Leslie Opatril Upcoming Performances

Welcome!

My name is Leslie Opatril and I am a Canadian musical artist. An alumna of the Victoria Conservatory of Music and Camosun College, I have completed both a Bachelor of Music at the University of Ottawa and a Master of Music in Composition at the University of British Columbia.

I am thrilled to have had pieces programmed by the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, Symphony New Brunswick, North/South Chamber Orchestra (New York, NY), Sidney Classical Orchestra (Sidney, BC), Elysian Trio, and High Notes Flute Choir. An Associate Composer of the Canadian Music Centre, I have been commissioned by the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery, Kamloops Art Gallery, and Elysian Trio.

In particular, I have a love for acoustic music in the classical tradition from solo though chamber to orchestral repertoire. I am continuously expanding my skill-set as a composer, musician, and educator in and around this wondrous realm and have the ultimate goal of touching and enriching lives with the services of music.

Browse at your leisure and feel free to contact me if you have any questions! I will update this site regularly.

Performances of Compositions

March 2021 - Sunshine on Snow, Beth Orson, oboe.
Online concert released Mar. 27, 2021.
Recorded in St. Phillip's Church, Vancouver, BC. Mar. 24 2021.
(go to 47:20 for Sunshine on Snow, or enjoy the whole concert! It's one of several concerts hosted by Vancouver Pro Musica which feature programs of all BC composers!)

April 2020 - Whisky Jack, Conductor Nadège Footfat and Symphony New Brunswick.
25th: Imperial Theatre, Saint John, NB. 7:30 pm.
26th: Capitol Theatre, Moncton, NB. 2 pm.
28th: The Playhouse, Fredericton, NB. 2 pm.
CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC

March 19th, 2020 - To Ignite a Star, Elysian Trio.
Pyatt Hall, VSO School of Music, Vancouver, BC. 7:30 pm.
CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC

February 9th, 2020 - Disquiet, High Notes Flute Choir.
St. Elizabeth's Catholic Church, Sidney, BC. 2:30 pm.

November 29th, 2019 - Capricious Zephyrs, UBC Contemporary Players.
Barnett Hall, UBC School of Music, Vancouver, BC. 12 pm.

November 24th, 2019 - To Ignite a Star, Elysian Trio.
Western Front, 303 8 Ave. E., Vancouver, BC. 4 pm.

November 24th, 2019 - Disquiet, High Notes Flute Choir.
9691 4th St., Sidney, BC. 2 pm.

April 3rd, 2019 - Capricious Zephyrs. UBC Contemporary Players.
Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery, Vancouver, BC.

March 25th, 2019 - Capricious Zephyrs. UBC Contemporary Players.
Barnett Hall, UBC School of Music, Vancouver, BC.

March 21st, 2019 - Rondette. Ken Lin, Laine Longton, Michael Park.
Pyatt Hall, VSO School of Music, Vancouver, BC.

February 10th, 2019 - Mountain Eddies. Max Lifchitz.
National Opera Center's Placido Domingo Hall, Manhattan, NY.

June 19th, 2018 - Caldera. Conductor Max Lifchitz and the North/South Chamber Orchestra.
Christ & St. Stephen's Church, Manhattan, NY.

January 30th, 2018 - Whisky Jack. Conductor Julian Pellicano and the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra.
Winnipeg New Music Festival.
Centennial Concert Hall, Winnipeg, MB.

June 20th, 2017 - Tangled Thoughts. Conductor Max Lifchitz, the North/South Chamber Orchestra, and soloist Mary Byrne.
Christ & St. Stephen's Church, Manhattan, NY.

May 19th, 2017 - Caldera. Conductor Stephen Brown and the Sidney Classical Orchestra.
St. Elizabeth's Catholic Church, Sidney, BC.

March 11th, 2016 - Tangled Thoughts. Conductor Stephen Brown, the Sidney Classical Orchestra, and soloist Mary Byrne.
St. Elizabeth's Catholic Church, Sidney, BC.