new music concert

please join us, friday, december 4th, in the jean mcnulty recital hall (located in the william h. buset centre for music and visual arts) for an evening of new music presented by 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 music 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 . the concert will be a presentation of the 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 ' work throughout the term.

choral celebration: celebrating 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 's 50th anniversary

come enjoy an evening of choral music presented by the 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 vocal ensemble including some of the choir's favourite music from the past ten years!

chamber ensemble recital

please join us, thursday, december 3rd, in the jean mcnulty recital hall (located in the william h. buset centre for music and visual arts) for an evening of chamber music presented by 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 music 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 . the recital will be a presentation of the 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 ' work throughout the term.

join us in the agora university centre for the 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 wind ensemble's annua holiday concert.

lumina concert - alturas duo

scott hill, guitar

carlos boltes, viola and charango

the alturas duo has been recognized as one of the most engaging ensembles performing in the chamber music world today. the only group of its kind, the duo was formed with the idea of playing south american and classical music by bringing together the unusual combination of the viola, charango and guitar, and in doing so, creating passionate music that moves at ease between the baroque, south american folk rhythms and new pieces written especially for the duo.

the duo has performed in brazil, canada, chile, bolivia, ecuador and throughout the us and puerto rico including recitals at: carnegie hall, merkin hall, the smithsonian institute, the music mountain chamber music series, la guitarra california, and the 34th international viola congress.

theatrical concert

of music written and performed by

diana mcintosh

with guest bassoonist karine breton

programme

on the far side of mars is scored for bass flute and piano interior, but for this performance the bass flute part will be played on bassoon by karine breton. when we arrived on mars (!), this red planet that has captivated mankind for millennia, we found it to be mysterious, surprising, frightening, and beautiful. it's tiny, bold, playful, and friendly inhabitants fascinated me. while my piece is not intended to be exclusively programmatic, i wanted it to reflect the evocative atmosphere of this strange small planet. we hated to leave. (!)

beryl markham - flying west with the night, for spoken text, piano, and tape, was inspired by the remarkable and intreped british woman who lived in kenya, africa. she became the first person to fly solo across the atlantic from east to west in 1936. the text is exclusively taken from markham's book : "west with the night" about her unconventional life in africa and her trans-atlantic flight. in 2002 i was invited to give three performances of this piece in nairobi, during which i met many of beryl's friends. it was a wonderful experience.

philip adamson, piano

canadian pianist philip adamson continues to enjoy a varied career. he has performed across canada and in the u.s., mexico, and europe, and has been heard frequently on cbc radio. he has also recorded internationally acclaimed albums of twentieth century french and english piano music for the centaur label.

a former assistant to marion hall at indiana university, philip adamson’s approach to the pedagogy of piano technique is both unusual and highly successful.  he served on the board of directors of the canadian university music society for eight years and is now an honorary life member. formerly a faculty member of carleton university, the university of ottawa and the university of manitoba, dr. adamson has taught for many years at the university of windsor. he has given papers and lecture recitals at national and international conferences on practising, and the piano music of british serialists, karol szymanowski, andré jolivet, olivier messiaen, arnold bax, and frank bridge.

philip adamson is also active as an adjudicator and clinician.

philip adamson is managed by michael dufresne –president, michael gerard management group (www.mgmg.ca) 

lumina concert: eckhardt-gramatté national music competition winner's tour: joshua peters and katherine dowling

joshua peters, violin

born and raised in winnipeg, manitoba, joshua peters began his violin studies at the age of four as a student of gwen hoebig and karl stobbe. he continued his studies at mcgill university with jonathan crow, denise lupien, and axel strauss, and at the san francisco conservatory of music as a student of ian swensen. 

particularly drawn to the performance of chamber music, peters has collaborated with many renowned musicians including menahem pressler, kim kashkashian, andré laplante, steven dann, and members of the emerson, concord, st. lawrence, and pacifica quartets. he has also studied chamber music with members of the alban berg, guarneri, cleveland, juilliard, kronos, miró, and takács string quartets. 

