Kyrie Kristmanson (born 1989 or 1990) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist and trumpeter. Born in Ottawa, Ontario, she has lived in Ontario,

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, New Brunswick,

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and in France. Since appearing at the 2006

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at the age of fifteen, Kristmanson has performed widely in Canada and Europe. Her performances have been broadcast nationally in Canada by CBC Radio 2, and in France by

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and by

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("White Sessions"). She received a B.Hum. Honours degree in humanities and music from

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in 2010.

Musical career

She has released three albums as a solo artist, incorporating

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and classical influences into her musical style. She performs in English and French, and has toured widely in France since launching her third album ''Origin of Stars'' ( No Format!/

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, 2010) at the Eglise Saint-Eustache in Paris. She began her ongoing research of

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music and poetry, and particularly the female medieval troubadour tradition, during a year spent studying at the

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. Her poetry chapbook ''Myths of the Body'' was published by In/Words Magazine and Press in September 2008, and she has contributed texts to

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's ''

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'' (Douglas and MacInyre, 2009) and ''Folk Prints'' magazine. She was commissioned to write songs for CBC programs including ''A Continent Ago'', inspired by writer

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, created for ''

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''. She also contributed two songs, "Land" and "Talk", to Sound and Inspiration II, a show in which the

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performed Robert Schumann's "Piano Quintet in E flat", followed by pop and rock musicians – including Kristmanson, John Southworth,

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, Dave Wall and Andy Maize — performing their own original compositions inspired by the Schumann piece."Kyrie Kristmanson performs with Art of Time ensemble". ''

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'', 14 December 2007. In 2010, she collaborated with composer

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and the Afiara String Quartet on ''The Domna Elegies'', a song cycle in which Kristmanson's troubadour-inspired songs and poetry were set to chamber music arrangements by Carrabré. Kristmanson has opened for notable performers such as Feist (performing with

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and

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. She was also a founding member of the

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band Rah Rah."Interview: Rah Rah"
'' Eye Weekly'', 6 May 2009. She was selected to perform at the Canadian Music Café at the

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in 2008 and at South by South-East in

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. Kristmanson plays a classical guitar created for her by Lyon-based luthier Jasper Senderowitz.

Awards

In 2007, Kristmanson won the

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for Best Young Performer. In 2009 she was awarded the Colleen Peterson Songwriting Award for her composition "Song X".

Discography

*''The Kyrie K Groove'' (2006) *''Pagan Love'' (2008) *''Origin of Stars'' (2010) *"Thundersongs EP" (2011)

References

External links

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