October 21 - 22, 2006
Music Department, University of Ottawa, Perez Hall, 610 Cumberland St.,
Ottawa, ON

~ Gala Concert: The Canadian Club –three flutes, piano, bassoon ~

A gala concert with special guest artist, Robert Langevin, principal flute New York Philharmonic Orchestra, and featuring Camille Churchfield, former principal flute Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Joanna G’froerer, principal flute National Arts Centre Orchestra, Stéphane Lemelin, piano, and Chris Millard, principal bassoon National Arts Centre Orchestra.

In collaboration with the University of Ottawa, the City of Ottawa, and the Brannen-Cooper Fund.

Date: October 21, 2006
Location: Tabaret Hall, University of Ottawa
Time: 8 P.M.
Tickets: $25 - $20 at the door or in advance at the following locations:

• The Leading Note, 370 Elgin St.
• Compact Music, 190 and 785 Bank St.
• CD Warehouse, 1383 Clyde Ave., 1717 St. Laurent Blvd., and 499 Terry Fox Dr.
• Collected Words, 1242 Wellington St.

Robert Langevin is one of the most sought after flutists in the world and appears in many solo and orchestral performances.  He is principal flute with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra and even served concurrently with the Pittsburgh Symphony.  Robert Langevin is one of North America’s strongest links to the French School with his tonal concepts and performance style.  As a member of Musica Camerata Montreal and l'Ensemble de la Société de Musique Contemporaine du Québec, he helped premiere many works, including the Canadian premiere of Pierre Boulez's Le Marteau sans maître.  Born in Sherbrooke, Quebec, he became a student of Jean-Paul Major and graduated from the Montreal Conservatory in 1976 with the 1st Prize in Flute and Chamber Music. He later won the National Prix d’Europe – a competition between all instrumentalists. This prize enabled him to study abroad for 2 years with Aurele Nicolet at Staatliche Hochschule fur Musik in Freiburg, Germany. Later, 1979 he went to Geneva, Switzerland, where he studied with Maxence Larrieu and subsequently won the 2nd Prize in the Budapest International Competition in 1980; after which he returned to Canada and joined the Montreal Symphony as associate principal.  Mr. Langevin is currently on the faculties of The Juilliard School, the Manhattan School of Music and the Orford International Summer Festival.

Joanna G’froerer

One of Canada's best known flutists, Joanna G’froerer is principal flutist with Canada’s National Arts Centre Orchestra.   She has performed as soloist with the CBC Radio Orchestra, Symphony Orchestras in Vancouver, Victoria, Kingston, Quebec and Montreal.  Her chamber music recordings include “Forgotten Dreams” with “Thirteen Strings”, Mozart Flute Quartets on CBC Records and she was invited to record an all Rodrigo disc with Maestro Maximiano Valdes.  Joanna has been a guest artist at the Vancouver, Montreal, and Ottawa Chamber Music Festivals and also performed with the Proteus Ensemble of Montreal, and the Penderecki, and Tokyo String Quartets.  She has taught at the Scotia Festival of Music, and given masterclasseses at numerous Canadian and American schools.  Joanna currently teaches at the University of Ottawa.  She earned a Licentiate in Music from McGill in 1993 studying with flutist, Timothy Hutchins.

Stéphane Lemelin regularly performs as a soloist and chamber musician in Canada and abroad. A recipient of several national and international awards, and prize-winner of the Robert Casadeus International Competition in Cleveland, he studied with Yvonne Hubert, Karl-Ulrich Schnabel, Leon Fleisher, Boris Berman and Claude Frank, and holds a doctorate from Yale University. His repertory is vast, with a predilection for Romantic and especially French music, as manifested by his recordings. Among his fifteen recordings are the complete Nocturnes of Fauré, works by Saint-Saëns, Debussy, Roussel, but also works by lesser-known composers such as Gustave Samazeuilh and Guy Ropartz. Stéphane Lemelin is a professor at the University of Ottawa, a member of Trio Hochelaga, and Artistic Director of an annual chamber music festival in Ontario, the Prince Edward County Music Festival.

Christopher Millard

Christopher Millard is principal bassoon of the National Arts Centre Orchestra after serving as principal with the Vancouver Symphony and the CBC Radio Orchestras for 28 years.   A regular guest artist and teacher at the Scotia, Orford and Ottawa Festivals, the Domaine Forget in Quebec and the Banff Centre, he has also appeared with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, the Marlboro Festival, the World Orchestra for Peace, and the Grand Teton Music Festival.  His four solo recordings include a disc in the “OrchestraPro” series and a disc of Italian concerti with Mario Bernardi and the CBC Radio Orchestra. He is a member of the acclaimed Caliban Bassoon Quartet.  Recently he recorded a new Schubert Octet and won a Juno for the Hétu Bassoon Concerto. He studied with Sol Schoenbach at the Curtis Institute.  He has been on faculty with the University of British Columbia and the National Youth Orchestra for 20 years.

The program will include: 

• Telemann Quintet in D minor for 3 flutes, piano, bassoon,
• Muczynski flute duets – Camille and Joanna,
• Doppler flute duets – Camille and Joanna, with Stéphane Lemelin, piano,
• Fauré Fantasie – Camille and Joanna and Stéphane,
• Villa Lobos Bachianas Brasileiras No.6 for Flute and Bassoon – Robert Langevin and Christopher Millard,
• Casterede – Flutes En Vacances,
• Sonata in A for Flute and Piano by Cesar Franck – Robert Langevin and Stéphane Lemelin.

~ Masterclasses ~

Jean Desmarais has kindly agreed to be the pianist for the Masterclasses and the Duo Workshop.

Masterclass with Robert Langevin: Six players have been chosen by audition for half hour sessions.

Masterclass with Camille Churchfield: Focus on Mozart.  Two players have been chosen by audition.

Masterclass with Joanna G'froerer: Focus on Rodrigo.  Two players have been chosen by audition.

~ Workshops ~

The theme for the participant's workshops is “Fife and Drum” with everyone getting a chance to play percussion as well as flute in an ensemble setting. This is designed to be an exercise in rhythm, flute technique, ensemble playing and a cathartic experience for all levels and ages of players. There will be four sessions, two workshops on Saturday, a dress rehearsal on Sunday and a grand finale Flute and Percussion Concert on Sunday afternoon!

~ Orchestral Flute Duets ~

Orchestral Flute Duets — This will be a talk and demonstration by Camille Churchfield and Joanna G’froerer based on a book by Jeanne Baxtresser.  Duos are welcome to audition to play as in a masterclass format.

~ Brunch with the Stars ~

As a social event, we will be having “Brunch with the Stars,” an informal opportunity to get to know the artists and ask questions. The location for this event is Urbanwells Restaurant, 244 Laurier Ave. East, Ottawa, Ontario.

~ Exhibitor's Hall ~

Shop for flutes, sheet music, CD's, musical paraphernalia.  Flute manufacturers will be present and you can try out some flutes. The exhibitors will be:

• Altus Flutes: Altus flutes and alto flutes
• Leading Note: sheet music, Rodrigo CD's, accessories
• Long and McQuade: Altus, Miyazawa and Sankyo flutes, piccolos, alto and bass flutes, accessories
• Pascal Veraquin: Powell flutes, Powell and Sankyo used flutes
• St. John's Music: Yamaha flutes, accessories

				City of Ottawa		Brannen-Cooper Fund
Altus Flutes		Pascal Véraquin Inc. (Montreal, QC)

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