Jennifer King performs at the Open Waters Festival on January 6, 2019

Pianist Jennifer King will perform at the Open Waters Festival on January 6, 2019.

Jennifer King, piano, and Gillian Smith, violin, will perform at the Open Waters Festival on January 6, 2019.

A skilled performer, respected adjudicator, coach, and clinician, Jennifer holds a Masters of Music degree in solo piano performance from McGill University, postgraduate diplomas from the University of Reading in the UK as well as the Royal Academy of Music in London, England. 

In addition to her Talent Trust music scholarships, Jennifer received an Award of Appreciation from the Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia for her contributions to musical life in the province. 

She’s a member of the Nova Scotia Registered Music Teachers’ Association (NSRMTA) and a private piano instructor and faculty member of the Maritime Conservatory of the Performing Arts in Halifax.

Jennifer launched her album O Mistress Moon in January 2018.

Hosted by Upstream Music Association, the duo will perform works for solo violin and solo piano as well as violin and piano duos by contemporary Canadian composers, including Derek Charke, Talent Trust music scholarship recipient Emily Doolittle, and Kati Agocs.

Concert details:
Sunday, January 6, 2019 - 1:00 p.m.
MacAloney Room, Dal Arts Centre
Dalhousie University, Halifax

Tickets: tickethalifax.com.

Pianist Andrew Son on Final Stop of Atlantic Young Artist Regional Tour November 25

Andrew Son performs in Halifax on the final stop of his Atlantic Canada tour with a free afternoon concert of Chopin, Scarlatti, Mendelssohn, and Rachmaninoff. 

The performance takes place Sunday, November 25.

Andrew is an award-winning pianist who recently captured the 2018 Atlantic Young Artist Competition and the Piano Rose Bowl at the Kiwanis Music Festival in Halifax.

He represented Nova Scotia at the 2015 Canadian Federation of Music Teachers’ Association National Piano Competition in Vancouver. 

Andrew received Talent Trust scholarships from 2014-17. He’s currently a student at Dalhousie University.

The Talent Trust is pleased to co-present Andrew’s Halifax concert with Cecilia Concerts, Nova Scotia Registered Music Teachers Association, and the Maritime Conservatory of Performing Arts.

Concert details

Sunday, November 25, 2:00 p.m.

Admission: free

Lilian Piercey Concert Hall

Maritime Conservatory of Performing Arts

6199 Chebucto Rd, Halifax

For more information, visit the Cecilia Concerts website.

 

9-year-old Pianist Alex Yang in Performance at Evenings @ Government House

The Talent Trust has partnered with Government House to present a piano recital with scholarship recipient Alex Yang. Alex’s September 18 performance is part of the Evenings @ Government House series.

His repertoire will include pieces by J. S. Bach, Mozart, Chopin, and Beethoven.

At nine years old, Alex is one of our youngest scholarship recipients. He’s studied piano with Lynn Stodola for the past three years, and also plays violin.

Alex won first place in each of his five piano repertoire classes at the 2018 Kiwanis Music Festival, and and was invited to perform at the Festival’s Gala, where he received the Gordon Murray Rising Star Award. 

Alex was the Bronze Prize winner of the 2017 Canadian Music Competition National Final and won the Silver Prize at the 2018 National Final. He was awarded 2018 scholarships for the intermediate group in piano and the junior group in violin by the Nova Scotia Registered Music Teachers’ Association Competition.

Evenings @ Government House concert details
Tuesday, September 18, 2018 - 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Government House, 1451 Barrington Street, Halifax

Arrival Time:  6:30 p.m. - 6:50 p.m.
Admission: Free

Registration open: Wednesday, August 29, 2018 to Tuesday, September 18, 2018

Seating is limited. Anyone wishing to attend must register by calling 902-424-7001 or by filling out the online attendance form (bottom of the page) at Evenings @ Government House.

Pianist Jennifer King Performs in UPEI Music Department Clarinet Spectrum Recital Series

Pianist Jennifer King performs Olivier Messiaen's Quartet for the End of Time with Karem J. Simon (clarinet), Karen Graves (violin), and Natalie Williams Calhoun (cello). 

The concert, which takes place on September 8, is part of the UPEI Music Department Clarinet Spectrum Recital Series.

