VSO Season Finale - Vancouver Symphony Orchestra

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NATALIE MACMASTERPIERRE SIMARDCONCERT PROGRAMSPEC IALS / OR PH EUM TH EATR E, 8PMwednesday, may 11Pierre Simard conductorNatalie MacMaster fiddleCOPLAND Rodeo: HoedownTRAD. ARR. MACMILLANTunes a PlentyIf Ever You Were MineO’ Carolan’s ConcertoStrathspey & ReelsBACH Devil’s DreamTRAD. ARR. MACMILLAN Stars On The Hill MedleyINTERMISSIONDUNN Les VoyageursTRAD. ARR. MACMILLANJesse’s PolkaThree JigsAnniversary WaltzCarnival Medley16 allegroVisit the Symphony Gift Shop for CD selections
Pierre Simard conductorThe 2010/11 season marks Pierre Simard’sfirst year as Assistant Conductor of theVancouver Symphony Orchestra. He is alsoArtistic Director with both the VancouverIsland Symphony (BC) and the OrchestreSymphonique de Drummondville (QC).Having served as Associate Conductor withthe Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, he alsoperforms as guest conductor with majororchestras in Milwaukee, Toronto, Ottawa(National Arts Centre), Victoria, Hamilton,Okanagan, Hot Springs (AR), Trois-Rivières,and with Quebec’s Les Violons du Roy andMontreal’s Orchestre Métropolitain.A passionate supporter of orchestralrepertoire, Pierre devotes himself toreinventing the concert form, combining hisfresh ideas, fantasy and humour with music.His outstanding creativity and engagementwith youth audiences inspire him to write andperform original symphonic shows, featuredall across Canada. Holder of a Master’sDegree in Conducting from the PeabodyInstitute and five Conservatory Prizes fromthe Conservatoire de musique de Montréal,Pierre studied with Raffi Armenian, FrederikPrausnitz, JoAnn Falletta and Marin Alsop.The VSO’s Assistant Conductor positionis made possible with the support of theCanada Council for the Arts.of Canada’s most captivating performers.Natalie MacMaster is one of the distinguishedguest artists who share the 2010 BestClassical Crossover Album Grammy Award forcollaborating on Yo-Yo Ma & Friends: Songs OfJoy And Peace [Sony Classical].Born June 13, 1972 to her parents Alex andMinnie MacMaster in Troy, Inverness County,Nova Scotia, Natalie MacMaster’s impressivemusical lineage includes a cadre of amazingfiddlers, including her uncle, fiddle prodigyBuddy MacMaster (with whom Natalierecorded the 2005 gem “Natalie & BuddyMacMaster”, Traditional Music From CapeBreton Island); her cousin Andrea Beaton andthe late, great Canadian folk icon John AllanCameron.Her strength and confidence in performingthe fiddle continues to drive her passion andhunger to explore her love of music evenfurther – and satisfy her audiences, andherself, in the process. ■Natalie MacMaster fiddleMeet Natalie MacMaster: wife, mother andvirtuoso Cape Breton fiddler.You know her more as the latter than theformer; an electrifying performer whosepassionate proficiency on the beloved fourstringamplifies the traditional East Coastsound for contemporary times.It’s a signature sound that has resonated withworld audiences through 10 albums, multiplegold albums and 27 years; numerous Junoand East Coast Music Awards; two honorarydegrees and an honorary doctorate; theOrder Of Canada – and a reputation as oneallegro 17
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