Daniel Dastoor (ADP ’22, violin) was nominated for the prestigious Joseph Joachim International Violin Competition Hannover – taking place this fall. Held every 3 years, this competition supports exceptionally gifted young violinists as they make their way to success on the international concert stage.
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Eric Guo (BMus ’24, piano) won the recent PianoTexas Young Artists Concerto Competition, with his performance of Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11. Featuring the gifted young piano participating in PianoTexas’ Young Artists Program, this competition provides its top 3 performers with the opportunity to perform with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra.
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Angelica Hairston (PDP ‘15, harp) and Yunior Lopez (ADP ’13, viola) were awarded MPower Artist Grants by Sphinx, a social justice organization (USA) dedicated to transforming lives through the power of diversity in the arts.
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Angelica Hairston was also a 2021 Honouree for Atlanta Magazine’s Women Making a Mark program. These awards celebrate the contributions and successes of women in metro Atlanta who have made a significant impact to their community.
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Wallis Giunta (PDP ’07 / ADP ‘09, mezzo-soprano) and Ambur Braid (PDP ’06, soprano) have been cast in Opera De Lyons’ 2021/2022 season – in Piazzola’s Maria de Beunos Aires and Schreker’s Irrelohe, respectively.
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Meghan Lindsay (PDP ‘09, soprano) was featured in Opera Atelier’s recent online presentation of Handel’s The Resurrection. Originally programmed for spring 2020, this production’s audio was recorded in Koerner Hall and it was filmed inside St. Lawrence Hall. A behind the scenes documentary about this production is now available online.
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The Indigo Trio - featuring violinist Jesse Ramsay, violist John Sellick (ADP ’20) and cellist Alyssa Ramsay (ADP ‘14) - is part of Prairie Debut’s roster of artists for its 2021-2022 season. Their touring performance will fuse traditional Métis and Danish fiddle tunes with folk-inspired classical repertoire.
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The list of 2021 Fellows for Toronto Summer Music includes Leslie Ashworth (BMus ‘19, violin), Matthew Eeuwes (ADP ’22, viola), Jessy Kim (PDP ‘16 / Rebanks Fellow 2020-2021, violin) and Katya Poplyansky (ADP ’18 / Rebanks Fellow 2018-2019, violin). These Fellows will be placed in chamber groups and be by at least one artist mentor, with a focus on learning through performance.
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Soundstreams’ upcoming Encounters: Indigenous Voices – the July installment of its free online series – features songs by contemporary Indigenous composers, performed by mezzo-soprano Rebecca Cuddy (Métis) and curated by Métis composer Ian Cusson (HARCT ’00, piano), with piano accompaniment by Gregory Oh.
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Miriam Khalil (ADP ‘04, soprano) was recently appointed Faculty Lecturer in Voice by the University of Alberta’s Department of Music.
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The GGS was well represented at the recent JUNO awards, with connections to many of the winners in the classical categories. The Classical Album of the Year, Ensemble Made In Canada’s winning album MOSAÏQUE, featured commissioned piano quartets by Barbara Croall (HARTC ’95, piano) and faculty member Kevin Lau. The Classical Album of the Year: Vocal or Choral, Massenet: Thaïs, features the work of many of our orchestral faculty members as part of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra.
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