Rosemere High School Music Program September 18th, 2019 Volume 1, Issue 1 Welcome! Welcome to a new school year. I hope you all had a wonderful and restful summer. We have already accomplished quite a lot of work during music class. Our Secondary I students have been introduced to the instruments used in a concert band and have all chosen their instruments. The Secondary II, III, IV and V students have been composing their own music using a software called soundation. I encourage you to listen their compositions. This is the first year I attempt a newsletter for the music department. I hope it will help to keep you informed of all of our activities. I look forward to meeting you at Curriculum night tomorrow. Please note that during curriculum night, Twigg Musique will be in the lobby of RHS selling music accessories (mouthpieces, reeds, picks etc.). IMPORTANT CONCERT DATES Every year the students in the RHS music program perform in concerts as part of their evaluation. Please save the following dates: INSIDE THIS ISSUE Thursday December 12th, 7:00 PM: Sec. I & II Concert Band Phantom of the Opera………… 2 Donations accepted………....… 2 Thursday May 21st, 7:00 PM: Sec. III, IV & V Rock Fest New space for Pop music….… 2 Thursday May 28th, 7:00 PM: Sec. I & II Spring Concert Biographies of musicians….3, 4 DATES OF INTEREST HONOUR BAND REHEARSALS: The following dates are field trips and other concerts. Monday September 30th: A performance by the Orchestre Metropolitainw Quintet for the Thursday Secondary I, II and grade 6 McCaig students at RHS. 2:30-4:00 Thursday October 31st: The Secondary III, IV and V music students will visit the Maison Everyone is welcome! Symphonique to listen to a concert. Friday March 27th: Selected students will participate in the annual SWLSB Honour Band. This year the event will be hosted by Laval Senior Academy. Rosemere High School Music Program September 18th, 2019 Volume 1, Issue 1 THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA: A FUN WAY TO CELEBRATE HALLOWEEN (Place des Arts field trip for Sec. III, IV, V) Beneath the Paris Opera House lives a fascinating character: Erik, the Phantom of the Opera. ...will he succeed in carrying out his dastardly plans? The 1925 film by Rupert Julian based on Gaston Leroux’s eponymous novel is a masterpiece of the fantasy genre. James Kennerly will improvise the film’s soundtrack on the Grand Orgue Pierre- Béique. Suspense and unexpected twists are guaranteed! DONATIONS ACCEPTED NEW SPACE FOR POP MUSIC CLASS Happily, the music department We are very happy to announce that our Pop Music class will be held in a new space in is growing. the lower circle starting the month of October. Each of our rock bands will have access to As such, we are looking for their own spacious practice room. donations of instruments and musical equipment. If you have an instrument collecting dust in your home, please consider donating it to our department. Tax receipts can be issued. We are in need of clarinets and flutes. Our Pop Music program in the senior school is in its third year and we are still in need of guitars, basses and drumsets. Amps and guitar stands would also be greatly appreciated. Thank you for all your help! Rosemere High School Music Program September 18th, 2019 Volume 1, Issue 1 QUINTET FROM THE ORCHESTRE METROPOLITAIN: MUSICIAN BIOGRAPHIES Concert on September 30th at RHS for the sec I & II music students Flute: Jocelyne Roy is a member of the Nouvel Ensemble Moderne conducted by Lorraine Vaillancourt. Recipient of the Prix d’Europe 2005, Ms. Roy holds a Professional Studies degree from the Manhattan School of Music in New York with Professor Robert Langevin. Ms. Roy is also a graduate of the Prize with Great Distinction from the Conservatoire de musique de Montréal with Marie-Andrée Benny in 2003 and a Certificate of Superior Studies in orchestral excerpts from the University of Montreal in 2004. In 2003, she received the second prize in the category of the Woods Music Competition of the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, which she completed under the supervision of Mr. Denis Bluteau in 2004. At the Jean-Pierre Rampal International Competition in 2008, Ms. Roy went to the semifinals. In 2006, she participated in the world tour of the Orchestre de Verbier (Switzerland) as principal flute under the direction of Maestro Herbert Bloomstedt and Maestro Claus Peter Flor. Fellow