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Music Conference Alberta 2017 Gala Concert
The Music Conference Alberta Joint Planning Committee is thrilled to present the MCA 2017 Gala Concert featuring Alberta Youth Choir, ABA Wind Symphony, award winning soloists.
The concert takes place Saturday, October 28 at 4:30PM at the Main Stage at Red Deer College.
General admission is $20.
ALBERTA YOUTH CHOIR
The Alberta Youth Choir is the province's honour choir for singers ages 16-22. AYC provides a unique opportunity for outstanding young singers from across the province to join forces in the pursuit of excellence in choral music under the direction of a renowned conductor. This year, Dr. Elroy Friesen will conduct.
ELROY FRIESEN, AYC Guest Conductor
Described as innovative, expressive, and dynamic, Elroy Friesen is Director of Choral Studies at the University of Manitoba where he conducts numerous choirs, and teaches graduate and undergraduate conducting and music education. He has recently been Artistic Director of Canzona, Winnipegs professional Baroque choral ensemble, and he actively researches Baroque performance practice. Elroy has also published his research on the choral music of Finnish composer Einojuhani Rautavaara and pursues his passion of study and performance of new Nordic repertoire especially new Canadian works. His award-winning ensembles tour nationally and internationally, and are frequently recorded and broadcasted by the CBC. They enjoy collaborating with many outstanding local and national arts organizations, including the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, the Royal Canadian College of Organists, WSO New Music Festival, Soundstreams Canada, Groundswell, Vancouver Chamber Choir, MusikBarock Ensemble, Manitoba Chamber Orchestra, and the Latvian Radio Choir.
Dr. Friesen studied at the University of Manitoba (B. Mus., B. Ed., M. Mus.) and at the University of Illinois (DMA) receiving numerous scholarships and grants from the Manitoba Arts Council, the Canada Council for the Arts, and the Foundation for Choral Music in Manitoba. Elroy is a co-founder of fikamusik (an intensive professional choral conducting program), the founder and past Artistic Director of Prairie Voices, and has recently appeared as guest conductor with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra and the National Arts Centre Orchestra. He is in demand as a clinician, adjudicator, and conductor throughout Canada, the United States, and Europe.
ALBERTA WIND SYMPHONY
The ABA Wind Symphony is comprised of outstanding band students from across the province of Alberta. One of the cornerstone programs of the Alberta Band Association, through this opportunity thousands of Albertas finest music students have had the chance to grow musically and to meet and perform with their peers.
JASON CASLOR, ABA Wind Symphony Guest Conductor
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LocationRed Deer College (View)
100 College Blvd.
Red Deer, AB T4N 5H5
Canada
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