MUSIC = LOVE
With
Valentine’s Day just around the corner, it’s time to think about those you love
and the things you love to do! This issue of Chordial Notes is packed with
concerts and activities like the Jane Coop Solo Piano Recital on February 16
and the Musical Theatre Workshop over Spring Break with Joelle Rabu. We also
celebrate some of our wonderfully successful students who continue to achieve
the highest grades when they pursue their RCM examinations. Here at NCM we love
MUSIC and we want to share it with everyone!!
JANE
COOP - Solo
Piano Recital Port Theatre Sunday February 16th, 2014
Don’t
miss this incredible concert, our annual fundraising event for the
Conservatory. A huge thank you must be sent out to all of our donors and
sponsors including BMW Nanaimo (there will be a Beemer in the lobby at the
concert!) Tom Lee Music (They are lending us a 6 foot grand for the Master
Class on Saturday at 2:30 at NCM) and Vancouver Island University (whose
culinary arts students are providing the catering for the performer reception
after the concert). In addition, our Concert Committee led by Christine
Whitelaw have done a superb job of organizing the concert, getting the word out
and generating support for the Conservatory. A huge thank you to Christine and
the Concert Committee for all of their hard work!
JANE COOP MASTER CLASS – February 15 @ 2:30PM
On Saturday, February 15 at 2:30 in the NCM
Ensemble Room, Jane Coop will give a Master Class for 4 advanced students. If
you are a piano teacher or an aspiring pianist you should attend this workshop
as an observer. Each student will play a piece and then Ms Coop will work with
the student. She is known as an incredible educator and has just recently
retired from teaching at UBC. Observer tickets are a suggested minimum donation
of $10. Please reserve by calling NCM at 250 754 4611. Seating is extremely
limited.
WINTER RECITAL – February 22 @ 2:00PM
The Winter Rectial will take place in the
NCM Ensemble Room at 2:00 PM on February 22, 2014. Sign up sheets are posted on
the office shutters. Please sign up by February 19. We are looking forward to
hearing all the work that you have been doing. This is a great way to prepare
for upcoming UIMF performances and examinations!
MUSICAL THEATRE CAMP – SPRING BREAK March 17-21 – REGISTER BY FEB 28 and
save $100!
We’re doing it again! Last year’s Spring Break Musical
Theatre was such a success that we have decided to bring it back. Directed by
the illustrious Joelle Rabu, a world renowned chanteuse and musical theatre
performer, this camp is, without question, some of the most fun a student can
have over the Spring Break holiday. Working with Nico Rhodes who will prepare
the music for the camp, Joelle has some wonderful ideas for how to make another
“revue” performance on the final day of the camp. We make it easy for parents
too! Classes run from 10-4, but your child can be dropped off as early as 8:30
and picked up as late as 5:00. We will have supervised child care available for
the mornings and evenings! Tuition for the week is $350 but if you register by
February 28 you can save $100. The camp is designed for students ages 7-14.
Classes focus on: theatrical characterization, vocal technique, performance
training, movement for the stage, teamwork, exploring creativity and problem
solving. It’s fun and students learn a lot about how to create their own stage
presence. Call NCM to register.
Student
Achievements
· George
McNally, trombone student of John Capon
at NCM, will be performing with his Jazz Quartet at the Lionel Hampton Jazz
Festival in Moscow, Idaho. http://www.uidaho.edu/JAZZFEST. George is a grade 12 student at Alberni Secondary. George
is son of Robert McNally, Bass Trombonist with the Naden Band. His mother
Margot McNally teaches music at the middle school in Port Alberni. So, George
comes by his musical talent and enthusiasm quite naturally!! George stands to
win a substantial scholarship if the judges like his playing. So, we wish him
luck in Idaho. The Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival runs February 19th through the
22nd, 2014.
· Congratulations to flute student Uei-Young Jung,
student of Cindy Speelman for achieving First Class Honours on her RCM
Grade 4 flute exam in January.
· Voice Teacher, Christine McMahon, recently
received news that her students, Akela Szasz and Lilu Scott, have
tied for the 2013 Gold Medal in their Gr. 4 RCM Voice exam with a mark of
93%. These two twelve year old
NCM students were awarded the highest mark in the Province of BC for their
grade level. The girls have
frequently sung duets together and will again be performing in the Upper Island
Music Festival, beginning March 8.
· Elizabeth
Herman, adult voice student of Christine
NcMahon, has been cast in the lead role of Aldonza/Dulcinea in an upcoming
production of Man of La Mancha directed by Mort Paul at the Ladysmith Little
Theatre from April 24 - May 18.
She will also be performing in the 'Beautiful Baroque' recital with the
Kirkwood dancers on Feb. 8, and in the UIMF on Sat. March 9.
· Moyo
Alabi, Suzuki piano student of Nicole
Arendt is participating in the UIMF in 2 classes for piano.
· Tianna
Jack, piano student of Nicole Arendt,
received First Class Honours for her RCM Piano Preparatory Exam in 2013.
· A big cheer for Hayley Farenholtz, harp student
of Marilyn Rummel who will collect her Gold Medal for the top mark in
the province for Gr. 8 harp at the ceremony next month.
