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Born in Winnipeg, Christine lived briefly in Ottawa before being raised in Oakville, Ontario. She earned her Honours Bachelor of Journalism degree at Ottawa’s Carleton University. She undertook more than five years of classical voice study with Gloria Jean Nagy, singing and soloing with the Amabile Singers of Nepean. Soon after, Christine joined the Canadian Centennial Choir, where she sang for over ten seasons.
She has worked under National Arts Centre guest conductors Helmuth Rilling and Trevor Pinnock in several massed choir presentations.
Ms. Jenkins completed her voice teacher's viva voce and pedagogy exams in 1998, and was awarded her teaching diploma with First Class Honours by London's Western Ontario Conservatory of Music (now Conservatory Canada).
Ms. Jenkins is currently a member of the Ontario Music Teachers' Association and the National Association of Teachers of Singing. She continues to teach vocal lessons and perform in the Ottawa region.
