Draft:Kristan Toczko
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| Submission declined on 31 August 2024 by CurryTime7-24 (talk). This submission appears to read more like an advertisement than an entry in an encyclopedia. Encyclopedia articles need to be written from a neutral point of view, and should refer to a range of independent, reliable, published sources, not just to materials produced by the creator of the subject being discussed. This is important so that the article can meet Wikipedia's verifiability policy and the notability of the subject can be established. If you still feel that this subject is worthy of inclusion in Wikipedia, please rewrite your submission to comply with these policies. This submission's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article—that is, they do not show significant coverage (not just passing mentions) about the subject in published, reliable, secondary sources that are independent of the subject (see the guidelines on the notability of music-related topics). Before any resubmission, additional references meeting these criteria should be added (see technical help and learn about mistakes to avoid when addressing this issue). If no additional references exist, the subject is not suitable for Wikipedia. Declined by CurryTime7-24 24 days ago. | |
Comment: This is better, but now citations are needed. There are no sources cited in the "Early life" and first two paragraphs of "Career". These are necessary in a biography about a living person. Once this situation is fixed, the draft should be ready for mainspace. CurryTime7-24 (talk) 21:04, 20 September 2024 (UTC)
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Kristan Toczko is a Canadian harpist from Moncton, New Brunswick, with an international career performing both classical and crossover music.
Kristan Toczko | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Genres | Classical, Orchestral, Classical Crossover, Rock, New-Age, Heavy Metal, Pop |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Lyon & Healy 85CG, Salvi Delta C |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Labels | Touch Co Records, Leaf Music ULC |
| Website | https://www.harpistkt.com |
Early Life
[edit]Toczko began playing harp at age nine. She majored in Harp Performance at the Schulich School of Music at McGill University and at the Yale School of Music.
Career
[edit]Toczko has performed as a concerto soloist with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Kingston Symphony, and Bathurst Chamber Music Festival. She has also played with the National Arts Centre Orchestra, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra, Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Jalisco Philharmonia, and the Beijing Symphony Orchestra.
Her festival participation includes Ottawa Chamberfest, Toronto Summer Music Festival, Rio Harp Festival in Brazil, Aspen Music Festival, Lucerne Festival Academy, and the Banff Centre for the Arts. Toczko has performed with artists such as Sarah Brightman, Josh Groban, Evanescence, Lindsey Stirling, and Sarah McLachlan.
Toczko's recordings cover various genres[1][2], including classical, rock[3], film music, and video game music. Her debut album, Rock Echoes (2024), was listed on the Billboard Classical Crossover[4][5] chart for the weeks of February 24, 2024 and March 2, 2024.
Instruments
[edit]Kristan Toczko performs on a Lyon & Healy 85 Concert Grand harp and a Salvi Delta C electric lever harp.
Recordings
[edit]- Zombies Theme (From "Black Ops 2") (2022) (single)
- 'Tis the Season (2022) (EP)
- The Classics: Popular Classical Works for Solo Harp (2022) (EP)
- Jiggle Jiggle (Classical Remix) (2022) (single) (with There I Ruined It)
- They all go 'way – Jackalope Tales (2023) (album) (with Lo & the High Road)
- Memories (2023) (EP)
- Clocks – Coldplay (2023) (single)
- Starlight Horizon (2023) (single)
- Mountain Reverie (2023) (EP)
- Carol of the Bells (2023) (single)
- Drive (2024) (single)
- Rock Echoes (2024) (album)
- Journey to Miklagard (2024) (single) (with Bardr)
- Bitter Bard (2024) (single) (with Bardr)
- Great Fairy Fountain (From "The Legend of Zelda") (2024) (single)
- Prologue (From "Beauty and the Beast") (2024) (single)
- What Was I Made For? – Billie Eilish (2024) (single)
- Reflections on Harp (2024) (album)
- A Thousand Years – Christina Perri (2024) (single) (with Jeremy Tai)
- Fade to Black – Metallica (2024) (single)
References
[edit]- ^ "Tik-Tok-Pluck | Harp Column". harpcolumn.com. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
- ^ Germain, Anthony (February 26, 2024). "From classical to classic rock, this harpist is taking all requests". CBC News.
- ^ Germain, Anthony (February 26, 2024). "Shredding the strings: This St. John's harpist who fuses genres has caught the ears of Metallica". CBC News.
- ^ Ballard, Chris (July 19, 2024). "From boredom to Billboard: How a St. John's harpist's TikTok journey helped her skyrocket to success". The Telegram [St. John's].
- ^ "TikTok sensation reaches the charts with debut album". CTV News Atlantic. 2024-02-23. Retrieved 2024-08-22.