· Congratulations to Joo Young Jung, violin student
of Veronica Wagner, who received First Class Honours in Grade 6 violin!
Thank you to all of the
instructors who sent in student achievements for the newsletter. Way to go
everyone! What a celebration of Nanaimo Conservatory of Music success!
Announcements
· SAYURI KUBOTA played her fourth annual SOLO PIANO RECITAL with
Italian music in the program (on January 25 at the McMillan Arts Center in
Parksville, and on February 1st at St.Andrew's Presbyterian Church in Nanaimo.
As in the previous years, the proceeds from the Nanaimo concert she donated to
the Nanaimo Conservatory of Music. Thank you so much Sayuri!
· Come and Support these students who are performing at
the Upper Island Music Festival. Students will be accompanied by Cassidy
Stachow and Viki Jung Monday March 10 at 9 a.m. at St. Paul's Anglican Church;
Moji Alabi, Ella Hannesson, Uei-Young Jung, Jocelyn Maguire, Jake McDermid, and
Monica Mun Monday March 10 at 1:30 p.m. at St. Paul's Anglican Church: Grace
Karreman, Elaine Tschofen, and Pat Wells
· Happy 80th birthday to our friend, volunteer
and supporter Arla Jean Murch on February 19!
Elements
of Music – New Offering – May 15 to June 19, 2014
I have been taking this class with Marilyn and I must say it
is very, very good! As some of you know I am not a professional musician or
music teacher, but I do sing with a group called Panache and I play guitar. Since
I have been taking Marilyn’s class each time I go to work on music I find that
the lessons that I have taken come back to give me wonderful insight into how
to improve my performance. I highly recommend this class for anyone who is
studying music. – Kathleen Darby, Executive
Director
A second class of Elements of
Music will begin Thursday May 15th in Nanaimo. There will be 6 sessions ending
June 19th. Though the same material will be covered as in the current session,
it's always a little different. Students seem to be really enjoying the classes
so far! This is a class that is especially helpful if you've never studied
music before, though it is especially good for those who have studied music all
their lives. It is super prep for anyone taking exams and worrying about the
ear-training portion of the exam. Register through the Conservatory.Tuition:
$100
Community
Events
· Lynne
Bowen Launches New Book -
Award-winning author and Nanaimo Conservatory Board Member, Lynne Bowen is set
to launch her latest book. Those Island
People is a collection of stories about interesting and often unknown
Vancouver Islanders. The Nanaimo
Museum will host the book launch on Monday, February 17 from 3:00pm-5:00pm. The
book Those Island People was inspired by a monthly column Lynne Bowen wrote for
the Times Colonist newspaper 10 years ago. The stories cover a diverse group of people in regions all
over Vancouver Island. Each column
was devoted to a person who lived on Vancouver Island but whose story was not
widely known, including gold seekers and gamblers, former slaves and veteran
soldiers, missionaries and rabble rousers. The book will include additional stories about Islanders that
Bowen has since collected.
· 'Beautiful
Baroque' event is coming this
Saturday! Students of the BC Registered Music Teachers Association (BCRMTA) (of
whom a number are also NCM students) are collaborating with young dancers from
the Kirkwood Academy of the Performing Arts to present a charming evening of
Baroque entertainment featuring instrumental music, song, dance, and costumes
from the period of 1600-1750. This unique event is part of a new
'branching-out' educational initiative by the BCRMTA to connect with other arts
groups in our community, and has been conceived and produced by Jacinthe
Laramee. There will be seven different choreographed dances presented with a
cast of forty performers including a string orchestra, harp trio, singers and
pianists, with music from the Baroque composers including Bach, Handel,
Vivaldi, and Telemann.Tickets are only $10 for adults and $20 for families.
Entrance for all school-age students of BCRMTA teachers is free! To be sure of
getting a ticket please call Jacinthe Laramee at 250.751.2454 to reserve. See
you at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church on Departure Bay Rd. on Saturday,
Feb. 8 at 7 pm to enjoy this
mixed media performance of music
from the Beautiful Baroque. Please
forward this to any others who may be interested in attending.
· The Vancouver Island Symphony presents - Hollywood
Magic (otherwise known as Movie Music Mania); Guest artists: Symphonic
Choir; Conductor: Pierre Simard; Saturday, February 15, 3:00 p.m. and 7:30
p.m. Port Theatre, Nanaimo; Tickets: Individual and Family 4-Packs at
250-754-8550 www.porttheatre.com
CALENDAR
February 15 Jane Coop Master Class at NCM
February 15 Jane Coop Master Class at NCM
February 16 Jane
Coop Solo Piano Recital at the Port Theatre
February 22 Winter
Recital
March 17-21 Musical
Theatre Spring Break Camp
May 31 Festival
of Recitals
SAVE THE
DATE!
FESTIVAL
OF RECITALS – MAY 31, 2014
Our annual Festival of
Recitals will be held again at the Conservatory on May 31. Please mark this day
in your calendars. This event is always a lot of fun. Please also think about
silent auction items that you would be willing to donate in support of the
Conservatory.
