music in common

lumina concert  series

music in common 

pianist heather morrison holds the position of principal keyboard with the thunderbay symphony orchestra and is an instructor in the department of music at 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 where she teaches piano performance, keyboard literature and coaches an instrumental ensemble class. she also maintains the position of faculty accompanist/concert co-ordinator for interprovincial music camp.  in 1990 heather, peter and derek, founded the chamber ensemble music in common.  they have performed throughout ontario, including numerous appearances at the stratford festival. in addition to her performing career, heather is in demand as a clinician and adjudicator, having been invited to festivals across the country.

recently appointed musician-in-residence at wilfrid laurier university, clarinetist
peter shackleton holds the principal clarinet chair with the thunder bay symphony orchestra, is a member of music in common and the aeolian winds, is a faculty member at the university of western ontario, and performs with tafelmusik on historical clarinet.  in 1993, he was awarded first prize at the 27th cbc radio competition and has since performed as a soloist with the toronto symphony orchestra, national arts centre orchestra, cbc radio orchestra (vancouver), the thunder bay symphony orchestra and tafelmusik. he has served as principal clarinetist of orchestra london canada and has performed with les violons du roy and the milwaukee symphony, winnipeg symphony, kitchener-waterloo symphony and stratford festival orchestras.

horn player derek conrod is a member of the tafelmusik baroque orchestra (toronto), music in common and the stratford festival orchestra, and teaches at the eastman school of music (rochester), the university of western ontario, and wilfrid laurier university. a frequent recitalist and lecturer on historical horns, derek has performed on more than 30 cd’s with tafelmusik, aradia, american bach soloists (san francisco),  and apollo’s fire (cleveland), and has appeared as a soloist with tafelmusik at the mostly mozart festival at new york’s lincoln center and at orchestra hall in chicago.  in 1995 he served as music consultant for the stratford festival’s acclaimed production of amadeus.

canadian countertenor scott belluz brings his committed artistry and remarkable
versatility to repertoire ranging from 17th century to newly composed works.  scott has received great acclaim for his captivating performances in the world premieres of numerous canadian operatic works including: rodney sharman’s from the house of mirth, a dance/opera choreographed by james kudelka, for coleman lemieux compaign, the title role in omar daniel’s the shadow with tapestry new opera, gilles tremblay’s opera feerie with chants libres, and r. murray schafer’s the children’s crusade with soundstreams canada. other operatic performances have included a synonym for love, the acclaimed update of a handel cantata with toronto's volcano theatre, orlando/lunaire with underground opera, monteverdi’s il ritorno d’ulisse in patria with chicago opera theatre, handel’s semele with pacific opera victoria, and britten’s a midsummer night’s dream at the banff centre for the arts. on the concert stage, recent engagements have included handel’s messiah with the kingston chamber choir, a recital of the music of benjamin britten with the aldeburgh connection and handel’s orlando with voicebox/opera in concert. scott also performed in salsa baroque: music of latin america and spain of the 17th and 18th century with ensemble caprice, a program which has been released on cd by the analekta label.