Sarah Slean

Signed to Atlantic/Warner Records at the tender age of nineteen, four-time Juno nominee and modern-day Renaissance woman Sarah Slean has since released 11 albums in over 10 countries worldwide – but perhaps the most astonishing aspect of her artistry is its breadth. Over her 25-year career, Slean has published two volumes of poetry, starred in short films and a movie musical (spawning two Gemini Award nominations), penned award-winning chamber works, held numerous exhibitions of her paintings, and performed with 14 of the country’s professional orchestras.

Classically trained from the age of five, she routinely collaborates with cutting-edge contemporary classical ensembles like The Art of Time, and has been invited to sing world premieres by Canada’s leading living composers. She composes orchestral arrangements for her own music as well as for her pop colleagues (Dan Mangan, Hawksley Workman), and her recent collaborative recording with the Symphony Nova Scotia was just nominated for both an East Coast Music Award and a Juno Award in the Classical Album category (2021).

Sarah is also a recent alumna of the prestigious Canadian Film Centre’s screen composing residency (2017-8) and just earned her first Canadian Screen Award (2021).

She can also be heard on the CBC’s national hybrid pop/classical radio program “About Time” as an occasional host. In 2023, Sarah completed a Masters Degree in Composition and will be composing the music for the stage musical adaptation of the award-winning film “Maudie.”

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SarahSlean