Jonathan Voyer

Jonathan Voyer is a disciple of santoor maestro Pandit Satish Vyas and of Kirana Ghatana vocalist Pandit Somanath Mardur. He received his initial training with voice teacher Louise Yard from whom he learned the Bel Canto singing technique. He founded Samskara : les artisans du passage with dancer Julie Beaulieu to promote transcultural dialogue through the arts. Jonathan has a Ph.D in Artistic Research from the University of Quebec in Montreal (UQAM). He is a membre of Centre d’études et de recherche sur l’Inde, l’Asie du Sud et sa diaspora (CERIAS) and a lecturer in arts at UQAM.

He will be accompanied by Shawn Mativetsky on tabla.