EPISODE THREE WITH DR. ELAINE CHOI

ABOUT YOUR HOST

ADI BRAUN is a singer/songwriter with a long list of cabaret, concert and theatre successes to her credit. She has performed in major jazz and concert venues in Canada, the United States, and Europe. In the fall of 2023 Adi released her sixth critically-acclaimed CD, “Night and Day – The Cole Porter Songbook”, which which had its premiere with full orchestra at the Rose Theatre, Brampton in February, 2025. Her other recordings include “Moderne Frau (Modern Woman)”, a tribute to the music of Weimar Berlin; “Canadian Scenes I”, featuring some of her own compositions; “Live at the Metropolitan Room” from New York City; “The Rules of the Game”, and “Delishious”.

After beginning her career in classical music, Adi started “singing sideways” in the late ‘90s and returned to her first love, which she calls “cabarazz”, drawing on aspects from both cabaret and jazz. Adi has received andbeen nominated for numerous awards, including “Best Major Jazz Vocalist of the Year” by New York’s Manhattan Association of Cabarets and Clubs, and two Juno album short-lists. Her repertoire ranges from the Great American songbook, to European cabaret, to contemporary songs by Canadian legend’s Shirley Eikhard and Gordon Lightfoot, among others.

In addition to performing, Adi is a sought-after German Diction and Lieder coach, has co-hosted “Classical Mornings” on the New Classical FM, and frequently speaks on topics related to Weimar Cabaret.

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DR. ELAINE CHOI - SHORT BIO
Elaine Choi immerses herself in Canada’s vibrant choral community as a passionate conductor, educator and adjudications / clinician. She is the Director of Music at Timothy Eaton Memorial Church and Artistic Director of Pax Christi Chorale. Elaine is also the founder and artistic director of Babεl, a chamber choir dedicated to bridging cultures through choral music. She conducted the 2024 Ontario Youth Choir and is the most recent recipient of the Leslie Bell Prize in choral conducting (Ontario Arts Council).

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MUSIC FOR THIS EPISODE:

AMBE (Chronos Vocal Ensemble / Jordan Van Biert, conductor)

Composer: Andrew Balfour / www.instagram.com/andrewbalfour_

PIXABAY Royalty Free Music

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Featured Music:

WHOSE ROOSTER., WHOSE, WHOSE?

Composer: Frankie HoBabεl Chorus: Elaine Choi (conductor)

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ADI'S PLAYLIST:

LUX AURUMQUE

Composer: Eric Whitacre / Eric Whitacre Singers

LUX AETERNA

Composer: Morten Lauridsen / Voces8

ALLELUJA

Composer: Stephanie Martin / Schola Magdalena