Music Faculty at SUNY Plattsburgh - Sophie Bjerke

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Music Faculty - Sophie Bjerke

Adjunct Lecturer

Sophie Bjerke has performed in solo recital and ensemble across Canada, with Pro Musica Society of Vancouver's symphony orchestra, The Early Music Society of Vancouver, and the Charlottetown Confederation Centre Concert Ensemble. Her special interest in presenting forgotten music, has resulted in several premieres. Among these is her more recent North American premiere of songs which were repressed during the Nazi regime, sponsored by the Polish Jewish Foundation of Montreal, held at Pollack Hall (McGill). Besides the traditional languages of the Art Song genre, Ms Bjerke has presented works in Polish, Yiddish, Norwegian, Swedish, and Danish. As a change from the traditional stage, Ms Bjerke ventured into the Grand Canyon to take part in a National Geographic documentary ("The Rock Art of Rattle Snake Gulch"), providing the voice-over for the film. Under the auspices of the Leonardo Project (Concordia University, Montreal), she was the featured soprano soloist in a documentary on the Project ("Shaping the Invisible"). Her unique approach to teaching voice was developed in conjunction with her contribution to the research team's study in Science, Music, and Human Potential. She is active as a Center Representative for the Royal American Conservatory Examinations (RACE), and currently joins the Faculty of Music at Plattsburgh State University of New York.

Education

• Graduate Diploma in Advanced Music Performance Studies, Concordia University
• Bachelor of Music, University of British Columbia
• College of Examiners, Royal Conservatory of Music of Toronto

Teaching Area

• Voice

Performances

• Soprano Soloist
  • Pro Musica Society of Vancouver
  • The Early Music Society of Vancouver
  • The Charlottetown Confederation Centre
• Voice-Over, The Rock Art of Rattle Snake Gulch , National Geographic documentary
• Soprano soloist, Shaping The Invisible, the Leonardo Project at Concordia University, Montreal

Professional Affiliations

• Certified Adjudicator, College of Examiners, Royal Conservatory of Music

Contact Sophie Bjerke

Office: Myers Fine Arts 114B
Phone: (518) 564-4667
E-mail: bjerkesp@plattsburgh.edu