Saturday July 24, 2010
2:00 PM
St. John's Anglican Church
Ticket price: $39
Julia Wedman, violin
Aisslinn Nosky, violin
Felix Deak, cello
Gabrielle McLaughlin, soprano
If My Complaints could Passions Move John Dowland (1563-1626)
Aria Amoroso Nicola Matteis (c.1640-c.1714)
A Qual Dardo il cor se deve Luigi Rossi (c.1597-1653)
Trio Sonata in G Georg Friedrich Handel (1685-1759)
Passacaille
Gigue
Myself I Shall Adore (from Semele) Georg Friedrich Handel
House of the Rising Sun American Traditional
Come Again, Sweet Love doth now Invite John Dowland (1563-1626)
Habanera Giorgio Bizetti (1838-1875)
Chiacona XX Tarquinio Merula (c.1594-1665)
John Come Kisse Me Now based on divisions by Davis Mell (c.1610-1662) Thomas Balzar (c.1630-1663) Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
Shunning the traditional concert-going experience, I FURIOSI Baroque Ensemble is revolutionising the face of Canadian early music. This group of four inspired and informed musicians performs programmes of music rarely heard on stage with an unparalleled and unusual fervour and sex-appeal. Having studied at institutions including University of Indiana at Bloomington, University of Toronto, McGill University, International Baroque Institute at Longy and The Banff Centre, these daring musicians bring their skill and expertise to new audiences, and are the edgy new voice in the early music world. The configuration of string trio and soprano allows a wide range of repertoire to be performed. I FURIOSI performs in Canada, the United States and abroad, and plans to expand to other venues in the coming years. In its Toronto concert series, the ensemble invokes the “bizarre and unnatural” aesthetic of the Baroque era, both cherished and despised in its time.
Academy Final Concert
Saturday July 24, 2010
4:00 PM
St. John's Church
Ticket price: $28
Come and hear some of the most promising young performers of tomorrow, showcasing their talents after an intensive week of preparation.
Annette Heeg
Born into a musical family, Annette Heeg began piano lessons at the age of six until she graduated from Grade 9 piano through the Royal Conservatory of Music in 2001. Discovering an avid interest in her voice, she decided to further her musical studies at Brock University under the guidance of Ms. Deborah Linton. In 2005, Annette graduated from Brock University with an Honours in Recreation and Leisure Studies and a minor in music. She continues to study voice with Ms. Linton, performing at various local community concerts, and wishes to further her studies in music.
Cher Farrell
Soprano, Cher Farrell, received her solo debut in Allegri’s Miserere under the direction of Wayne Strongman. She was subsequently featured as soloist in Mozart’s Sparrow Mass at St. George’s Cathedral, Kingston.
Cher has been presenting repertoire of the great choral masters with the Grand Philharmonic Choir (Howard Dyck, Director), since 2001. Recent solos with the GPC Chamber Singers have included Britten’s Rejoice in the Lamb, and Gloria by Juno nominee, Timothy Corlis (2009).
Cher also enjoys membership in the 24-voice DaCapo Chamber Choir (Leonard Enns, Director) and the professional 16-voice Oakville Chamber Ensemble (Stephane Potvin, Director). As soloist, she was featured in Frank Ferko’s Elegy (Stabat Mater) and Iman Habibi’s None but Death (Erroneous Kudos), as well as Handel’s Messiah (2009).
Cher works with renowned Mezzo-Soprano, Laura Pudwell, and makes her home in Brantford with her husband, William.
Samantha Lee
Samantha started to play piano at the age of five and enjoys playing ever since. At the age of twelve, she began studying at the Royal Conservatory of Music with Marina Geringas for five years. In pursuing her music career, she is currently working towards the Honours Bachelor of Music degree at Wilfrid Laurier University as Anya Alexeyev’s student. Samantha has participated in several concerts and festivals, including the Kiwanis Festival, Newmarket Lions Music Festival and the annual WLU concerto competition. She enjoys playing for others as well as in groups, especially with her sister who plays violin
Jaymie Maranan
Jaymie began her journey for music began with piano at the tender age of four. Since then not only has her piano talent been cultivated but her desire to pass on her musical knowledge has produced her own music studio in the city of Brampton. Her decision to develop her piano skills led her to study piano at Wilfrid Laurier University in the studio of Mr. Les De’ath. She has recently completed her fourth year of her undergraduate study and is planning to work towards a future in piano pedagogy.
Krysta Mellon
Soprano Krysta Mellon received her Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance at the University of Lethbridge where she studies under the direction of Dr. Blaine Hendsbee. Among her most noted and memorable performance experiences are solo recitals and mixed opera reviews with the U of L Opera workshop and the Victoria Conservatory Summer Vocal Academy. She most recently appeared in the U of L Opera workshop productions of Poulenc’s Dialogues of the Carmelites and Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas. Krysta looks forward to begin her Opera diploma at Wilfrid Laurier University this fall.
