CONCERT PROGRAMS
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SATURDAY, MAY 21 @ 1pm
First Unitarian Church of Hamilton
Spotlight on the Guitar
Jeffrey McFadden, guitar
Sheila Jaffé & Emily Kruspe, violin
Caitlin Boyle, viola
Rachel Mercer, cello
PROGRAM
NICCOLO PAGANINI Terzetto Concertante for guitar, viola & cello
Allegro
Minuetto – Trio
Adagio: Cantabile von cavata
Valtz a Rondo: Allegretto con energia
JEFFREY MCFADDEN Aguardiente for violin and guitar
LUIGI BOCCHERINI Guitar Quintet in D “Fandango”
Allegro maestoso
Pastorale
Grave assai - Fandango
5 at the First thanks:
The Ontario Arts Council for support of the 2022 season, Leonard Turnevicius and the Hamilton Spectator, you me gallery, the Hamilton Musician, the Hamilton Arts Council, and especially all of our donors and volunteers who make this series possible, year after year.
Concert sponsors:
Bill Mercer Geological Consulting Ltd.
Uri & Gisela Wittenberg
ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES
Over the course of a thirty year career, Jeffrey McFadden has established a place among the most admired guitarists of his generation. His professional debut was at the final Toronto guitar festival 'Guitar ’87,' and he has since performed across North and South America, and Europe. In 1992, Jeffrey McFadden was awarded a Silver Medal in the prestigious Guitar Foundation of America Competition. His debut recording was the first in the Laureate Series on Naxos, and has sold in the tens of thousands of copies. He has recorded 10 highly acclaimed CDs since then exploring the 19th century heritage of the guitar, the lesser known works of Barrios, and the complete cycle of Bach Cello Suites. Jeffrey McFadden‘s doctoral dissertation forms the basis of his groundbreaking book, Fretboard Harmony: Common-Practice Harmony on the Guitar, which is used world-wide. McFadden is Chair of Guitar Studies and Associate Professor, Teaching Stream, in the Faculty of Music, University of Toronto, which is ranked as one of the top 20 universities in the world. A sought-after pedagogue and clinician, his students have garnered numerous International awards and scholarships. He was recognized as the 2018 ‘Teacher of Distinction’ by the Royal Conservatory of Music. Recipient of the 2012 City of Hamilton Arts Award for Music McFadden is also founder and artistic director of the Sauble Beach Guitar Festival.
www.jeffreymcfadden.com
Sheila Jaffé was born in Montreal into a family of musicians and was fascinated by classical music from a young age. Co-founder of the Alaya and Alondra String Quartets, she is now member of the Rosebud String Quartet (RSQ), originating from the Rosebud Chamber Music Festival in Alberta. Sheila is also the violinist and violist of the Array Ensemble, specializing in new music. In 2015, Sheila joined the Canadian Opera Company as a violist while continuing to nurture her love of chamber music on the violin with her string quartet as well as other chamber ensembles and various solo performances. She has also recently been appointed as principal viola of the National Ballet of Canada Orchestra. Her first album, featuring works by Franck, Elgar and Britten in collaboration with Welsh pianist Huw Watkins, is due to come out in 2022. Sheila Jaffé plays on a Francesco Gobetti (1710-15) violin and Raymond Schryer (2001) viola on generous loan from Canimex.
An avid chamber musician, Toronto-born violinist Emily Kruspe was a member of the Rolston String Quartet from 2018-2020 and performed extensively around North America and Europe. Emily has performed with the Toronto-based ARC Ensemble, and plays regularly with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, the Canadian Opera Company Orchestra and the National Ballet Orchestra of Canada. She was also named one of CBC’s hot Canadian classical musicians under 30 in 2018. Emily was a 2017-18 Rebanks Fellow of the Rebanks Family Fellowship and International Performance Residency Program at the Royal Conservatory in Toronto. Emily currently performs on a 1900 Stefano Scarampella violin, generously on loan from the Canada Council for the Arts Musical Instrument Bank.
A Hamilton based violin and viola performer and pedagogue, Caitlin Boyle is a member of the Isabel String Quartet, Sinfonia Toronto, the Niagara Symphony Orchestra, and teaches at the Hamilton Suzuki School of Music. Her passion for music education has led her to teach at the Faculty of Music at the University of Toronto, Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts, Taylor Academy at the Royal Conservatory of Music, Festival of the Sound Music Scores Program, Toronto District School Board, Central Okanagan School District, in addition to having taught students across the US, Spain, UK, Italy, and the UAE. She currently coordinates and coaches the chamber music program at Mooredale Youth Orchestras. A JUNO-nominated performing artist, Ms. Boyle concertized extensively for thirteen years with the Cecilia String Quartet. She has won several international awards including Banff, Bordeaux, and Osaka String Quartet Competitions.
