Music is such a big part of summers at Naramata Centre - morning music and weekly concerts bring people together.
We’re excited for a number of talented musicians to join us this summer. Bring a lawn chair or a blanket and enjoy live music in a beautiful setting.
Weekly concerts take place on the Columbia Lawn on Thursdays from 7 - 8 p.m.
July 15 - 19
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Kat Goheen is so pleased to return to Naramata this summer in musical leadership! She brings high energy to musical offerings of all ages and hopes to enhance your week at Naramata through singing, movement, and rest brought by music. She is both classically trained in voice and strings, and is also an improvisational and collaborative musician through her Celtic band, The Seabillys. She enjoys creating music and poetry and hopes that being in this beautiful space will inspire everyone’s creativity! Along with musical expression, she is a minister and spiritual director, and just walked the Camino de Santiago.
July 22 - 26
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Yanti Sharples is a wise soul with a powerful love for life whose lifelong aspiration has been to build strength, hope and community through the shared human experience of music. Through writing, singing, playing instruments, and teaching, Yanti shares her unique frequency with her fans and students. Yanti believes that the vibrations we emit from our bodies are the best medicine for what ails us. She aims to keep encouraging positive change in her environment by leading by example, as she is driven to make a difference in the world.
For two decades, Yanti has performed locally in many different combos and venues. From jazz standards at weddings or retirement homes to rock ballads for fundraisers, either live or karaoke, Yanti has a diverse range of vocal talents. Yanti plays the ukulele, cello and shaker.
July 29 - August 2 and August 5 - 9
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rEvolve is a group of conscientious musicians offering an innovative experience which integrates music, guided movement, inspiring poetry, and an inclusive & intergenerational context to nurture Heart, Body, Spirit, and connection to Earth and Ecology. Since 2003 rEvolve has been sought as community builders, entertainers, motivators, and musical animators at numerous large and small conferences and events across Canada. Their concerts have attracted enthusiastic crowds, while their energy and message continues to reach an ever-expanding audience through their recordings and songbooks. rEvolve is impacting communities of all ages through music, movement, celebration and inspiration. With a focus on composing original works, rEvolve's Rock, Folk, and World Music influenced repertoire is stylistically diverse. They frequently revel in beautiful A Cappella vocals, African rhythm & chant, and anything that "grooves".
August 19 - 23
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Lonnie Delisle is a choral composer, the Artistic Director of the award-nominated Universal Gospel Choir, the Musician in Residence at Vancouver School of Theology and an Arranger/Curator for Cypress Choral Music. Lonnie enjoys taking on various music directing and theatrical projects. He has been the music director for two productions with the Children Theatre of Richmond, he spent four seasons as music director for the Jewish Community Centre’s “Gotta Sing! Gotta Dance!” musical theatre summer program, and in 2019 Lonnie received a Jesse award nomination for “Outstanding Choir Direction” for his work in Pacific Theatre’s “The Christians.” Lonnie is thrilled to be back for his 4th summer as Music Lead at Naramata Centre, and he’s very excited to experience his first Music Week as the director of the Choral Program.
July 8 - 12
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Heidi McCurdy is an award-winning singer/songwriter, sound healer, holistic voice coach, and Expressive Arts Therapist. She is passionate about holding space for others to explore their voices and discover the magic, mystery, and medicine of Music.
As a singer, Heidi is known for her warm, soulful voice, and her ability to tune into the music of the moment. Her original songs have received awards and been featured on TV and national radio, and she has performed at jazz, wine and world music festivals and venues throughout Canada and Europe.
When teaching singing, sound healing, or expressive arts, Heidi creates a sacred space for expression with her singing bowls, shruti box, frame drum, and vocal looper. Students appreciate the safety she creates in her groups which emphasize self-compassion and exploration in a “mistake-free zone.”
Having cultivated her own intimate relationship with the Muse, Heidi is a believer in the healing power of Music, and the beautiful ways it connects us more deeply with ourselves, each other, and the Earth.
She loves to guide others to free their authentic voice and creativity, and her online singing workshops have drawn hundreds of participants from around the world. In all of her music and facilitation, Heidi aims to live in service to the Muse, and to the re-wilding of our creative souls.
August 12 - 16
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Vancouver Island singer-songwriter Sylvia Humble has returned to the stage with a passion after shelving her dream for 20 years to focus on career and family. Sparked by a health crisis, she left her government cubicle, picked up her ukulele, and discovered that her purpose in life is to help others liberate their voice and sing in harmony, imperfectly! Sylvia now delights audiences with her pure, heartfelt vocals and ukulele strumming, and is known for getting audiences singing. Her inspirations range from Joni Mitchell to Coco Love Alcorn, and her original songs are uplifting and personal.
In 2021, Sylvia founded a fun and informal community choir called Sing Again, where she teaches harmony singing by ear, that has grown to serve Nanaimo, Nanoose Bay, and Parksville. She also leads community singing events, flash mobs, and vocal workshops and concerts with other songwriters.
Check out Sylvia’s work at www.youtube.com/@sylviahumblemusic