Katherine Napiwotzki
Soprano Katherine Napiwotzki has currently completed her third year in Voice Performance at the University of Western Ontario, studying with Gwenlynn Little. Last summer she completed a two week intensive vocal studies course at the New England Vocal Studio in Sylvan Beach, New York and performed Schubert’s Der Hirt auf dem Felsen as part of the Stratford Chamber Music’s summer concert series. A native of Stratford, Ontario, Katherine has participated in numerous Kiwanis classes, recently receiving the Rothwell Rose Bowl. Katherine performs in the Napiwotzki Family Schubert trio which won the Shaw Family Award at the Stratford Kiwanis for Best Ensemble.
Kimberly Sartor
Soprano Kimberly Sartor holds a Masters degree in music and a Bachelor of Education degree from the University of Ottawa. She has been privileged to study with Irene Ilic, Anita Krause-Weibe, Norma Burrowes, Ingemar Korjus, and Marjorie Sparks. Kimberly has had the pleasure of singing with the Ottawa Choral Society as a scholarship recipient, and has sung in productions of Gilbert and Sullivan’s Pirates of Penzance, Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas, Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro, Humperdinck’s Hänsel und Gretel and Gounod’s Romeo and Juliette. Her most recent performance opportunities include the Royal Conservatory of Music’s Opera Scene Study Class, and collaboration with harpist Maria Jacobsson.
Eric Tanguay
Eric Tanguay has studied with Victor Martens, Daniel Lichti and Brahm Goldhamer. He was awarded the Senior Vocal Scholarship at the K-W Kiwanis Music Festival for four consecutive years and twice placed in the top three at the OMFA Provincial Finals. In 2008, Eric received a Most Promising Singer Award at the regional NATS competition. Eric has sung with the Ontario Youth Choir and the Festivalensemble Stuttgart under the direction of Helmuth Rilling. Eric is currently an Honours History major at Wilfrid Laurier University and a choral scholar at St Peter’s Lutheran Church and the Cantiamo Academy of Choral Music.
Nancy Tanguay
Nancy Tanguay has been active as a choral conductor, accompanist and music educator for the past 30 years. Ms Tanguay’s choirs have won national and international awards and have performed at festivals, competitions and conferences in England, Germany, Spain and Italy. She has been a sessional lecturer in choral conducting at WLU and Associate Conductor of the WLU Choir. Ms Tanguay currently studies piano with Anya Alexeyev and is the Artistic Director of the Cantiamo Academy of Choral Music and a Special Education teacher with the Waterloo Region District School Board.
Emily Hsu
Pianist Emily Hsu is holding Master and Bachelor Degrees in Piano Performance and Pedagogy from University of Illinois and Oberlin Conservatory. She currently resides in London as a studio/class accompanist and lecturer in piano pedagogy at University of Western Ontario. She recently participated in the Vancouver International Song Institute 2010 and received training from renowned singers and pianists such as Rena Sharon, Cameron Stowe, Terence Dawson, Alison d’Amato, Erika Swizer and Laura Loewen, Arlene Shrut, Benjamin Butterfield, Francois Le Roux, Rosemarie Landry, and Julie Simson. During her stay at UBC, she performed with Soprano Phoebe MachRae at the Silk Purse in Vancouver and presented a staged performance in art song. In 2009, Ms. Hsu participated in the Queen of the Pudding Summer School as a collaborative pianist, and received coaching from Dr. John Hess. Ms. Hsu is working on her skills in lyric diction, and she has been studying German, French, and Italian. Ms. Hsu is also an avid swimmer, loves to watch documentary films, and is interested in studying human anatomy.
Dancing around the Globe
Saturday July 24, 2010
8:00 PM
Gambrel Barn
Ticket price: $39
Jayme Stone: banjo
Grant Gordy: guitar
Mike Barnett: fiddle
Kevin Turcotte: trumpet
Andrew Downing: bass
Two-time Juno award winning banjoist Jayme Stone presents music based on folk dances from around the world: reels, rachenitsas, morescas and sambas from Norway, Sweden, Bulgaria, Brazil, Italy, North America and more.
Jayme Stone keeps an ear to the ground. His curiosity and unlikely set of reference points started early with the quirky physics of the banjo, led to a mysterious librarian who stocked his local public library with a vast trove of banjo recordings, and landed him long-lasting lessons with a series of maestros, from Béla Fleck to Bill Frisell. Influenced by Japanese poetry and Brazilian literature and featuring what he calls a “tiny symphony that takes place inside an imaginary light bulb”, Stone’s album, The Utmost, won the 2008 Juno Award for Instrumental Album of the Year.