A skilled performer, respected adjudicator, coach, and clinician, Jennifer holds a Masters of Music degree in solo piano performance from McGill University, postgraduate diplomas from the University of Reading in the UK as well as the Royal Academy of Music in London, England. 

In addition to her Talent Trust scholarships, Jennifer received an Award of Appreciation from the Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia for her contributions to musical life in the province. 

She’s a member of the Nova Scotia Registered Music Teachers’ Association (NSRMTA) and a private piano instructor and faculty member of the Maritime Conservatory of the Performing Arts in Halifax.

Jennifer launched her album O Mistress Moon in January 2018. (Visit YouTube to hear her perform Claude Debussy’s La Lune.)

Quartet for the End of Time was written while Olivier Messiaen was was a prisoner of war at the Nazis' Stalag VIII-A camp. The work explores his struggle to endure the conditions of his imprisonment as well as his Catholic faith.

Concert details
Saturday, September 8
Dr. Steel Recital Hall, UPEI Campus
550 University Avenue, Charlottetown, PEI

Adults: $20.00 + service fee
Students: $10.00 + service fee
Available to purchase online at Brown Paper Tickets

Andrew Son Wins Two Prizes at National Music Festival in New Brunswick

Andrew Son continues to win prestigious awards for his masterful piano playing.

He participated in the 2018 National Music Festival at Mount Allison University in New Brunswick, which ran from August 12 -16. 

He won first prize in the National Competition as the piano representative from Nova Scotia.

The first prize winners from the initial round of competitions (including voice, piano, strings, classical guitar, woodwind, brass, chamber group, and musical theatre solo) competed in the Grand Award Competition. 

Andrew won the 2nd Prize Grand Award. 

You can watch the live stream of the Grand Competition on the Festival Facebook page.

From Andrew, who received Talent Trust scholarships from 2014-17: 

“I just wanted to thank the Talent Trust for the tremendous amount of support over the years. I have never thought I would be able to reach such a place, but with the support and encouragement of the Talent Trust and many friends around me, I just feel so grateful and thankful.” 

As the winner of the 2018 Atlantic Young Artist Competition, Andrew will be performing on a regional tour. His final concert will be in Halifax in November. Stay tuned for details. 

Jennifer King in Concert - Music at the Three Churches, Mahone Bay

Jennifer King is joined by Tara Scott to perform Four Hands, One Piano, a concert at Trinity United Church in Mahone Bay. The event, part of the Music at the Three Churches 2018 season, takes place Friday, August 3 at 8:00 p.m.

Jennifer holds a Masters of Music degree in solo piano performance from McGill University, postgraduate diplomas from the University of Reading in the UK as well as the Royal Academy of Music in London, England. 

She was awarded Talent Trust scholarships in 1992 and 1993, and received an Award of Appreciation from the Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia for her contributions to musical life in the province.

In addition to being a skilled performer, Jennifer is a respected adjudicator, coach, and clinician, and a member of the Nova Scotia Registered Music Teachers’ Association (NSRMTA). She’s currently a private piano instructor and faculty member of the Maritime Conservatory of the Performing Arts in Halifax. 

Tickets for Four Hands One Piano are $25, $10 for students and free for children twelve and under.  

Tickets may be purchased at the door of the church on the night of the performance or in advance at Kinburn Pharmasave (Mahone Bay), Shop on the Corner (Lunenburg) or Strings and Things (Bridgewater).  

To reserve tickets, please call (902) 634-4280 or email threechurches9@gmail.com. Visit the website for more information at www.threechurches.com.

Pianist Chantal Peng Performs at the Wolfville Farmer’s Market June 13 and 23

Pianist Chantal Peng will perform at the Wolfville Farmer’s Market on Wednesday, June 13 from 4:30 - 6:30 p.m. and Saturday June 23, from 9:30 am - 12:30 p.m.

A talented young artist who's dedicated to her local community, Chantal has studied with Professor John Hansen at Acadia University, and at Orford Musique in Quebec. Under John Hansen’s instruction, she’s received a number of awards and scholarships at the provincial, national and international level. 

She placed first in the National Canadian Music Competition, and at the Great Composers’ International Piano Concerto Competition in 2016. She played at Carnegie Hall in New York in 2015.

And she’s just finishing high school.

