Officer of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: October 21, 1999
• Invested on: October 18, 2000

She is a renowned soprano and lieder singer who has performed in many of the world's foremost venues. Blessed with a beautiful, versatile voice, she embraces a vast repertoire of music from the baroque to the contemporary and has been delighting audiences in North America, Europe and Asia. Proud of her Mennonite heritage, she is now one of Canada's classical music ambassadors.