2020CELEBRATION OF EXCELLENCERECITALONTARIO

October 17, 20201PM EST

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2020 CELEBRATION OF EXCELLENCE RECITALOntario

Program

Welcome

Address to Gold MedalistsElaine Rusk Vice President, Academics and Publishing

The Royal Conservatory of Music

Recital

Presentation of Teachers of DistinctionRecipients: Chris Marti and Dr. Michael Esch

Closing Remarks

Presentation of Gold Medals

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Recital Program

Impertinence, HWV 494George Frideric Handel

Matthieu Roberge – Piano

Pyrenese Melody, op. 42, lesson 48Muzio Clementi

Aria Leung – Piano

Canoeing in the MoonlightNancy and Randall Faber

Kaviraj K. Goomansingh – Piano

Jumpin’ Jazz CatNancy and Randall Faber

Rafael Javier de Guzman – Piano

Cha-ChaNeil Mackay

Hayley Liang – Violin

Petit Pony (Little Pony)Yvon Demillac

Sasha Lang – Guitar

Chorus of Soldiers, Townspeople, Matadors, Elephants, andOther Miscellaneous Opera Characters

Harold BirstonMiles Nghiem – Cello

Gavotte from MignonAmbroise ThomasLinda Liu – Violin

AngelfishAnne Crosby GaudetClarissa Chiu – Piano

InterludeMartha Mier

Nagi Fukahori – Piano

If You Become the MoonKevin Helppie, Forrest Kinney, and Jaclyn Weber

Ella Hamilton – VoiceMargot Hamilton – Collaborative Pianist

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WalkingAndrew York

Jason Ha – Guitar

The Tooth FairyChristine Donkin

Sofya Dymond – Violin

Turkey in the StrawTraditional, arr. Forrest Kinney

Olyver Kwan – Cello

SailingBernhard Heinrich Romberg, arr. A. Baird Knechtel

Katherine Diru – Viola

Etude 13aEttore Pozzoli

Cordelia Porter – Harp

Hongrois, op. 12, no. 11Robert Pracht

Miko Sato – ViolinElilzabeth Watts Domb

Melted Mouse and Roasted Rat in Choc’late SauceCaroline Lumsden and Ben Attwood

William Dinsmore – CelloSarah Dinsmore – Collaborative Pianist

Hava NagilaTraditional, arr. Martin van de Ven and Forrest Kinney

David Zhao – Clarinet

CossacksHugh and Katherine Colledge

Audrey Franssen Keenan – ViolinJ. Franssen Keenan – Collaborative Pianist

MiamiGérard Montreuil

Brenda Lo – Guitar

ShenandoahTraditional, arr. Jason GrayGlenn Wilton – Trumpet

Pat Hines – Collaborative Pianist

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Variations on a Russian FolksongIsaak Berkovich

Patrick Ma – Piano

Arctic VoicesSusan Griesdale

Roslyn Tsao – Piano

Skye Boat SongTraditional, arr. Kim Robertson

Maria Berezowski – Harp

Londonderry AirTraditional, arr. Christine Donkin

Ariana Alain – TrumpetCarrie Alain – Collaborative Pianist

Fantasia No. 6 in D Minor, TWV 40:7Georg Philpp Telemann

Edward X Wang – Saxophone

ReflectionsDennis Alexander

Zihan Evelyn Qi – Piano

Clair de lune, from Suite bergamasqueClaude Debussy, arr. Christine Donkin

Vladimir Sevastian – ClarinetLiana Entel – Collaborative Pianist

If You Become the MoonKevin Helppie, Forrest Kinney, and Jaclyn Weber

Orlagh Grochmal – VoiceChristine Prosser – Collaborative Pianist

Lamento, op. 89, no. 5Jacques Bosch

Brandon Lam – Guitar

Habanera, from CarmenGeorges Bizet, arr. Stephen Chatman

Chloe Zhu – Flute

Concertante in G MajorCharlotte Ruegger

Philippe Lafleur – Violin

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Proclamation, Serenade, and Frolic: IIIRobert W. Getchell

Hannah Gordon – Trumpet

“I think lunchtime is about the worst time…”from You’re a Good Man, Charlie BrownYou’re Brown

