Soprano Measha Brueggergosman-Lee will receive the Christian Culture Series Gold Medal from Assumption University in April. Photo by Mathieu Savidant.
Assumption University will confer its 2023 Christian Culture Series Gold Medal on soprano Measha Brueggergosman-Lee at a ceremony April 16.
Originally from Fredericton, New Brunswick, and a descendant of Black Loyalists, Brueggergosman-Lee is a classical singer whose career embraces a diverse array of performance platforms and musical genres and styles.
She began voice and piano lessons at the age of seven with the music director of her home church and made her operatic debut at age 19. Since then, her career has taken her to Carnegie Hall and the Lincoln Center in New York, the Kennedy Center in Washington, Royal Albert Hall in London, the Konzerthaus in Vienna, Teatro Real in Madrid, Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and the Vancouver Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.
She won the 2008 Juno Award for classical album of the year: vocal or choral performance for Surprise, and her 2010 recording Wagner: Wesendonck-Lieder was nominated for a Grammy for classical vocal performance.
The Christian Culture Series Gold Medal recognizes laypeople for their efforts in contributing to Christian ideals in modern society.