ABOUT

BIOGRAPHY
 

Jessie Rivest is a vocalist, composer, and sound artist whose work spans contemporary, experimental, and interdisciplinary forms. Drawing on a lifetime of singing and a Bachelor of Music from York University, she creates immersive vocal landscapes through looping, improvisation, and contemporary extended techniques—often channeled in response to place, architecture, and collective atmosphere.

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Jessie has performed as a choral singer with a range of standout artists and concerts such as Tanya Tagaq, Free Play, Rönninge, Game of Thrones: Music is Coming, the Canadian premiere of Ēriks Ešenvalds’ Nordic Light Symphony, and the Queen Elizabeth II Commonwealth Tour.  Her ensemble experience has earned international accolades, including medals at the World Choir Games and the Barbershop World Mixed Competition in Germany.

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Her compositions have been performed by Pro Coro Canada, The Choral Arts Initiative, Khorikos, and NEO Voice Festival. In 2025, her public sound art exhibition PSOUNDS, commissioned by the City of Kelowna, premiered with an emphasis on listening as a vital skill for navigating change. 

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Based in Kelowna, BC, Jessie is the founder of Yin for the Win, a coaching and facilitation practice that utilizes archetypes, and integration techniques, empowering leaders for the future.