Monday, June 9th

Classical Lower Strings - Level 6

Adjudicator: Rachel Desoer

Classical Lower Strings - Level 6

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 6 - Morning

TimeNameTitlesHome Festival
Time:10:45 AMName:Madeline MaTitles:
Sonata in C Major, op. 40, no. 1, 1st mvt. by Jean-Baptiste Bréval
Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007, Menuetto I and Menuetto II by Johann Sebastian Bach
Home Festival:Unionville
Time:11:00 AMName:Lok Hei Cayden ChangTitles:
Sonata in C Major, op. 40, no. 1, 1st mvt. by Jean-Baptiste Bréval
Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007, Menuetto I and Menuetto II by Johann Sebastian Bach
Home Festival:Unionville
Time:11:15 AMName:Audrey ZhangTitles:
Sonata in E Minor, op. 38, no. 1, Allegro non troppo by Bernhard Heinrich Romberg
Elfentanz by Ezra Jenkinson
Home Festival:Toronto
Time:11:30 AMName:Gavin WangTitles:
Concertino No. 3 in A Major, 3rd mvt. by Jean-Baptiste Bréval
Sonata in G Minor, op. 65, 3rd mvt. by Frédéric Chopin
Home Festival:Unionville
Time:11:45 AMName:Olivia WangTitles:
Bonjour tristesse by Paul Hart
Dance Rustique, op. 20, no. 5 by William Henry Squire
Home Festival:Hamilton

12:00 PM - Lunch Break

Classical Lower Strings - Level 6 - Afternoon

TimeNameTitlesHome Festival
Time:1:00 PMName:Alexander LeongTitles:
Sonata in C Major, 1st mvt. by Jean Baptiste Bréval
Danse Rustique, op. 20, no. 5 by William Henry Squire
Home Festival:Toronto
Time:1:15 PMName:Summer BayTitles:
Concertino No. 3 in A Major, 3rd mvt. by Jean-Baptiste Bréval
Dance Rustique, op. 20, no. 5 by William Henry Squire
Home Festival:North York Live
Time:1:30 PMName:Harper WangTitles:
Orientale, op. 50, no. 9 by César Cui
Dance Rustique, op. 20, no. 5 by William Henry Squire
Home Festival:Peel
Time:1:45 PMName:Zihan XiaoTitles:
Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007, Menuetto I and Menuetto II by Johann Sebastian Bach
Elfentanz, Elfentanz by Ezra Jenkinson
Home Festival:Ottawa Kiwanis
Time:2:00 PMName:Georgio SilveaTitles:
Wild Rider, op. 68 by Robert Schumann
Allegro by Wilhelm Friedemann Bach
Home Festival:Toronto
Time:2:15 PMName:Vivian Zhou-LiTitles:
Sonata in C Major, op. 40, no. 1, 1st mvt. by Jean-Baptiste Bréval
Minuets from the Suite in G major, BWV 1007, Menuetto I and Menuetto II by Johann Sebastian Bach
Home Festival:Hamilton
Time:2:30 PMName:Ethan LaiTitles:
Sonata No. 2 in E minor, Adagio and Allegro by Benedetto Marcello
Chanson Triste, op. 40, no. 2 by Piotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
Home Festival:Guelph

3:00 PM - Workshop and Announcement of Winners - MANDATORY

Workshop will be held from approximately 3:00 pm to 4:15 pm.

Announcement of winners will happen at the end of the workshop.