Here's a video of Chantal in 2013 at the Al Whittle Theatre in Wolfville: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBpOL31ejbY

  

For details on Chantal’s performances, visit the OurAnnapolisValley.com events page.

Devin Huang and Alex Yang Shine Bright at the Kiwanis Music Festival

The Gala Recital for the 2018 Halifax Kiwanis Music Festival took place on May 5 at the Music Room in Halifax. Two Talent Trust scholarship recipients received accolades for Junior Piano.

Devin Huang (pictured with his teacher Lynn Stodola) received the Adjudicator’s Recommendation to the 2018 Nova Scotia Kiwanis Music Festival for Junior Piano. 

He was last year’s recipient of the first ever Gordon Murray Rising Star Award. He captured first place in each of his seven piano repertoire classes, and received an unprecedented mark of 98 in his Chopin class. 

Devin’s achieved great things during the past year. He was one of the winners of the 2017/18 Chebucto Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition, an honour which gave him the privilege of performing with the Orchestra on April 21, 2018.

Alex  (Zixuan) Yang received the 2018 Gordon Murray Rising Star Award, which was presented at the May 5 Kiwanis Music Festival  Gala.

Alex plays at the RCM level 7/8, and was named as the Alternate to Devin Huang for the Provincial Festival Recommendation in Junior Piano.

He was a Canadian Music Competition national finalist in 2017, were he also received an Honorable Mention in the Scholarship Competition for Junior Piano.

The Provincial Music Festival Competition dates are Friday June 1 and Saturday June 2, 2018. The Gala Concert will be held on Saturday June 2 at 7pm at Denton Hall Auditorium, Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia.

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Andrew Son Wins Atlantic Young Artist 2018 Competition

On April 21, five talented pianists from the Atlantic provinces participated in the 2018 Atlantic Young Artist Competition held at Mount Allison University in New Brunswick. After recital programs of contrasting works, Andrew Son was declared the winner.

Andrew is currently in his first year at Dalhousie University, studying with Lynn Stodola. He plans to major in neuroscience while completing a minor in music.

He was recently awarded the Piano Rose Bowl in the 2018 Kiwanis Music Festival in Halifax. He represented Nova Scotia at the 2015 Canadian Federation of Music Teachers’ Association National Piano Competition in Vancouver.  As the Atlantic Young Artist for 2018, Andrew will complete a short concert tour of the Atlantic region in the fall.

The competition and tour are projects of the Canadian Federation of Music Teachers’ Associations and its provincial counterparts in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, and Prince Edward Island. Instrumentalists between the ages of 16 and 25 and singers between 16 and 27 who are studying with a registered music teacher are eligible to enter. 

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Mimisu Lee and Lala Lee Perform in Cecelia Concerts 30th Anniversary Season

Halifax chamber music presenter Cecilia Concerts has launched its 30th season, which begins September 14 with a fundraising gala featuring opera star Measha Brueggergosman.

Among the stellar musicians in the lineup are French hornist Mimisu Lee and pianist Lala Lee, who will perform works from the classical-romantic repertoire including Ludwig van Beethoven’s horn sonata, Op. 17 and Robert Schumann’s Adagio and Allegro, Op. 70. The concert takes place January 6, 2019.

Named one of CBC’s “30 Hot Classical Musicians Under 30” in 2017, Lala made her debut with Symphony Nova Scotia under Bernhard Gueller that same year. She’s also performed with the Chebucto Symphony Orchestra and Nova Scotia Youth Orchestra.

Mimisu is the winner of the 2017/18 Chebucto Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition. She’s performed with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestral Institute at Whistler Orchestra, Scotia Festival Orchestra, Dalhousie University Chamber Orchestra, Dalhousie University Symphony, the Nova Scotia Youth Orchestra, and the San Diego International Youth Orchestra.

Both sisters currently study at the Glenn Gould School in Toronto.

For ticket information, visit the Cecilia Concert website.

Lala Lee and Nova Sinfonia in Concert: An Evening of Beethoven and Sibelius

She played Mozart in her solo debut with Symphony Nova Scotia in 2017. CBC declared her one of the 30 hot Canadian classical musicians under 30 that same year. 

Now Lala Lee joins Nova Sinfonia to perform Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 19, and Sibelius’s Symphony No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 82.

