Agenda
2012 Program
January
The house will be closed to the public. The office remains open Monday through Friday.
February 5 (2pm)
Vernissage Pierre & Benoît Brühmüller
February 11 (10am)
Art Workshop Valentine's Day
Concerts 2012
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Upcoming Concert
"Schubertiade" Franz Schubert
Saturday, March 17 (8pm) | $12 Regular / $8 Students & 60+
the Uplands Chamber Players
Chamber Music Concert Listings
Saturday, March 17 (8pm) | $12 Regular / $8 Students & 60+
the Uplands Chamber Players
"Schubertiade" Franz Schubert
Saturday, April 21 (8pm) | $12 Regular / $8 Students & 60+
With Guest Pianist: Cheryl Stroud
"French Impressions" Dela, Pierné, Ibert, de Ropartz, de Rohozinski & Ravel
Hall
St. Andrew's Church
256 Queen street, Sherbrooke (Borough of Lennoxville)
Admission
- General: $12 (series $55)
- Students & +60: $ 8 (series $35)
Concertists
UPLANDS CHAMBER PLAYERS
CHERYL STROUD | PIANO
Cheryl Stroud is a pianist with over 35 years of experience and she is an Artist Associate of the Leonardo Project, Concordia University. Ms. Stroud has completed studies in Piano and Voice at The Royal Conservatory of Music of Toronto, McMaster University and Concordia University. She has been a frequent soloist and chamber musician on chamber music series such as the Musique Chez Nous series at Bishop's University and she has also appeared on other concert series such as the Lakeshore Chamber Music Society in Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue. Ms. Stroud is an accomplished accompanist and vocal coach and she currently teaches piano and voice at Bishop's University, where she is also an accompanist. In addition to her teaching and performing career, Ms. Stroud has served as member of the College of Examiners for the Royal Conservatory of Toronto and she also directs the Uplands Musical Society.
ERICH KORY | CELLO
Erich Kory brings over 35 years of performance experience to the concert stage. His cello career includes live performance tours with companies such as the Cirque du Soleil as well as performances for film soundtracks such as Emotional Arithmetic (Dreammachine Films). Mr. Kory has collaborated with a variety of artists from Leonard Bernstein to Sting and he has also recorded with labels including Nonesuch, Columbia Records, Capitol Records and Deutsche Grammophon. His classical career has seen him perform with The Orchestra of St. Luke's in Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Centre as well as the Opera Orchestra of New York and the American Composers' Orchestra. As a chamber musician, Mr. Kory has performed with the Westchester String Quartet, the Quartet Montage and the Esterhazy Trio, to name but a few. He currently lives in Ayer's Cliff, Québec.
PAULINE FARRUGIA | CLARINET
Pauline Farrugia has been performing solo and chamber music for over 25 years. She holds Doctorate and Master's Degrees in Music Performance from McGill University as well as a Bachelor's Degree in Performance from the University of Toronto. She has worked with ensembles such as the Cathedral Bluffs Symphony (Toronto), the Slee Sinfonietta (Buffalo), the Société de Musique Contemporaine du Québec (Montréal), the Musica Nova Ensemble (Sherbrooke) and the Estria Woodwind Quintet (Sherbrooke). Ms. Farrugia has made regular appearances on chamber music series such as the Musique Chez Nous series at Bishop's University, the Lakeshore Chamber Music Society in Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, the Five Penny New Music Series in Sudbury and the Musica Nova New Music series. Many of her performances have been recorded and broadcast by La Société Radio-Canada. She has commissioned and premiered over twenty new works, many of which she has recorded on the ATMA Classique label. She currently teaches at Bishop's University and is the adjudicator for clarinet and saxophone at the McGill Conservatory of Music.
ESTRIA WOODWIND QUINTET
PAULINE FARRUGIA | CLARINET
See above.