Clark GesnerLillian Wanjing Hou – Speech Arts and Drama

On Wings of Song, op. 34, no. 4Felix Mendelssohn

Jorja Thibault – CelloRachel Thibault – Collaborative Pianist

Valse Miniature, op.10, no. 10Vladimir Rebikov

Isaac Wong – Piano

RêverieAlphonse HasselmansOmkara Patel – Harp

’Tis the Last Rose of Summer

Irish folk song, arr. Forrest KinneySamuel Slovak – Trumpet

Zuzana Slovakova – Collaborative Pianist

Sonata No. 5: I: PreludeSilvius Leopold Weiss

Aidan Cunniffe – Guitar

Fantasia No. 6 in D Minor, TWV 40:7Georg Philipp Telemann

Deena Abrari – Flute

“Se Florinda è fedele,” from La donna ancora è fedele and Già il sole dal Gange, from L’honestà negli amorifrom amori

Alessandro ScarlattiMax Haim – Trumpet

Tania Nikoulchina – Collaborative Pianist

Non Giova ll SospirarNicola Vaccai

Soham Sant – Voice

Preludio Saudade, from La CatedralAgustin Barrios

Justin Wei – Guitar

Fall in VancouverElizabeth Volpé BlighEdmund Yong – Harp

Prelude and Fugue in B flat Major, BWV 866Johann Sebastian Bach

Daisy Li – Piano

Das Veilchenww, K 476Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Hannah Cole – Voice

Capriccio for Solo ViolaHenri Vieuxtemps

Angelina Nozomi Sievers – Viola

Lord, What is Man, Z 192Henry Purcell

Jennifer Wilson – VoiceKento Stratford – Collaborative Pianist

Nocturne in C sharp Minor, op. posth., B 49Frédéric Chopin

Khánh Mai – Piano

Passepied, from Suite bergamasqueClaude Debussy

Alicia Chung – Piano

Acknowledgment

Royal Conservatory Orchestra

ONTARIO TEACHER’S OF DISTINCTION

Michael EschDr. Michael Esch earned his DMA from Rice University. The teachers who had the greatest influence on him include Robert Roux, Jon Kimura Parker, Rosemary Collins, Rebecca Penneys, Lazar Berman, and Anton Kuerti. Michael has been featured as recitalist, chamber musician, and orchestral soloist throughout Canada, Europe, and the US and he often adjudicates at the provincial, national, and international levels. He is a member of the RCM College of Examiners, and a masterclass clinician for The Phil and Eli Taylor Performance Academy for Young Artists at The Royal Conservatory. Dr. Esch’s students have won top prizes in many international and national contests and two of Michael’s students have earned LRCM Gold Medals. He has twice been named a Steinway and Sons “Top Teacher” and Composer Robert Rival dedicated his ‘6 Pieces for Piano’ to him.

Chris MartiChris Marti has been teaching music for more than twenty-five years. She fell in love with music at a very young age, beginning guitar lessons even before starting school. After completing a Bachelor and Master of Arts, she studied both piano and flute. She discovered her passion for teaching music to children while working as an elementary school teacher. In 2001, she left the school system to open her own studio, and in 2008, she founded the Do Re Mi for Kids Music School in Mississauga. Chris is an advocate for the importance of music education for all children and served for four years as president of the Early Childhood Music Association of Ontario.

ONTARIO REGIONAL GOLD MEDALISTS

Name Discipline Level

Jaxsyn Gillis Brass Level 1Glenn Wilton Brass Level 3Ariana Alain Brass Level 4Hannah Gordon Brass Level 4Max Haim Brass Level 6James Lee Brass Level 8Sasha Lang Guitar PreparatoryJason Ha Guitar Level 1Brenda Lo Guitar Level 3Brandon Lam Guitar Level 4Aidan Cunniffe Guitar Level 5Ethan Sun Guitar Level 5Mingchang Tang Guitar Level 6Justin Wei Guitar Level 7Christian Notte Guitar Level 8Cordelia Porter Harp Level 2Maria Berezowski Harp Level 4Omkara Patel Harp Level 4Edmund Yong Harp Level 6Mariah Kennedy Harp Level 8Caitlin E Muller Organ ARCT PerformersRafael Javier de Guzman Piano Preparatory AKaviraj Goomansingh Piano Preparatory AClarissa Chiu Piano Preparatory BAria Leung Piano Level 1Audrey Chen Piano Level 1Matthieu Roberge Piano Level 2Nagi Fukahori Piano Level 3Chloe Fruitman Piano Level 3Patrick Ma Piano Level 3Daniel Tsao Piano Level 3Zihan Evelyn Qi Piano Level 4Anna Smilek Piano Level 6Isaac Wong Piano Level 6Elissa Nicole Redekopp Piano Level 7Khanh Mai Piano Level 9Alicia Chung Piano Level 10Daisy (Zining) Li Piano Level 10Nolan Cross Piano Level 10Janaya Lo Piano ARCT Performers

