Nolan Kehler

Treaty One-based tenor Nolan Kehler is a performer dedicated to collaboration and reconciliation.
Recent highlights have included performances with the Banff Centre (The Handmaid’s Tale, Indians on Vacation), Manitoba Opera (Li Keur: Riel’s Heart of the North), the Royal Winnipeg Ballet (Carmina Burana), the Little Opera Company of Winnipeg (The Walk from the Garden, Gisele in her Bathtub) and the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra (Alcina). A noted Baroque specialist, Nolan has made appearances performing the music of J.S. Bach with American Bach Soloists, Emmanuel Music (Boston) and Victoria Baroque. Nolan has also had the pleasure of working with Juno-nominated Cree composer Andrew Balfour on his compositions Captive and Nôtinikêw in performances with Winnipeg’s Dead of Winter at the Montreal New Music Festival, the Brandon University Chorale, and with Edmonton’s Chronos Vocal Ensemble.

When not performing, Nolan is a radio host with Winnipeg’s Classic 107, where he covers Manitoba’s fine arts community and curates listener experiences in a wide range of repertoire. Nolan’s bylines as an arts writer and broadcaster have appeared with CBC Radio, Opera Canada, CANNOPY, and IDAGIO.