Conducted by Mark Shapiro, the concert takes place Sunday, May 6 at 7:30 pm, Faith Tabernacle Church, 6225 Summit Street in Halifax. For tickets or more information, visit the Nova Sinfonia website.

Pianist Jennifer King in concert on Sunday, January 21, 2018 in Halifax

Cecilia Concert's presents Jennifer King for a refreshing afternoon 

Sunday, 
January 21, 2018
at 2pm
Lilian Piercey Concert Hall 
at the Maritime Conservatory of Performing Arts
Halifax

Jennifer King will perform two centuries of Nocturnes featured on her first solo album “O Mistress Moon”.

O Mistress Moon Programme

 

Nocturnes (1929) Nos. 1, 4 and 7  /  Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)

Deux Nocturnes (1890) Op.5, Andante- Allegretto  /  Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915)

In der Nacht - Fantasiestucke Op.12  /  Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Nocturne in e minor, Adagio  /  John Field (1782-1837)

Nocturne Op.27 #2 in D flat major, Lento sostenuto  /  Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)

Nocturne Op.33 (Homage to John Field)  /  Samuel Barber (1910-1981)

In the Falling Dark 1- dedicated to Barbara Pritchard  /  Derek Charke (b. 1974)

La Soirée dans Grenade- Estampes  /  Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Et la lune descend sur le temple qui  fut- Images 2

Noctuelles- Miroirs  /  Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)

Night-Piece (Notturno) - 1963  /  Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)

Notturno  /  Ottarino Respighi (1879-1936)

In the Falling Dark 2- 2014 dedicated to Jennifer King  /  Derek Charke (b. 1974)

1. Sunset Glow 2.Entre Chien et Loup 3. The Witching Hour

For more information go to https://www.ceciliaconcerts.ca/pianist-jennifer-king/

Buy your ticket at https://www.ceciliaconcerts.ca/product/jennifer-king-o-mistress-moon/

Today June 26, 2017 meet Devin Huang at RBC Hollis Street in Halifax. Devin will play for you!

Today June 26, 2017 meet Devin Huang at RBC: 1871 Hollis Street in Halifax. 
Devin will play for you at 12 p.m. 

Devin and his mother Jennifer are helping the Talent Trust to thank the RBC Foundation for their ongoing support. 



Donate today to the Talent Trust and show us that you believe in the Creativity of Nova Scotians as well. 

LaLa Lee, solo piano recital at the Music Room Chamber Player Series on November 30, 2016 in Halifax

LaLa Lee, will perform a piano solo recital at 

The Music Room Chamber Player Series on 

November 30, 2016

 at 7:00 PM in Halifax

In loving memory of 

Mrs. Bee Huxtable.

The program includes Mozart Sonata in B Flat Major K.333 - Beethoven Sonata No. 26 Op. 81a in E Flat Major - Schubert Impromptu Op. 90 No. 3 D. 899 in G Flat Major - Liszt Un Sospiro - Chopin Scherzo Op. 20 No. I. 

LaLa Lee is the 2015 Tietje Zonneveld Award recipient given out through the NSTT.

Tickets can be purchased at The Music Room.

Congratulations to Mimisu Lee and Lala Lee!

Mimisu Lee, french horn is the winner of the 2016 Brass and Wind Rosebowl and Lala Lee, piano is the (2nd time winner, 2015 and 2016) of Doctor Piano and Yamaha Canada Piano Rosebowl. Lala has an exciting summer ahead of her. She has been chosen to participate in Morningside Music Bridge, one of the prestigious international music festival for age 12—18 to celebrate its 20th anniversary in Beijing China.

Congratulations to both of you!

Mimisu (left) and Lala with proud grand-mother Helen

Mimisu with Kim Conrad & Craig McCormick, 2016 Rosebowl Donors and Presenters

 

Mimisu with her teacher David Parker

Mimisu's teacher David Parker is a former NSTT scholarship recipient himself. He is the Principal Hornist of Symphony Nova Scotia since 2000 and teaches at Dalhousie's Fountain School of Performing Arts.






You can find more information about the Kiwanis Festival at http://www.hfxmusicfest.com/

Edward Enman, piano one of eight semi-finalists at Eckhardt-Gramatté National Music Competition

Edward Enman, piano has been chosen as one of eight semi-finalists in the 39th Eckhardt-Gramatté National Music Competition (piano) to be held May 6th-8th, 2016 at Brandon University, Manitoba. 

