Len Torrie
Voice, Anglo-saxon Lyre, Citole
Roots
Profession
Roots
I was born and raised in a sleepy harbourtown beside Lake Ontario. Hungarian and Scottish ancestry.
Study
Profession
Roots
I am very grateful for the close mentorship of Suzie Leblanc over many years. I started my studies in music therapy and then completed a master’s in early music voice at McGill with Dominique Labelle.
Profession
Profession
Why medieval music?
I mostly freelance as an early music singer. I also compose and play guitar, sometimes taking the stage as a singer songwriter or for cross-genre projects. I teach voice and guitar on the side, and do a bit of graphic design and web development.
Why medieval music?
What resonates with you now?
Why medieval music?
The beauty and mystery intrigue me. The written music is like an ancient secret code that is a map to the soul of a totally different era, world, distant ancestor. We can breathe life into it in this way that evades time. It’s magical.
What resonates with you now?
What resonates with you now?
What resonates with you now?
Beauty in tiny details.
Hobbies
What resonates with you now?
What resonates with you now?
I love to draw and write and cook. My houseplants are my children.
Len Torrie is a Montréal-based soprano, singer-songwriter, and performance curator known for their crystalline tone, expressive versatility, and storytelling depth. A sought-after soloist, Len performs regularly with leading early music ensembles including L’Harmonie des Saisons, Studio de musique ancienne de Montréal, and Ensemble Caprice.
Len holds a master’s degree in early music vocal performance from McGill University, where they studied under Suzie LeBlanc and Dominique Labelle. Internationally, Len has trained with the Accademia Europea dell’Opera and the Internationale Bachakademie Stuttgart. They are one- third of the medieval trio COMTESSA, where they sing and play citole and Anglo-Saxon lyre.
A queer, non-binary artist, Len draws on the wisdom of queer elders and ancestors in their research and performance of radically inclusive stories. Their work bridges early music and contemporary folk, with a growing focus on self-accompaniment on period and modern instruments.
Projects:
Quis dabit capiti meo: Las Huelgas Codex, Music Video, 2025
Florilegium: Songs of Medieval England from 1150 to 1300, 2024
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