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In its inaugural year, the Dalhousie Chamber Music Residency Program welcomes internationally renowned musicians for two three-day residencies. This program inspires through chamber music coachings, masterclasses, open rehearsals, and career advice, culminating in thrilling performances by guest artists with Fountain School faculty and director Leonardo Perez.  

Below please find the programming for this term’s residency.  

March 27, 2020

Cello Masterclass with Rachel Desoer

Room 406, 4:30 pm

April 3, 2020

Violin / Viola Masterclass with Ara Gregorian

Room 406, 4:30 pm

April 3, 2020

“A Career in the Arts:   Becoming a Professional Musician”

Q&A with Guest Artists and Dalhousie Faculty

Room 406, 6:30 pm

All events take place at the Dalhousie Arts Centre, 6101 University Avenue, and are FREE and open to the community.   

April 4, 2020

Residency Concert

“TIMELESS CLASSICS”

Sir James Dunn Theatre, 3:00 pm

Dalhousie Arts Centre, 6101 University Avenue

Tickets:  dal.artscentre.ca

Our thrilling final concert begins with a movement from Mendelssohn’s jovial Octet in E-Flat major, written when he was only 16 years old, featuring select string students from the Fountain School.   Inspired by an unrequited love, Faure’s Piano Quartet in C minor is one of his most beloved chamber works and clears a path to Dvorak’s monumentalPiano Quintet in A major.  

Performers:  Leonardo Perez, Peter Allen, Ara Gregorian, Rachel Desoer and Jennifer Jones.

Student Performers: Alison Enriquez, Jacob MacDonald, Natasha Abreu Lopez and Tasman Tantasawat

For more information on any of these events, and full biographies for the artists in residence, please visit our website http://bit.ly/3347MPC.