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MusicQuest 2009 Piano Festival

David Vandereyk (centre, back row) is pictured with Roxana Anklesaria-Doctor (third from left) and winners of the Music Quest Intermediate Piano Division in Pune, India on September 20.

Music instructor, David Vandereyk recently returned from India where he was invited to adjudicate the Intermediate Piano Division of MusiQuest 2009 and also present a lecture on Healthy Approaches to Piano Technique based on his recent research.  

David, who is currently on paid educational, considered MusiQuest to be an enriching cultural and professional experience through his interaction with students, teachers, parents and volunteers of the festival.

MusiQuest is a national level piano festival presented by The Academy of Music Pune and its director Roxana Anklesaria-Doctor.  It aims to foster education, performance and development in music to students throughout India.   The music festival is presented in a workshop/masterclass format providing amateur musicians of all ages and backgrounds the opportunity to improve skills and receive constructive evaluation.

This year’s festival saw an unprecedented 153 participants and 38 teachers spanning the length and breadth of the country.  According to Anklesaria-Doctor, “It is my vision to provide our students with musical opportunity and visibility on the national scene.  As a music educator, I believe in nurturing students not only towards excellence in performance but to imbibe a love and discernment of the musical arts that will stay with them forever.  MusiQuest opens the doors for musical sharing and interaction.”

Mark Armanini, Sam Levin

Sam Levin, a 2nd year composition student of Mark Armanini in the Diploma in Music Program has been invited to have his orchestral work Placeto Lire read by the Vancouver Symphony at their prestigious 2009 Jean Coulthard Readings on March 4 at the Orpheum Theatre.  According to Levin Placeto Lire is the orchestral expression of a rock/metal motif.  Sam will also have the opportunity to attend a masterclass with  VSO composer in residence Scott Good. 

Music on Main presents The NuBC Collective as part of A Month of Tuesdays at the Cellar Restaurant and Jazz Club on March 3.  This performance will highlight Canadian composers including a world premiere commission by Chris Sivak, Diploma in Music graduate and former student of Armanini.

Karen Nakajima, a 2008 graduate of the Diploma in Music Program, is the recipient of the Governor General’s Collegiate Bronze Medal which is awarded to the student who achieves the highest overall average upon graduation from a diploma-level, post-secondary program.  Additionally, Karen has been awarded $18,000 in scholarships.  These include the University of British Columbia Chancellor’s Entrance Scholarship, the University of British Columbia President’s Entrance Scholarship and the Irving K. Barber British Columbia Scholarship.  Karen also received a UBC School of Music Entrance Scholarship in recognition of her superior achievement and potential.  A student of David Vandereyk, Karen recently completed the Royal Conservatory of Music ARCT Diploma in Piano Performance with First-Class Honours.  Karen will continue her music studies at the UBC School of Music as a Music Scholarship Major and plans a career in music education.  

The Diploma in Music Program invites the community to attend and enjoy the following FREE CONCERTS featuring Faculty, Alumni and Guests.

All concerts start at 11:45am and will be in the Capilano University Performing Arts Theatre. For more information please contact the Music Office at 604-984-4951 or email at music@capilanou.ca

Cap Classics 2009-2010

September 11  Young Artists Concert
   Prize-winning pianists from the Starcevich Piano Studio perform Sonatas by Beethoven
   Jovian Cheng, piano
   Andrew Wang, piano

September 25  Vancouver Trio
   Featuring Beethoven’s Piano Trio in E flat Major, Op. 38
   Gene Ramsbottom, clarinet
    Bo Peng, cello
   Keiko Alexander, piano
   
October 2   EVEolution
   The garden, the tree, the apple, the Fall…an exploration of Eve and the story
   that began it all, through the music of Heggie and Uyeda
   Heather Pawsey, soprano
   Rachel Iwaasa, piano

October 30  Tantalus String Quartet - CANCELLED
   Experience the power and eloquence of works by Beethoven and Bartok
   Rebecca Whytling, violin
   Karen Gebrecht, violin
   Isabelle Roland, viola
   Heather Hay, cello

January 15  Music of the Americas for Flute and Piano
   Featuring works by Glick, Liebermann and Piazzolla
   Brenda Fedoruk, flute
   David Vandereyk, piano

January 22  Rozek-Skovorodnikov-Ramsbottom Trio
   Virtuosic Trios by Bartok and Khachaturian
   Robert Rozek, violin
   Gene Ramsbottom, clarinet
   Eugene Skovorodnikov, piano

March 12   Student Showcase
   Winners of the First and Second Year Scholarship Competitions in performance

Conducting Certificate in Music

Capilano University now offers a Conducting Certificate in Music as of September 2007.

Graduates of this program will be qualified to conduct choral and instrumental ensembles effectively and confidently.

This 20-credit certificate is designed so that currently active teachers and musicians may take this program while continuing to work. Most classes are offered in the evening over an eight-month period and it is possible to take this program on a part-time basis.

Courses include conducting, conducting pedagogy, ensemble and languages:

• The core conducting course works on fundamental conducting technique including conducting patterns, cues, cut-offs, phrasing, tempo changes, expressive gestures, use of the left hand, baton technique, choral and orchestral conducting.
• Conducting pedagogy includes watching and discussing recorded performances, attending live performances, observing rehearsals, and discussion of various approaches to conducting.
• All participants are required to sing in one of the University choirs where they will have hands-on experience in working with an ensemble.
• All students take two semesters of Italian, German or French to enhance their choral conducting abilities.

Participants in this program will have opportunities to conduct the University ensembles in rehearsals. All practical exams will be taken by conducting the Capilano University Singers.

For further information:

Please contact Lars Kaario, Capilano University Music Department at 604-986-1911 (ext. 2309) or lkaario@capilanou.ca