Catherine Robbin
York University
Canada

Catherine Robbin, one of Canada's best known mezzo-sopranos, established an international reputation beginning with her debut in 1972, performing with leading conductors throughout the world. At ease in a wide range of vocal music she was particularly noted for her interpretations of Baroque and Romantic repertoire. Having had an illustrious international performing career with numerous operatic appearances, concert and recital performances and recordings, Catherine has now stepped back from performance and is the Director of Classical Vocal studies at York University in Toronto, although she participates in faculty recitals at York and occasionally makes guest appearances with a few of the concert organizations with which she has been particularly associated. She is often called upon to adjudicate and to give masterclasses at universities across Canada and for young artists intensive programs such as Torontos Summer Opera Lyric Theatre.
Catherine is President of the Canadian Aldeburgh Foundation, an organization that supports young Canadian artists studying and performing in the Britten-Pears Young Artists program in the UK. She is the president of the Ontario Chapter of the National Association of Teachers of Singing and an honorary patron of The Toronto Childrens Chorus, The Womens Musical Club of Toronto, The Aldeburgh Connection and the Pax Christi Chorale. Catherine was appointed an Office of the Order of Canada in 2011.