Christmas Concerts: "Tidings of Comfort and Joy" 2026

Preston Smith completed BMus in vocal performance studying with Yoriko Tanno-Kimmons. He’s a winner of many awards and prizes from vocal competitions and auditions locally and Provincially. He is also trained operatically, in the Shooting Stars operatic showcases which gave him an opportunity to work with renowned directors and musicians such as Michael Cavanagh, Stuart Hamilton and Guillermo Siva-Marin. His roles have included Lensky, Cavaradossi, Rudolfo, Manrico, Don Carlos, Eisenstein to name a few. In Oratorio, he was engaged to sing tenor solo in the Messiah with Divertimento orchestra, and the tenor soloist in Vivaldi’s Magnificat for the Kanata Choral Society. Preston has also created his own concert series, Musica Muchissimo. Alongside the talented Jennifer Olenic, branded as Prestonino and Jenshka, the next concert is planned for December, 2026. Preston has recently been training as a Bartender, hoping to use this as a job to support himself wherever he can. Now teaching at West End School of music, he plans on continuing his career as an opera singer in Europe.