currently studies Vocal Performance at the University of Toronto and has performed on many stages both in Toronto and in her hometown of Hamilton. Some of her stage credits include Rizzo (Grease), Liesl (The Sound of Music), Gigi (Miss Saigon), Belle (Beauty and the Beast) and Tzeitel (Fiddler on the Roof) to name a few. She hopes to continue singing and one day become a world renowned performer. "Respira Libero!"

Nerissa Bradley is a 21 year old Trinity College student whose singing career began at the tender age of six. Always having a passion for music and performance, she went on to receive piano lessons and vocal training and has competed in regional Kiwanis competitions in her hometown of Windsor Ontario, winning several awards. She's also performed in many musical theatre productions, and has participated in several community choirs. 

Her musical style is far reaching- classical, from early training, jazz, gospel, soul, and R&B. She has  a passion for music of all kinds especially soul and jazz, having served as the Jazz a Vocalist for her high school Jazz Band. At U of T  she has been an active Varsity anthem singer for three years and sang with the U of T Gospel Choir in 2008-2009. She performs annually at the Trinity College Cabaret and campus coffeehouses. Her greatest accomplishment was singing at Carnegie Hall with her choir in 2009. Above all, she sings from the heart.