The competition will be streamed live with up-to-date information and scheduling at https://www.facebook.com/eckhardtgramatte.comp?fref=ts

Congratulations Ethan Xu for winning the Debut Atlantic Award for Musical Excellence

From DebutAtlantic.ca press release:
Ethan Xu has studied piano under Betty Ro for nine years at the Maritime Conservatory of Performing Arts, and has been recognized with many awards and scholarships for music. 
These include the Harry Dean Trophy, the Isabel McAlpine Wickwire Music Foundation Scholarship, the David MacDonald J.S. Bach Scholarship, and the Dr. Ernest and Dorothy Heighton Scholarship for Music. He is also the 2015 Nova Scotia junior piano provincial champion, a national finalist at the 2015 Canadian Music Competition, and the recipient of the 2015 Nova Scotia Talent Trust scholarship. 

Please read more about the Award at DebutAtlantic.ca

Congratulations LaLa Lee for winning 3rd place at the 2015 National Music Festival

LaLa Lee, piano 

Nova Scotia had some wonderful young amateur musicians win at the 45th annual Federation of Canadian Music Festivals' National Music Festival. 

Third place award ($500) went to LaLa Lee, piano (Halifax)
and violinist TaTan Huang (Hubley)

Talented youth from across the country have spent the past year giving their all in competing and winning at their local and provincial music festivals, culminating in the recent National Music Festival in Edmonton (Alberta), August 13-15. 

Each province could send only one representative for each of the nine disciplines: brass, piano, woodwinds, musical theatre, classical guitar, voice, percussion, chamber groups, and strings. A total of 57 musicians attended the competition representing 10 provinces.

LaLa Lee's Mothers' Day Piano Recital in Honour of Abby Bryant

Sunday, May 10 at 2:00 p.m.
St. Paul's Church, Halifax

Lala Lee is a member of the Nova Scotia Youth Orchestra and has been performing in front of audiences since the age of 5. Nova Scotia Talent Trust Scholarship Recipient 2014 and Grade 10 Honour With Distinction student at Sacred Heart School of Halifax and a Sacred Heart Scholar, Lala is passionate about music, the arts, and social justice. Lala is performing this solo recital to celebrate music and to celebrate the life of another young Haligonian, Abigail Bryant.

Abby Bryant was equally passionate about music, art, and social justice. She was a singer, actor, poet, photographer, songwriter, and doer of good things. The youngest Founding Member of The Friends of Gilda's Nova Scotia, Abby was also passionate about ensuring that no one -especially children and young people- in Nova Scotia go through cancer alone.

Please join her on Sunday, May 10th, at 2:00 to celebrate two young women who are dedicated to art, music, and making Halifax and Nova Scotia a better place. Proceeds from this event will benefit both The Nova Scotia Youth Orchestra and The Friends of Gilda's Nova Scotia.

For Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/lala-lees-mothers-day-piano-recital-in-honour-of-abby-bryant-tickets-16073476200

Pierre Riley - Reception & Piano Recital

A Benefit for Cecilia Concerts' Outreach Program 

Wine and hors-d’oeuvres will be served at the pre-concert reception. 

Thursday, 16 April 

6:30 pm, pre-concert reception

7:15 pm, recital

Lilian Piercey Concert Hall 

Maritime Conservatory of performing Arts 

6199 Chebucto Road, Halifax

Cecilia Concerts is pleased to present the talented young Nova Scotian pianist Pierre Riley in a special recital. 

image from https://www.facebook.com/events/1587761154770156/

The horizons of pianist Pierre Riley are as broad as they are diverse: in addition to his ventures as a soloist, his great passion for sharing music with others has fostered an enthusiastic and ongoing involvement with chamber music, collaborative piano, and teaching. A native of Antigonish, Mr. Riley is currently studying at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, England. Pierre Riley is generously supported by the McCall MacBain Foundation, and is the grateful recipient of scholarships from the Guildhall School Trust and the Nova Scotia Talent Trust.

His program will consist of music from Bach's English Suite, Beethoven's E Flat Major Sonata, a selection of Chopin Mazurkas and Faure's C Sharp Minor Variations.

Tickets online at Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/pierre-riley-piano-recital-benefit-concert-for-cecilia-concerts-outreach-program-tickets-16395852436