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Welcome to the Edmonton Recital

Society’s 2018-2019 concert series!

This season, we are presenting an icon

of the Canadian music scene, harpist

Judy Loman. We are showcasing Jacques

Forestier, one of the most gifted young violinists to emerge

in recent years. You’ll find concerts by a wide range of

internationally trained artists from here and from afar, with

Edmonton connections of all sorts! The Prochazka Tribute

Recital will feature international award winning Prochazka

alumnus, cellist David Eggert.

Our Music Among Friends concerts highlight rarely heard

masterpieces. The November 11th In Remembrance concert

features the haunting Shostakovich Piano Trio no. 2, written

during the Second World War. In January, we hear Schubert’s

unforgettable song cycle, Die Winterreise.

There will be some of the most beautiful music you’ve

ever heard! Do join us!

Join us An invitation from

the Artistic Director

Spec ia l Thanks

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Season Recital 1Judy Loman harpwith special guests

Judy Loman is a Juno award winning artist who was appointed a member of the Order of Canada in 2015 for her service to the arts community as one of Canada’s renowned harpists. A student of the legendary Carlos Salzedo, she was the principal harpist for the Toronto Symphony Orchestra for more than four decades and continues to be an active soloist and recording artist. Ms. Loman is on faculty at the Curtis Institute, the Royal Conservatory of Music and the University of Toronto.

Joining Ms. Loman on stage will be several guest artists including former student and ESO principal harpist Nora Bumanis.

This recital welcomes special guests:

Sunday, September 23, 7:30 pmMuttart Hall, MacEwan Conservatory of Music

FEATURED WORK: Ravel- Introduction and Allegro for harp, flute, clarinet and string quartet

Nora Bumanis harp

Robert Uchida violin

Laura Veeze violin

Kerry Kavalo viola

Rafael Hoekman cello

Julianne Scott clarinet

Petar Dundjerski flute

Sunday, October 28, 7:30 pmMuttart Hall, MacEwan Conservatory of Music

Ivan Zenaty has an exceptional wealth of repertoire including more than 50 violin concertos, and is a favoured guest artist with orchestras around the world. An international prizewinner, most notably the Tchaikovsky International Violin Competition, he has recorded much of the major violin repertoire on over 40 CDs. He has shared the stage with some of the world’s greatest artists including Yehudi Menuhin, Yo-Yo Ma, Valery Gergiev and Neville Marriner. An acclaimed teacher, he is on faculty at the Cleveland Institute of Music.

Dmitri Vorobiev is a native of Moscow who began his piano studies at the age of five. He earned his Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Piano Performance from the University of Michigan School of Music, working with Arthur Greene. Dmitri has appeared as a soloist with orchestras including the Cape Town Symphony Orchestra, Pretoria Chamber Orchestra, Durban Symphony, Manhattan School of Music Symphony and the Winston-Salem Symphony. Currently he is an Associate Professor of Piano at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts.

FEATURED WORKS: Schumann - Märchenbilder, Nedbal- Sonata, Grieg- Sonata #3

This recital is sponsored by The Czechoslovak Society of Arts and Sciences of Alberta, and the Wirth Institute, University of Alberta.

Season Recital 2

Ivan Zenaty violinDmitri Vorobiev piano

Sunday, November 11, 7:30 pmHoly Trinity Anglican Church

Laura Veeze has performed throughout Europe as a soloist, recitalist and chamber player. A versatile ensemble player, Ms. Veeze has performed with the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Sinfonietta Amsterdam, the Holland Symfonia and the European Union Chamber Orchestra. Laura is a member of the first violin section of the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra and Principal Second Violin of the Alberta Baroque Ensemble.

Rafael Hoekman was recently appointed Principal Cellist of the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra. He is founding member of the Tokai String Quartet, was a prize winner at the 2007 Banff International String Quartet Competition, and his chamber music performances have often been featured on national broadcasts.

Sarah Ho has performed internationally as a soloist and ensemble player. In 2016, she became one of the first Canadians to perform at the Harbin Summer Music Festival in China. Sarah has performed with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, the Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Orchestra and the National Arts Centre Orchestra.

FEATURED WORKS: Ravel- Sonate Posthume for violin & piano, Shostakovich- Piano Trio Opus 67

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Dmitri Vorobiev piano

MUSIC AMONG FRIENDS: IN REMEMBRANCE*

Laura Veeze violinRafael Hoekman cello

Sarah Ho piano

Sunday, January 20, 2:00 pmHoly Trinity Anglican Church

Jihwan Cho was born in Korea and came to Canada in 2006. He is currently pursuing a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in vocal performance at the University of Alberta with Professor John Tessier. Notable performances include singing as bass soloist with Canada’s ‘Luminous Voices’ and performing in the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra’s Verdi and Wagner Bicentennial Concert. Jihwan instructs voice at The King’s University, and is conductor of the Edmonton Korean-Canadian Choir.

Viktoria Reiswich-Dapp is a soloist and collaborative pianist with a passion for art song. Honing her skills at the University of Music-Karlsruhe, and the University of Music-Frankfurt, Viktoria received a Doctor of Music degree from the University of Alberta. She was the first and only performer awarded the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship. At the Franz-Schubert–Institute, she studied with art song masters Elly Ameling, Barbara Bonney, Julius Drake and Helmut Deutsch.

