CONSERVATORY of MUSIC

Svetlana Sech

PRIVATE LESSONS | VOICE

conservatory instructor
My goal is to provide you with a fun, inspirational environment that will expand your singing skills and make your voice lessons the highlight of your day.

About

Svetlana Sech is a professionally trained opera singer and teacher. Beauty of voice and technical accomplishments are the hallmarks of her performances on stage. Her specialty is the Bel Canto Technique – a technique that offers versatility in voice and allows you to sound like an opera singer one minute, and a rock or pop singer the next. Once the bel canto technique is demystified, one can take the singing world by storm and she is there to guide her students through that adventure. She has acquired the bel canto technique of singing by working with world-renowned singers, voice teachers, and coaches.

After receiving her Bachelor of Music at the State Music Academy in Lviv (1993,Ukraine), she continued her training at the Merola Opera Program in San Francisco (1994) and with Professor Mary Morrison and Stuart Hamilton in Toronto (1995-1999).

Over the years, Svetlana sang with many opera companies and symphonies in Canada, the US, and Ukraine. She has also performed as a solo guest with many choirs including Richard Eaton Singers, Vancouver Bach Choir, and Pro Coro.

Svetlana is also an experienced educator. She has been teaching at the Conservatory of Music MacEwan University since 2002 and received her Bachelor of Education at Concordia University (2003).

“The human voice is the most beautiful instrument of all, but it is the most difficult to play."" - Richard Strauss"

Lessons

Svetlana teaches private voice lessons online and in-person at the Alberta College Campus during weekday evenings. Lessons are available for ages 15 to adult, from beginner to advanced levels. Styles include classical, opera, musical theatre, and Bel Canto. 

Svetlana's extensive singing knowledge, skills, and experience in both singing and teaching, creates a rich learning environment for students.

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Education

  • Bachelor of Education, Concordia University, Alberta
  • Bachelor of Music, Lviv State Music Academy, Ukraine

Performances / compositions / recordings

Most notable performances include:

  • Donna Anna, Zerlina in Mozart’s Don Giovanni | Mozart-Western Opera Theatre
  • Musetta in Puccini’s La Boheme | Vancouver Opera
  • Micaela in Bizet’s Carmen | Calgary Opera, Kingston Symphony, Lviv Opera (Ukraine)
  • Roxolana in Sichinsky’s Roxolana | Canadian Ukrainian Opera Association
  • Volkhova in Rimsky-Korsakov’s Sadko | Toronto Opera in Concert
  • Exultate Jubilate, Mozart | Edmonton Symphony, Regina Symphony
  • Deutsches Requiem, Brahms | Niagara and Oshawa Symphonies

Recordings include:

  • Wednesday @ Winspear (90.9 CBC radio)
  • Sacred Dnipro by V. Kikta (Canadian Ukrainian Opera Association)

Awards / grants / fellowships

  • Winner of the Irving Guttman Foundation Award and received grants from the Gropper Memorial Fund, and the Alberta Foundation for the Arts.

Professional associations and memberships

  • NATS-National Association of Teachers of Singing
  • Alberta Teachers Association
  • Canadian Actor’s Equity Association
Svetlana is the instructor to go to if you seek to achieve a beautiful, brilliant tone in voice and establish a solid foundation in operatic vocal technique. Svetlana is meticulous and brings out the best in you. I appreciate this aspect of her teaching because she helps you recognize flaws in technique and guides you to the correct technique, and this helps build your foundation for singing. She has invaluable experience that really help foster healthy vocal production and development, and nurtures growth in young artists.
Katherine, Voice Student
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