Helen Pridmore, singer and sound artist

Helen Pridmore is a singer and a sound artist, focused on contemporary scored music, experimental music and improvisation. With a voice described as "acrobatic, finely-tuned and characterful" (UK composer Michael Finnissy), and with an “impressively extended technical and stylistic range” (The Whole Note), she loves to explore new sounds and try vocal experiments. Helen has performed across Canada and the US, including a solo appearance at Carnegie Hall, as well as in Europe, Mexico and Japan. She’s worked with a wonderful array of artists, ranging from purely classical to extremely experimental. Helen can be heard on a number of recordings, including “…between the shore and the ships” (Canadian Music Centre release), which won an East Coast Music Award in 2013.

Helen also writes music, for herself and others. In her current home of Saskatoon (Treaty 6 Territory) she leads several community music groups and continues her performing career, presenting both composed and improvised works for voice and occasionally piano as well.  For more information, see www.helenpridmore.ca