Kingsway Chamber

Music Festival

Ensemble playing is an integral part of music

education and a truly intimate and inspiring

experience. Chamber musicians develop a variety

of musicianship, technical and social skills. They

learn to listen to each other to match articulation,

intonation, dynamics and tonal colour while

establishing musical balance and communicating

their unique ideas. Students learn rehearsal and

performance techniques, strengthen reading skills,

expand theoretical and historical knowledge and

develop critical listening skills – all while mastering

challenging and rewarding repertoire.

Chamber Music Coaches

Sharon Burlacoff ARCT B.Mus. MA MFA Piano

Valerie Gordon B.Mus. M.Mus. Art.Dip. Violin & Viola

Liza McLellan M.Mus. Art.Dip. Perf.Dip. Cello

Michelle Odorico B. Mus. M.Mus. Violin & Viola

Rezan Onen-Lapointe B.Mus. M.Mus. Violin & Viola

Sebastian Ostertag Art.Dip. M.Mus. Cello

Kailey Richards B.Mus. Violin & Viola

Eligibility

• String players: Intermediate (min RCM Gr. 3)

& Senior (min RCM Gr. 5)

• Pianists: Intermediate (min RCM Gr. 5)

& Senior (min RCM Gr. 7)

• Students will be notified of their ensemble group

placement and repertoire in advance to provide

adequate preparation time. Parts will be available

for pick up or e-mailed to students a few weeks

before the start of the program.

Registration Summer 2020

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Program Fee: Intermediate Level $430 • Senior Level $460 Register by March 15th to save $40

Program spaces are limited and will only be held

once registration and payment is received.

Daily Schedule:

1:00-1:30 Musicianship Skills Workshops

1:30-2:15 Intermediate Chamber Groups

2:15-3:00 Group Compositions

3:00-4:00 Intermediate Orchestra

& Piano Ensembles

3:00-4:15 Senior Orchestra

& Piano Ensembles

4:15-5:15 Senior Chamber Groups

Our weeklong workshop will conclude with a

performance Friday, July 3rd.

Mentorship Opportunities:

Intermediates are welcome to join our Suzuki/Traditional

Camp at 12:00 pm to mentor younger players.

Seniors may be assigned to Intermediate Chamber Groups

to play, learn coaching techniques and guide rehearsals.

Intermediate ● 1:00 -4:00 pm Senior • 1:00 - 5:15 pm

Daily Workshops: Students participate in daily warm-up and specialty

workshops (ear-training, sight-reading hand

drumming, conducting) focusing on enhancing

musicianship, ensemble and performance skills.

Masterclasses/Open Rehearsals: Ensembles ‘perform’ chamber works in progress for

one another and learn about constructive feedback.

Visiting Ensemble: Visiting artists join us to provide a fresh perspective

on performing music from the past as well as

contemporary repertoire. Past visitors: Elixir Baroque

Ensemble - violins, viola da gamba and harpsichord

demonstrating Baroque performance practices - and

Dévah Quartet - electric strings playing classical to

popular repertoire with new twists.

Orchestra & Piano Repertoire: Faculty and students collaborate in a ‘conductorless’

orchestra to explore a variety of chamber-style

repertoire. In addition, the full ensemble creates and

performs an original composition - the outcome of

daily composition workshops where students learn

to mold musical ideas into workable forms. In

addition to playing with strings, pianists also learn

and perform interesting four-hand to six-hand piano

repertoire ranging from classical to jazz.

Space is limited

REGISTER NOW!

June 29-July 3

Strings & Piano

Early Intermediate to Senior Levels youth ● teens ● adults

Kingsway Chamber

Music Festival

Summer ’20

EARLY-BIRD SAVINGS UP TO MARCH 15TH!

Faculty

Sharon Burlacoff Piano

KCM’s Artistic Director studied historical keyboard practice with Malcolm Bilson at Cornell University in between earning a Masters in Piano Performance and a Masters in Musicology. She adjudicates for GTA festivals and has performed for the Mozart Society, ROM ‘Musically Speaking’ and Academy Concert Series.

Valerie Gordon Violin & Viola Valerie earned a Masters in Early Music from Indiana University studying Baroque violin with Stanley Ritchie. A founding member of Elixir Baroque Ensemble, she performs with Aradia Ensemble, Opera Atelier and Tafelmusik and tours with the Holland Baroque Society.

Liza McLellan Cello Liza earned Artist and Performance Diplomas from the Glenn Gould School as well a Masters from Western University. As cellist for Dévah Quartet and formerly for Quartetto Gelato, she has toured Asia, Europe and the USA. She is in demand as a session musician for genres from folk and jazz to hard rock and electronic.

Michelle Odorico Violin & Viola Michelle received a Masters of Music at the University of Toronto specializing in Baroque violin under Tafelmusik’s Jeanne Lamon. She is a member of the Windermere String Quartet, freelances with multiple groups in the GTA and has toured with Tafelmusik to Asia and the USA.

Rezan Onen-Lapointe Violin & Viola Rezan earned a Masters degree in Baroque violin from McGill University, completing further studies at the Royal Conservatoire of the Hague. She performs with Aradia Ensemble and Elixir Baroque Ensemble and she is the Artistic Director of Rezonance Baroque Ensemble.

Sebastian Ostertag Cello Sebastian’s performer designations include a Bachelor degree from Western University, Artist Diploma from the Glenn Gould School and Masters from U of Toronto. Classically trained, he has also performed with a number of Canada’s leading pop musicians and is active as both a soloist and chamber musician. Kailey Richards Violin & Viola Kailey is a graduate of Indiana University and is currently pursuing her Master of Historical Performance at U of T under the tutelage of Tafelmusik’s Jeanne Lamon. She has performed with numerous orchestras in the U.S. and has participated in Tafelmusik’s Summer and Winter Institutes.

The Kingsway Conservatory of Music

The Kingsway Conservatory of Music

Guests Artists • Mentorship • Workshops

Masterclasses • Orchestra • Performances

416 ∙ 234 ∙ 0121 www.kingswayconservatory.ca

info@kingswayconservatory.ca

Kingsway Conservatory of Music

2848 Bloor Street West, Toronto