Principal cello of the NAC Orchestra in Ottawa, Canadian cellist Rachel Mercer has appeared as a soloist and chamber musician across five continents. Rachel was cellist of JUNO-winning piano quartet Ensemble Made In Canada (2008-2020), AYR Trio (2010-2020), and the Aviv Quartet (2002-2010), and regularly performs with her longtime duo partner, pianist Angela Park. An advocate for new Canadian music, Rachel has commissioned over 25 solo and chamber works, and regularly gives talks and works with with young musicians as a mentor on topics such as performance, navigating the music business and creative inspiration. Rachel plays a 17th century cello from Northern Italy. www.rachelmercercellist.com
First Unitarian Church of Hamilton
Spotlight on the Guitar
Jeffrey McFadden, guitar
Sheila Jaffé & Emily Kruspe, violin
Caitlin Boyle, viola
Rachel Mercer, cello
PROGRAM
NICCOLO PAGANINI Terzetto Concertante for guitar, viola & cello
Allegro
Minuetto – Trio
Adagio: Cantabile von cavata
Valtz a Rondo: Allegretto con energia
JEFFREY MCFADDEN Aguardiente for violin and guitar
LUIGI BOCCHERINI Guitar Quintet in D “Fandango”
Allegro maestoso
Pastorale
Grave assai - Fandango
5 at the First thanks:
The Ontario Arts Council for support of the 2022 season, Leonard Turnevicius and the Hamilton Spectator, you me gallery, the Hamilton Musician, the Hamilton Arts Council, and especially all of our donors and volunteers who make this series possible, year after year.
Concert sponsors:
Bill Mercer Geological Consulting Ltd.
Uri & Gisela Wittenberg
ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES
Over the course of a thirty year career, Jeffrey McFadden has established a place among the most admired guitarists of his generation. His professional debut was at the final Toronto guitar festival 'Guitar ’87,' and he has since performed across North and South America, and Europe. In 1992, Jeffrey McFadden was awarded a Silver Medal in the prestigious Guitar Foundation of America Competition. His debut recording was the first in the Laureate Series on Naxos, and has sold in the tens of thousands of copies. He has recorded 10 highly acclaimed CDs since then exploring the 19th century heritage of the guitar, the lesser known works of Barrios, and the complete cycle of Bach Cello Suites. Jeffrey McFadden‘s doctoral dissertation forms the basis of his groundbreaking book, Fretboard Harmony: Common-Practice Harmony on the Guitar, which is used world-wide. McFadden is Chair of Guitar Studies and Associate Professor, Teaching Stream, in the Faculty of Music, University of Toronto, which is ranked as one of the top 20 universities in the world. A sought-after pedagogue and clinician, his students have garnered numerous International awards and scholarships. He was recognized as the 2018 ‘Teacher of Distinction’ by the Royal Conservatory of Music. Recipient of the 2012 City of Hamilton Arts Award for Music McFadden is also founder and artistic director of the Sauble Beach Guitar Festival.
www.jeffreymcfadden.com
Sheila Jaffé was born in Montreal into a family of musicians and was fascinated by classical music from a young age. Co-founder of the Alaya and Alondra String Quartets, she is now member of the Rosebud String Quartet (RSQ), originating from the Rosebud Chamber Music Festival in Alberta. Sheila is also the violinist and violist of the Array Ensemble, specializing in new music. In 2015, Sheila joined the Canadian Opera Company as a violist while continuing to nurture her love of chamber music on the violin with her string quartet as well as other chamber ensembles and various solo performances. She has also recently been appointed as principal viola of the National Ballet of Canada Orchestra. Her first album, featuring works by Franck, Elgar and Britten in collaboration with Welsh pianist Huw Watkins, is due to come out in 2022. Sheila Jaffé plays on a Francesco Gobetti (1710-15) violin and Raymond Schryer (2001) viola on generous loan from Canimex.
An avid chamber musician, Toronto-born violinist Emily Kruspe was a member of the Rolston String Quartet from 2018-2020 and performed extensively around North America and Europe. Emily has performed with the Toronto-based ARC Ensemble, and plays regularly with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, the Canadian Opera Company Orchestra and the National Ballet Orchestra of Canada. She was also named one of CBC’s hot Canadian classical musicians under 30 in 2018. Emily was a 2017-18 Rebanks Fellow of the Rebanks Family Fellowship and International Performance Residency Program at the Royal Conservatory in Toronto. Emily currently performs on a 1900 Stefano Scarampella violin, generously on loan from the Canada Council for the Arts Musical Instrument Bank.
A Hamilton based violin and viola performer and pedagogue, Caitlin Boyle is a member of the Isabel String Quartet, Sinfonia Toronto, the Niagara Symphony Orchestra, and teaches at the Hamilton Suzuki School of Music. Her passion for music education has led her to teach at the Faculty of Music at the University of Toronto, Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts, Taylor Academy at the Royal Conservatory of Music, Festival of the Sound Music Scores Program, Toronto District School Board, Central Okanagan School District, in addition to having taught students across the US, Spain, UK, Italy, and the UAE. She currently coordinates and coaches the chamber music program at Mooredale Youth Orchestras. A JUNO-nominated performing artist, Ms. Boyle concertized extensively for thirteen years with the Cecilia String Quartet. She has won several international awards including Banff, Bordeaux, and Osaka String Quartet Competitions.
Principal cello of the NAC Orchestra in Ottawa, Canadian cellist Rachel Mercer has appeared as a soloist and chamber musician across five continents. Rachel was cellist of JUNO-winning piano quartet Ensemble Made In Canada (2008-2020), AYR Trio (2010-2020), and the Aviv Quartet (2002-2010), and regularly performs with her longtime duo partner, pianist Angela Park. An advocate for new Canadian music, Rachel has commissioned over 25 solo and chamber works, and regularly gives talks and works with with young musicians as a mentor on topics such as performance, navigating the music business and creative inspiration. Rachel plays a 17th century cello from Northern Italy. www.rachelmercercellist.com