of the Canada Council for the Arts, Ms. Roy is also a recipient of the Sylva Gelber Foundation. As a concert artist, Ms. Roy joined various ensembles including Les Violons du Roy in 2011, the Montreal Symphony Orchestra in 2004, the Sinfonia Orchestra of the Manhattan School of Music in 2005, the Symphony Orchestra of the Conservatoire de Montréal in 2002 and the Youth Symphony Orchestra of Montreal in 2000. In fall 2003, Jocelyne won the second prize in the category of the Woods Music Competition of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra. Jocelyne Roy is a professor at the Schulich School of Music of McGill and at Orford Music. Oboe: Mélanie Harel has been the Principal English Horn in the Orchestre Métropolitain du Grand Montréal since 2008. She graduated from the Conservatoire de Musique du Québec, which unanimously awarded her the Oboe Prize, summa cum laude, in 2000. That same year, thanks to a scholarship from the Conseil des Arts et des Lettres du Québec, she entered the 6th Tokyo International Oboe Competition, reaching the semi-finals. Another scholarship, from the Fonds pour la Formation de Chercheurs et l’Aide à la Recherche (FCAR) and the Association des femmes d’affaires du Québec, allowed her to pursue her studies in Europe, with Jacques Tys, Louise Pellerin and François Leleux. As Principal English Horn in the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra from 2002 to 2007, she toured internationally (in Australia, China and Singapore), recorded for the BIS label, and performed under conductors Kees Bakels, Lorin Maazel, Claus Peter Flor, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos and Sir Neville Marriner. Clarinet: Simon Aldrich Called "a spectacular player" by The Los Angeles Times, holder of a doctorate and two masters degrees from Yale University and nominated for an Opus Award as "Discovery of the Year," Simon Aldrich is currently solo clarinet of Orchestre Métropolitain, as well as a member of Nouvel Ensemble Moderne. He has also been solo clarinet of the Chicago Classical Symphony and the Colorado Philharmonic. His teachers have included David Shifrin, Joaquin Valdepeñas, Robert Marcellus and Emilio Iacurto, and he has attended Northwestern University and McGill University. He has performed as soloist with the Toronto Symphony, Victoria Symphony, Orchestra London, Chicago Classical Symphony, Chicago North Shore Chamber Symphony, Nouvel Ensemble Moderne, l’Orchestre Métropolitain and the Fanshawe Orchestra. With Nouvel Ensemble Moderne Simon has performed across Canada, the United States, England, France, Belgium, Germany, Australia and Japan. His recording of Elliott Carter's Clarinet Concerto won an Opus Award for Best Contemporary Recording in 2002. He is heard regularly on CBC radio and has recorded for the CD labels Atma, SNE, Analekta, CBC, UMMUS, Montaigne Auvidis, Amberola and Sächsische Tonträger. Simon teaches at McGill University, is artistic director of The Jeffery Summer Concerts in London (Ontario), and has had articles on the composer Johann Melchior Molter published in the American journals Continuo and The Clarinet. Rosemere High School Music Program September 18th, 2019 Volume 1, Issue 1 French Horn: Simon Bourget grew up in Dieppe. He started playing French horn in high school at Mathieu-Martin school. He earned a Bachelor of Music degree from the Université de Moncton before continuing his studies in Montreal. It's a dream come true for the French horn player from Dieppe to play the french horn in the Orchestra Métropolitain de Montréal under Conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin. Bassoon: Gabriéle Dostie-Poirier : Born in Outaouais, Gabrièle Dostie-Poirier was awarded second bassoon by the Orchester Métropolitain in November 2014. She is regularly called upon to play in regional orchestras including the Sherbrooke Symphony Orchestra, Longueuil, Drummondville and Gatineau. Since February 2011, she has also been a bassoon teacher at Notre- Dame College in Montreal. In May 2015, she received an Award with Distinction during her master bassoon recital at the Conservatoire de musique de Montréal, under the tutelage of Stéphane Lévesque and Mathieu Harel. Throughout her musical studies, Gabrièle has participated in several summer internships both in Quebec and abroad. Prior to the bassoon, she studied violin with the Vivaldistes de l'Outaouais between 1995 and 2010. .