Friday, June 13th
Classical Lower Strings - Level 7
Adjudicator: Rachel Desoer
Rachel Desoer is a Canadian cellist. She studied at the Juilliard School, Oberlin College, McGill University and the Banff Centre. She graduated from Oberlin in 2008 with a Bachelor of Music degree.
Rachel was the cellist of the Cecilia String Quartet from 2010 to 2018. In this ensemble Rachel toured extensively around the world, recorded 4 albums on the Analekta label and taught chamber music at the University of Toronto.
Touring has allowed Rachel to perform at such inspiring venues as Wigmore Hall, The Concertgebouw (Amsterdam), Konzert Haus Berlin and many more. The Cecilia Quartet also made educational programming a priority and performed hundreds of presentations for schools. In 2014, the quartet created a concert series called Xenia concerts specifically designed for children on the autism spectrum and their families. Exemplifying their commitment to the equal representation of women in music, Rachel spearheaded the commissioning of 4 string quartets by Canadian women composers in 2016.
Rachel continues to play recitals and chamber music regularly. She has worked in orchestras, most notably, the National Arts Centre Orchestra and the Canadian Opera Company. Currently, Rachel is the principal cellist of Symphony Nova Scotia. Rachel performs on a Vuillaume from ca. 1850, generously loaned by the Symphony Nova Scotia Society.
Location
Mount Zion Lutheran Church
29 Westmount Rd. S.
Waterloo, ON N2L 2K4
Classical Lower Strings - Level 7
| Time | Name | Titles | Home Festival |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time:9:00 AM | Name:Fayleen Wang | Titles: Tarantella, op. 23 by William Henry Squire Wie einst in Schöner'n Tagen, op. 64, no. 1 by David Popper | Home Festival:Toronto |
| Time:9:15 AM | Name:Richard Nemeth | Titles: Elephant by Camille Saint-Saëns Sonata in F major for string bass and Piano, 1st and 2nd mvts. by Benedetto Marcello | Home Festival:Toronto |
| Time:9:30 AM | Name:Vannice Fan | Titles: Etude in G Major (no. 20) by Friedrich Dotzauer Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007, Courante by Johann Sebastian Bach | Home Festival:Toronto |
| Time:9:45 AM | Name:Elle Persia | Titles: Concertino No 1 in F Major, 1st mvt. by Jean-Baptiste Bréval Etude in G Major (no. 20) by Friedrich Dotzauer | Home Festival:Unionville |
| Time:10:00 AM | Name:Becky Feng | Titles: Sonata in B flat Major, RV 47, Largo, Allegro by Antonio Vivaldi Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009, Bourrée I and Bourrrée II by Johann Sebastian Bach | Home Festival:Unionville |
| Time:10:15 AM | Name:Livia Santos | Titles: Suite in C Major, BWV 1009, Bourrée I and Bourrée II by Johann Sebastian Bach Tarantella, op. 23 by William Henry Squire | Home Festival:Peel |
| Time:10:30 AM | Name:Rex Hui | Titles: Tarantella, op. 23 by William Henry Squire Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009, Bourrée I and Bourrée II by Johann Sebastian Bach | Home Festival:North York Live |
| Time:10:45 AM | Name:Rylee Chang | Titles: Sicilienne, op.78 by Gabriel Faure Sonata No. 10 in C Major, 1st and 2nd mvts. by Willem De Fesch | Home Festival:Kitchener-Waterloo |
| Time:11:00 AM | Name:Janine Gong | Titles: When Music Sounds by Jean Coulthard Concerto No. 4 in G Major, op. 65, 3rd mvt. by Georg Goltermann | Home Festival:Hamilton |
| Time:11:15 AM | Name:Brad Zhang | Titles: Concerto No. 4 in G Major, op. 65, 3rd mvt. by Georg Goltermann Tarantella, op. 23 by William Henry Squire | Home Festival:North York Live |
| Time:11:30 AM | Name:Rayan Kalantar | Titles: Tarantella, op. 23 by William Henry Squire Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009, Bourrée I and Bourrée II by Johann Sebastian Bach | Home Festival:Toronto |
11:45 AM - Lunch Break
Classical Lower Strings - Level 7
| Time | Name | Titles | Home Festival |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time:1:00 PM | Name:Luka Ducharme | Titles: Sonata No. 10 in C Major, 1st and 2nd mvts. by Willem De Fesch Ride Like the Wind! (no. 13) by Mary Cohen | Home Festival:Hamilton |
| Time:1:15 PM | Name:Blake Zhu | Titles: Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009, Bourrée I and Bourrée II by Johann Sebastian Bach Tarantella, op. 23 by William Henry Squire | Home Festival:North York Live |
| Time:1:30 PM | Name:Emily Pavlin | Titles: Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007, Courante by Johann Sebastian Bach Lamento, op. 4, no. 1 by Gabriel Fauré | Home Festival:Kitchener-Waterloo |
| Time:1:45 PM | Name:Hannah Zacharias | Titles: Sicilienne by Maria Theresa von paradis Capriccio No. 5 by Rudolf Matz | Home Festival:London |
| Time:2:00 PM | Name:Zachary Anderson | Titles: Tarantella, op. 23 by William Henry Squire Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009, Bourrée I and Bourrée II by Johann Sebastian Bach | Home Festival:Kitchener-Waterloo |
2:30 PM - Workshop and Announcement of Winners - MANDATORY
Workshop will be held from approximately 2:30 pm to 4:00 pm.
Announcement of winners will happen at the end of the workshop.