ARTIST BIO

Pauline Frechette is a composer/performer with a foundation of playing in youth symphonies on violin, winning awards in piano competitions, touring Europe singing and dancing as a teen and studying acting in England. Born and raised in Northwest Indiana to French Canadian parents, she was one of eleven children. Her father, Frigon “Lou” Frechette was a theatre organist and accompanied the Black Hawks hockey games at the Chicago Stadium on the largest pipe organ in the world. Her great-grandfather, Josef Vezina, founded the Quebec Symphony.

Although blessed with many talents, Pauline feels her greatest gift and passion is composing music. Her works are best defined as “Neo-classical” DEF. “The use of modern techniques within the classical form composing music that reflects one’s own compositional voice.” Her compositions have been performed by the Baltimore Symphony, Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, New West Symphony, Cincinnati Symphony, National Symphony at the Kennedy Center and at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Pauline has composed songs for TV and Film and her musicals have been produced by The Goodspeed Opera House, the LaMirada Theatre for the Performing Arts and the Baruch Theatre in NYC. As a singer/performer, she considers herself a 21st Century “troubadour” DEF. “a contemporary poet- musician.” As a rock singer, she performed under the alias “Raven Kane.” Her credits include singing on major motion pictures (Aladdin, Rent, Mermaids ...) performing/recording with many legendary artists including MUSE for the 2012 Olympics; Beck, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Willie Nelson, Leonard Cohen, Cher, and duets with Neil Diamond on his World Tour.

In solo concerts Pauline moves effortlessly from neo-classical piano pieces to romantic jazz and humorous theatrical songs and has brought cheering audiences to their feet with standing ovations at clubs and concert halls including the Troubadour in London, Carnegie Recital Hall in NYC and Thayer Hall in downtown L.A.

Pauline’s albums, including her current release “Alchemy of Earth”, have debuted on Billboard’s Top Ten Classical and Classical Crossover charts. Her suite for symphony and ballet, “Tales of Winter” premiered in 2021 with the New West Symphony and the California Contemporary Ballet company.

Her music is currently being played in over 150 countries, won the Silver Award in three categories at the International W.A.M. Awards 2021, and won “Best Instrumental” in 2020. Her music has over 15 million plays on the internet and has been #1 on the Reverbnation Classical charts for 4 years.

In 2021 Pauline was awarded the title “Ambassador for Peace through Music” by the Youth Education and Leadership Initiative (Y.E.L.I.) in Nigeria, Africa.

Humanitarian contributions include:

• Helping children during the 2003 San Bernadino,CA fires: “I set up an art and music area in the air plane hanger where the displaced families where staying. There they could draw and play music. I brought my portable keyboard and taught them songs. It made them feel more relaxed.

• During the Thomas Fires of 2018 I composed a piece “The Sacred Mountains of Ojai” that was then performed by the New West Symphony with painted visuals of the fires on a huge screen behind it. I donated any proceeds from music sales to the victims of the fire.

• Helped the Artists for Human Rights organization in raising the funds to put a school in India for women and girls from a lower caste which then put a real future there for them.

• Performed throughout Europe and in India bringing hope and joy to people through music.

• Produced the music and visuals for the first international Youth For Human Rights event in NYC with dignitaries represented from countries all over the world.

• Produced and performed numerous events for the Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR is a nonprofit mental health watchdog, protecting individuals from abusive or coercive practices.events.)

• Formed an L.A. children’s choir. They were then part of an event I helped to produce for an internationally televised event called “Our Song, Your Song” which included children’s choirs from Paris, Japan and Africa, all simultaneously filmed. Our choir was filmed on the steps of the Los Angeles Federal Building.

• Since 2015 I have been dedicating my talents to helping the planet by composing, performing and releasing beautiful music in great quantity into the world via radio and in-store radio in over 150 countries. As a result I receive messages from people like this one: “When I close my eyes and listen to your music, I don’t feel the pain from my cancer.”

• Was awarded the title “Ambassador for Peace through Music” by the Youth Education and Leadership Initiative (Y.E.L.I.) in Nigeria, Africa.

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PRESS

“Pauline has put sincerity into every key her fingertips land on…she plays with exceptional technique and subtle passion.” ~ JER, Sleeping Bag Studios

“Frechette sets herself apart and shows that she is cut from the same cloth as the great musicians and artists of our time.” ~ Julie Roberts, Medium

“Pauline Frechette is … absolutely captivating beyond words.” ~ Jeremy Gladstone, Sleeping Bag Studios

"An Intimate Story. When a piece of music can move you this deeply with a single piano, you know you’re dealing with something special.” ~ Arthur Feinstein, Associated News

“Pauline is blessed with a great voice … hip and vulnerable, cool and polished all at once.”~ Jacob Aiden, Jamsphere Radio

"In ‘Always Lovers’, the essence of true love is defined through art… transcending lyrics and music… (it) captures the essence of true love, the emotion and the universal mystery.” ~ Victoria Scott, Please Pass The Indie

“Pauline Frechette is close to achieving ‘classical great’ status herself.” ~ Katrina Charles,  Me, You, World Music, Publications

“…melodies continue to repeat in your head long after the last notes have faded.” ~ Music, News and Stuff

“Pauline Frechette has created a beautiful and emotional piece … Like the accumulation of a thousand small memories or moments in time,  Jewel Box captures the idea that life in the universe is eternal and mysterious.” ~ Daniel Hoyt, Please Pass The Indie

“absolutely stunning” ~ Brett Stewart, Jukebox Podcast