he has appeared as a soloist on numerous occasions with the winnipeg symphony orchestra, as concertmaster of the mcgill symphony orchestra, and as a member of the montreal symphony orchestra.

peters is the first prize winner of the 2015 eckhardt-gramatté music competition, the first prize winner of the 2014 wmc doris mcclellan competition, and also wishes to acknowledge the support of the sylva gelber foundation and the manitoba arts council.

katherine dowling, piano

praised by the new york times for her “crystalline performances, gestural expressiveness, and careful attention to color,” pianist katherine dowling has performed across north america and the united kingdom. following two seasons as a fellow of the tanglewood music center, katherine was awarded the henri kohn memorial prize and appointed to the contemporary ensemble-in-residence of the center, the new fromm players. she joined gruppo montebello in 2011, an all-star chamber ensemble directed by henk guittart, whose recordings appear on the etcetera label. katherine is further familiar to audiences through her association with the banff centre, where she has held numerous solo and collaborative residencies. she has enjoyed working with esteemed artists including the jupiter string quartet, shauna rolston, joel sachs, marc destrubé, composers john harbison, anthony cheung, marco stroppa, and david lang, and visual artist andrea büttner.

katherine credits her teacher, gil kalish, as the major influence in her musical life.

about the competition

the eckhardt-gramatté national music competition is the most important annually held contemporary music competition for exceptional emerging canadian performing artists in piano, voice, and strings.

established in 1976, the eckhardt-gramatté national music competition (commonly called the e-gré competition) discovers, develops, and promotes exceptional young canadian performing musicians who show artistic proficiency, knowledge, and keen interest in canadian and international repertoire of the 20th and 21st centuries.

young artists, alternating annually among piano, voice, and string categories, perform for two panels of nationally and internationally distinguished juries in three levels of competition.

in the preliminary round, applicants submit recordings for blind review by three independent jurors who select 8-9 semi-finalists to attend the competition weekend at brandon university in brandon, manitoba. the semi-final and final rounds are live recitals performed bu’s exquisite lorne watson recital hall for an esteemed panel of jurors and enthusiastic audience members. all recitals are streamed live for national and international audiences.

the jury members also offer master classes to the competitors and talented musicians from the community on the final day of the competition. other weekend highlights include the gala concert performed by the jurors, as well as the commissioned composer’s presentation attended by the competitors, local musicians and composers, and enthusiastic audience members. shortly after the competition, the winner performs recitals during a 3-week residency at the prestigious casalmaggiore international festival in italy before the cross-canada winner’s tour in november.

for 38 years, the annual e-gré competition & winner’s national tour have played a significant role in the early careers of canadian performers recognized nationally and internationally for their achievements in music. e-gré prize-winners include officers of the order of canada jon kimura parker, ben heppner, louise bessette, and james ehnes.

the e-gré competition fosters the creation of new music by leading canadian composers by commissioning a test piece each year. through the creation of 34 new works and encouraging the performance of canadian compositions since 1976, the e-gré competition is helping to build a musical cultural legacy for canada.

piano master class with angela park

everyone is welcome! ~ free admission

sponsored by consortium aurora borealis, the ontario registered music teachers' association (ormta) and the 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 department of music

the 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 music department is pleased to host a student information session for all non-music majors who are interested in registering for the 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 wind ensemble. we invite all 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 who play a wind or percussion instrument to come learn more about this opportunity.

merrie klazek, contract lecturer at 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 and principal trumpet with the thunder bay symphony orchestra, will be available to meet 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 in the jean mcnulty recital hall (mv 1004) in the music and visual arts building on tuesday, september 15 from 4 – 4:30

the wind ensemble runs from 4:00 – 6:00 every tuesday, september through till april. course weight is 0.5.