Henrietta Wierenga Piano Elementary Piano PedagogyLaura Stewart Piano Intermediate Piano PedagogyHannah Yeung Speech & Drama Level 3Daisy Mou Speech & Drama Level 5Lillian Wanjing Hou Speech & Drama Level 5Miles Nghiem Strings PreparatoryJingyi (Linda) Liu Strings PreparatorySofya Dymond Strings Level 1Olyver Kwan Strings Level 1Hayley Liang Strings Level 1William Dinsmore Strings Level 2Katie Diru Strings Level 2Ania Melessanakis Strings Level 2Miko Sato Strings Level 2Audrey Franssen Keenan Strings Level 3Philippe LaFluer Strings Level 4Jorja Thibault Strings Level 5Natalie Lacoste Strings Level 8Angelina Nozomi Sievers Strings Level 9Duncan McDougall Strings ARCT PerformersAlexander Bromwich Voice PreparatoryMatteo D’Agistini Voice Level 1Kingsley Marshall Voice Level 2Ella Hamilton Voice Level 3Orlagh Grochmal Voice Level 3Krista Tomini Voice Level 4Michael (Misha) Boutsan Voice Level 5Arianna He Voice Level 6Hannah Ruth Prins Voice Level 7Soham Sant Voice Level 7Hannah Cole Voice Level 8Jennifer Wilson Voice ARCT PerformersAdrienne McConnell Winds PreparatoryAbigail Soh Winds Level 1David Ran Zhao Winds Level 2Brian Chang Winds Level 3Glenn Wilton Winds Level 3Ariana Alaine Winds Level 4Hannah Gordon Winds Level 4Vladimir Sevastian Winds Level 4Mingke Zhu Winds Level 4Michelle Jin Winds Level 5Deena Abrari Winds Level 6

Max Haim Winds Level 6Samuel Slovek Winds Level 6 Edward Wang Winds Level 7Karim Khakimov Winds Level 8Angelina Nozomi Sievers Winds Level 9Joshua Zung Winds ARCT Performers

Carrie Faith AlainSamantha BallardMichael A. BodnarczukBen BrollStephanie BurgoyneLaura ChambersClarissa ChanKathy Yuen Sze ChanSusan ChemmAdela CheungRachelle CourtneyLizuarte DesousaEdwina DouglasMiriam EskinHeather FarisMichael FedyshynLinda FletcherMaryAnn FoleyCatherine Freitag-HewsonKathleen GahaganGarry GoldbergOlga Grebenchuk Fred HendersonRobert HessCaren HeysAlan HobbinsSusan HoeppnerNatalie HoffmannGenevieve HudsonApril Young InMaria JacobssonHelen Jacob-SteinSusan Johnston-GagnonAmir KhouriMichael KolkBrad KukkoTak KwanJulia N MacgregorMichel-Andre ManseyBayla MarinLaurel MascarenhasMike McNamara

Amber MorphyMarydean MorrisonGayle NeufeldHeather NorianJulia E PalChunson ParkKelly Lynne ParkinsKirsten PelchatJeff PlumbleyJadwiga PomorskiBarbara PrinsChristine ProsserStephen RichesJin SandbeckVirginia SelvaggiWendy Seravalle-SmithHeinz SiemensSylvia ShoonBruce SkeltonIvy SpeechTracey StabbackLaurel SwindenJoy TappendenElaine TeguibonChris VanhaverbekeOlena VyhovskaJennifer WaddingtonLynn WareElizabeth J Watts DombDianne WernerJo-Anne WestoverYanhui XuRaymond Yundt

ONTARIO REGIONAL GOLD MEDALIST TEACHERS

THIS IS YOUR MOMENT.

It means you have reached an incredible milestone.

It means your hard work and dedication have paid off.

It means you are here — where we recognize your extraordinary achievement.

Congratulations from all of us at The Royal Conservatory of Music — we are so proud to honour you today.

To view the 2020 Graduates and Gold Medalists, visit rcmusic.com/recognition