FEATURED WORKS: Schubert- Die Winterreise

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Jihwan Cho baritoneViktoria Reiswich-Dapp piano

MUSIC AMONG FRIENDS: WINTER JOURNEY*

Season Recital 3

Sunday, February10, 7:30 pmMuttart Hall, MacEwan Conservatory of Music

David Eggert is an international prize-winning cellist, who began playing at age three. After studying with Tanya Prochazka for 13 years, he went on to the New England Conservatory, McGill University, the Mozarteum and the Music Academy in Basel mentored by artists such as Clemens Hagen, Matt Haimovitz, Heinrich Schiff, Rainer Schmidt and Anner Bylsma. Since 2015, he has taught cello, chamber music and interpretation of contemporary music as a professor at the University of the Arts in Bern, Switzerland and is a member of the Lassus String Quartet.

Janet Scott Hoyt is an Alberta-born pianist with a wealth of experience on the concert stage and in the teaching studio. Active as a chamber musician and collaborative pianist, performances have taken her across North America and Europe, including three decades with The Banff Centre, where she performed each summer with many of the world’s finest musicians. Janet Scott Hoyt was named to the piano faculty at the University of Alberta in 1998 and retired in 2014.

PROCHAZKA TRIBUTE RECITAL

FEATURED WORKS: Bach- Unaccompanied Suite, Mendelssohn- Variations Opus 17

Viktoria Reiswich-Dapp piano

David Eggert celloJanet Scott Hoyt piano

Season Recital 4

Sunday, March 3, 7:30 pmMuttart Hall, MacEwan Conservatory of Music

Clayton Leung was raised in the Vancouver area and studied at the University of Victoria and the Cleveland Institute. After joining the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra in 2013, he has immersed himself in the local arts scene, making his ESO and Alberta Baroque Ensemble solo debut in 2016. He is on faculty at the MacEwan University Conservatory of Music.

Lisa Tahara is a many-faceted musician; a soloist, chamber musician, collaborative pianist and teacher. She has appeared in concert throughout North America and Europe and with orchestras including the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and the Orchestre Symphonique de Québec. Lisa has won numerous prizes at the national level including Edmonton’s own Shean Competition. She is a founding member of the Amarok Ensemble, which has appeared at the Stanford International Showcase and the Ottawa International Chamber Music Festival.

FEATURED WORK: Rebecca Clarke- Sonata for viola and piano

Clayton Leung violaLisa Tahara piano

Season Recital 5

Robert Spady is a clarinetist who is currently a member of the Royal Canadian Artillery Band. Born and raised in Edmonton Robert studied under clarinetist Don Ross before attending the University of Toronto and Indiana University (Bloomington),

where he completed his Doctor of Music degree in 2011.

Robert is a member of the WindRose Trio, one of the first Canadian groups to perform at the Harbin Summer Music Festival in China. He regularly performs with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra and teaches clarinet for the YONA Sistema program.

Sarah Ho has performed internationally as a soloist and ensemble player. In 2016, she became one of the first Canadians to perform at the Harbin Summer Music Festival in China. Sarah has performed with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, the Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Orchestra and he National Arts Centre Orchestra.

Sunday, March 24, 7:30 pmMuttart Hall, MacEwan Conservatory of Music

FEATURED WORKS: Debussy- Première Rhapsody, Weber- Grande Duo Concertante

with guest Whitney Sloan soprano

Robert Spady clarinetSarah Ho piano

Lisa Tahara piano

Sunday, May 5, 2:00 pmHoly Trinity Anglican Church

Jacques Forestier violinSusanne Ruberg-Gordon piano

Jacques Forestier was born into a family of musicians.Now thirteen years old, Jacques began playing the violin at age two and has since delighted audiences across Canada with his passion for music and love of performing. He studies with William Vander Sloot at Mount Royal University in Calgary. A frequent prizewinner, Jacques has performed at Carnegie Hall, and has been featured as soloist with the ESO and the Alberta Baroque Ensemble. In April 2018, Jacques travelled to Geneva to compete in the Menuhin Violin Competition, the only Canadian to qualify.

Susanne Ruberg-Gordon is Swedish-born and a highly regarded chamber-musician and collaborative pianist. She has shared the stage with artists such as James Campbell, Desmond Hoebig, Jens Lindemann and Dame Evelyn Glennie. She is pianist and core member of the Juno nominated Land’s End Ensemble in Calgary. Suzanne has been on faculty at the Mount Royal University Conservatory since 1991, where she teaches chamber music and is Collaborative Pianist Coordinator. She has been the pianist for the acclaimed Morningside Music Bridge program in Canada, China and Poland since 2001.

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Season Recital 1

Judy Loman, harp with special guests

7:30pm Sunday, September 23 Muttart Hall, MacEwan Conservatory of Music

Season Recital 2

Ivan Zenaty, violin Dmitri Vorobiev, piano7:30pm Sunday, October 28 Muttart Hall, MacEwan Conservatory of Music Music Among Friends: In Remembrance*

Laura Veeze, violin Rafael Hoekman, cello Sarah Ho, piano7:30pm Sunday, November 11 Holy Trinity Anglican Church

Music Among Friends: Winter Journey*

Jihwan Cho, baritone Viktoria Reiswich-Dapp, piano2:00pm Sunday, January 20 Holy Trinity Anglican Church

Season Recital 3 Prochazka Tribute Recital

David Eggert, cello Janet Scott Hoyt, piano7:30pm Sunday, February 10 Muttart Hall, MacEwan Conservatory of Music

Season Recital 4

Clayton Leung, viola Lisa Tahara, piano7:30pm Sunday, March 3 Muttart Hall, MacEwan Conservatory of Music Season Recital 5

Robert Spady, clarinet Sarah Ho, piano with guest Whitney Sloan, soprano 7:30pm Sunday, March 24 Muttart Hall, MacEwan Conservatory of Music

Emerging Artist*

Jacques Forestier, violin Susanne Ruberg-Gordon, piano 2:00pm Sunday, May 5 Holy Trinity Anglican Church

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