Week 7 of the Thursday Night House Concert Series kicks off with Ciara Lutzer & Ava Friesen! 

Both girls are from the Naomi Koch Voice Studio here in Okotoks and they're both mega stars! 

Check out their bios & the video below in case you missed it! 

"My name is Ava Friesen and I am 11 years old. Ava’s parents report that Ava was singing before she could talk. Her first song  was O Canada at 14 months of age. Ava is a Grade 6 student at Strathcona- Tweedsmuir School. She has been singing for 3 years and with Naomi Koch for 2 years. Ava has received several vocal scholarships at the Highwood Festival, Calgary Performing Arts Festival and the Canadian Contemporary Showcase.  Ava was looking forward to competing in this years’ festivals in voice and piano but were unfortunately cancelled due to the Covid Pandemic. Ava enjoys performing. She performed the Canadian and US National Anthems at the Okotoks Pro Rodeo and sang Alberta Bound for a ranching Centennial.  Ava especially enjoys performing for seniors  with cowboy poets- Doris Daley and Dr. Al Mehl , at Long Term Care homes in Okotoks and Black Diamond. Ava hopes one day to perform for the Okotoks Food Bank Concert. Ava enjoys spending time with her horses, her friends and family."

"My name is Ciara and I’m in grade five.  I have been singing for six years.  I have performed at festivals, Royal Conservatory Exams, Dawgs baseball games, Guy Weadick Days in High River and other local events in Calgary and Okotoks.  If we were still going to school, I would have recently performed in Lion King Jr as Rafiki!"

Check out the video below! - Tom on Drive Home