CLAIRE MARCHAND | FLUTE
Winner of the Opus Prize 2006 for best concert of the year in contemporary music, Claire Marchand is one of the most sought after flautists in Quebec. She studied at the Quebec Music Conservatory (Gatineau) with Gail Grimstead, then in Paris with Patrick Gallois and Pierre-Yves Artaud, in New York with Robert Dick and in Strasbourg with Mario Caroli. She participated as a soloist in some of the most prestigious contemporary music festivals. She gave numerous concerts and master classes in Canada, the United States, Mexico, Europe and Asia and is also heard regularly on CBC Radio. She was nominated for a Opus Prize in the record of the year and creation of the year categories. Claire Marchand plays with chamber music ensembles and is currently teaching at McGill’s Music Conservatory of the Schulich School of Music. She already performed at the Festival de Lanaudière a piece for solo flute by Salvatore Sciarrino and a concert tribute to the composer Jacques Hétu. She recorded a solo album on the ATMA label exclusively dedicated to contemporary music. www.clairemarchand.net
ÉTIENNE DE MÉDICI | OBOE
Mr. de Médicis holds a first prize in oboe from the Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Montréal. He is an alumnus of the Kiwanis music festival as well as other competitions within Quebec and Canada. Étienne de Médicis is a founding member of The Musica Nova Ensemble,The Estria Woodwind Quintet and Trio Musica and he has been invited to perform as soloist with the Societe de Musique Contemporaine du Quebec.
MAUDE LUSSIER | FRENCH HORN
A graduate of the Conservatoire de Musique de Montréal, french hornist Maude Lussier has also completed studies at the Hochschule für Musik Freiburg, in Germany, under the tutelage of the renowned Bruno Schneider. She later completed an Artist Diploma at McGill University under John Zirbel (Montréal Symphony Orchestra). Very much in demand, Ms. Lussier has collaborated with many international ensembles such as the Rhin Opera, the Freiburg Chamber Orchestra and the Ensemble Linéa, this last being an ensemble dedicated to contemporary repertoire. As a soloist and chamber musician, she has given more than fifty concerts on stages all over Germany. Maude Lussier currently has an active career in Québec with regular engagements with ensembles such as the Montréal, Québec, Longueuil, Laval, Sherbrooke and Trois-Rivières Symphony Orchestras, les Violons du Roy, the McGill Chamber Orchestra, I Musici de Montréal as well as the Orchestre des Grands Ballets Canadiens. Maude Lussier also frequently records for television, the cinema and the Cirque du Soleil.
MICHEL BETTEZ | BASSOON
Mr. Bettez holds a First Prize (bassoon) at the unanimity of the jury from the Conservatory of Montréal. He also holds a performance diploma from the Hochschule für Musik of Munich. Michel Bettez has been the principal bassoon of the Orchestre Métropolitain since autumn of 1984 and solo bassoon of the Nouvel Ensemble Moderne since 1989. He is also principal bassoon of the Orchestre Symphonique de Laval and has held that position since 1990. Bassoonist of The Musica Nova Ensemble, The Estria Woodwind Quintet and Trio Musica, he has also worked with the Orchestre de chambre de McGill, I Musici de Montréal, the Montréal Symphony Orchestra, the Montréal Opera, Les Vents de Montréal and he was the bassoonist of the woodwind quintet Pentaèdre from 1985 to 1995. He has performed in Canada, the United States, Europe, Japan and Australia. Michel Bettez has been the bassoon professor at the Conservatory of Montréal since 1993.
The Uplands Musical Society
Since March 2000, a group of local amateur and professional musicians known as the Uplands Musical Society, directed by Cheryl Stroud, have been presenting regular concerts at Uplands.
Concerts are free to the public, but donations are welcome and appreciated. Such donations helped - along with a generous donation from local MNA Monique Gagnon-Tremblay - to purchase a new upright Yamaha piano for Uplands!
Concerts have included Victorian Parlour Evenings, old-fashioned Christmas concerts, and Gilbert and Sullivan Sing-Alongs.
Information & Reservations
Tel: (819) 564-0409
E-mail: UPLANDS
Adress: 9 Speid Street, Sherbrooke (Borough of Lennoxville)