Tuesday, June 10th

Classical Lower Strings - Level 10 - Group B

Adjudicator: Rachel Desoer

Classical Lower Strings - Level 10 - Group B

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 10 - Group B - Morning

TimeNameTitlesHome Festival
Time:10:00 AMName:Yisong WanTitles:
Concerto in C Major, Hob. VIIB:1, 1st and 2nd mvts. by Joseph Haydn
Fünf Stücke im Volkston, op. 102, 1st and 3rd mvts. by Robert Schumann
Home Festival:Kitchener-Waterloo
Time:10:30 AMName:Matthew NgTitles:
Concerto No. 1 in A minor, op. 33, 1st and 2nd mvts. by Camille Saint-Saëns
Sonata in E Major, 1st and 2nd mvts. by François Francœur
Home Festival:Toronto
Time:10:50 AMName:Brooks ChenTitles:
Cello Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Hob. Vllb:1, 1st and 2nd mvts. by Franz Joseph Haydn
Cello Suite No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009, Prelude by Johann Sebastian Bach
Home Festival:Pickering GTA
Time:11:15 AMName:Ronan HendryTitles:
Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009, Prelude by Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto No. 1 in A Minor op. 33, 2nd and 3rd mvts. by Camille Saint-Saëns
Home Festival:Kingston

11:45 AM - Lunch Break

Classical Lower Strings - Level 10 - Group B - Afternoon

TimeNameTitlesHome Festival
Time:1:00 PMName:Kaylee TianTitles:
Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009, Prelude by Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto in C Major, Hob. VIIB:1, 1st and 2nd mvts. by Franz Joseph Haydn
Home Festival:Unionville
Time:1:25 PMName:Audrey XuTitles:
Suite No.1 in G Major, BWV 1007, Courante by Johann Sebastian Bach
Scherzo, op. 12, no. 2 by Daniel Van Goens
Home Festival:Hamilton
Time:1:35 PMName:George GernegaTitles:
Concerto in C Major, Hob. VIIb:1, 1st and 2nd mvts. by Franz Joseph Haydn
Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009, Prelude by Johann Sebastian Bach
Home Festival:Toronto
Time:2:00 PMName:Andrew LianTitles:
Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, op. 33, 1st and 2nd mvts. by Camille Saint-Saëns
Hungarian Rhapsody, op. 68 by David Popper
Home Festival:Sudbury
Time:2:25 PMName:Emily HuangTitles:
Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009, Prelude by Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, op. 33, 1st & 2nd mvts. by Camille Saint-Saëns
Home Festival:Guelph
Time:2:45 PMName:Mia ZhouTitles:
Suite No.3 in C Major, BWV 1009, Prelude by Johann Sebastian Bach
Scherzo, op.12, no. 2 by Daniel van Goens
Home Festival:IMFC

3:15 PM - Workshop and Announcement of Winners - MANDATORY

Workshop will be held from approximately 3:15 to 4:30 pm.

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

5:00 PM - PLAYOFFS - Classical Lower Strings - Level 10

The top two competitors from this class will proceed to the playoffs.
The playoffs will be held at Mount Zion Lutheran Church
29 Westmount Rd. S., Waterloo, ON N2L 2K4