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May 10-13, <strong>2023</strong><br />
I am delighted to welcome everyone—audiences,<br />
our virtual audience, and competitors and<br />
jurors—to the <strong>2023</strong> <strong>Bader</strong> & <strong>Overton</strong> <strong>Canadian</strong><br />
<strong>Piano</strong> <strong>Competition</strong> at the Isabel <strong>Bader</strong> Centre for<br />
the Performing Arts. We are grateful to <strong>Bader</strong><br />
Philanthropies for their support of the competition<br />
and are honoured to dedicate this competition<br />
to the memory of our wonderful supporter and<br />
namesake, the late Isabel <strong>Bader</strong>.<br />
<strong>Competition</strong>s for emerging performing artists<br />
have become part of the national and international<br />
fabric of musical performance and creation and<br />
have served as launching pads for individuals<br />
who have progressed to successful careers as<br />
performing artists. We have every expectation and<br />
hope that the <strong>2023</strong> <strong>Bader</strong> & <strong>Overton</strong> <strong>Canadian</strong><br />
<strong>Piano</strong> <strong>Competition</strong> will be a rewarding experience<br />
for all who have taken part, especially the six semifinalists<br />
who you will have the pleasure to hear over<br />
the next several days.<br />
It is in this spirit that I extend my sincere welcome<br />
to all of you.<br />
Gordon E. Smith, Interim Director<br />
We wish to acknowledge this land on which the<br />
Isabel and Queen’s operate. For thousands of years it has been<br />
the traditional land of the Haudensaunee and the Anishinaabe.<br />
Today this meeting place is still the home to many Indigenous<br />
peoples from across Turtle Island and we are grateful to have<br />
the opportunity to work and create on this land.<br />
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