CANDIDATS - CONCOURS OSM MANUVIE - 2017
LIST OF CANDIDATES - WOODWINDS
ERIC ABRAMOVITZ
NAME : ERIC ABRAMOVITZ
INSTRUMENT : Clarinet
ÂGE : 1993/11/22
Province : Québec
STUDIES
– McGill University with Alain Desgagné, Robert Crowley, Simon Aldrich and Jean-François Normand
– University of Southern California with Yehuda Gilad
STRIKING FACTS
– Clarinettist’s post attending main, 2nd and clarinet in E flat to the Nashville Symphony Orchestra from 2018.
– Standard competition OSM Life 2011, 1st Price (category Wood)
– Vandoren Emerging Artist of the Year, on 2017
PROGRAM SEMIFINALS
JOHANNES BRAHMS (1833-1897)
Sonata for Clarinet and Piano in E-flat major, op. 120, no. 2
CARLO DELLA GIACOMA (1858-1929)
Fantasia on Mascagni’s Cavalleria Rusticana, op. 83
JOHN WEINZWEIG (1913-2006)
Cadenza
PROGRAM FINALS
AARON COPLAND (1900-1990)
Concerto for clarinet
ERIC BRALEY
NAME : ERIC BRALEY
INSTRUMENT : Clarinet
ÂGE : 1992/09/12
Québec
STUDIES
– McGill University, avec Robert Crowley
– Yale University with David Shifrin and Ricardo Morales
– The Glenn Gould School of the Royal Conservatory of Music (in process) with Joaquin Valdapeñas
STRIKING FACTS
– Soloist with the Orchestra of the Francophony and the McGill Symphony Orchestra
– Winner of Yale School of Music Chamber Music Competition
PROGRAM SEMIFINALS
JOHANNES BRAHMS (1833-1897)
Sonata for Clarinet and Piano in E-flat major, op. 120, no. 2
FRANCIS POULENC (1899-1963)
Sonate pour clarinette et piano, FP 184
JOHN WEINZWEIG (1913-2006)
einzweig, Cadenza
PROGRAM FINALS
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756-1791)
Concerto for clarinet in A-major, K. 622
KENDRA HESLIP
NAME: KENDRA HESLIP
INSTRUMENT : Saxophone
ÂGE : 1993/10/24
Alberta
STUDIES
Bowling Green State University with Dr. John Sampen
University of Alberta with Dr. Allison Balcetis and Dr. William Street
STRIKING FACTS
Lima Symphony Orchestra Young Artist Competition
Northern Alberta Concerto Competition
University of Alberta Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition
PROGRAM SEMIFINALS
ALFRED DESENCLOS (1912-1971)
Prélude, cadence et finale
WILLIAM ALBRIGHT (1944-)
Sonate pour saxophone alto et piano
DOROTHY CHANG
Mirage
PROGRAM FINALS
JACQUES IBERT (1890-1962)
Concertino da camera
HUGO LEE
NAME: HUGO LEE
INSTRUMENT : Oboe
ÂGE : 1994/05/11
VILLE : Québec
STUDIES
– The Juilliard School with Elaine Douvas
STRIKING FACTS
- Aspen Music Festival
- National Youth Orchestra of Canada (solist)
PROGRAM SEMIFINALS
CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS (1835-1921)
Sonata for Oboe and Piano in D Major, op. 166
ROBERT SCHUMANN (1810-1856)
Drei Romanzen, op. 94
JOHN BURGE (1961-)
Twitter Etudes No. 2 (6 mouvements)
PROGRAM FINALS
RICHARD STRAUSS (1864-1949)
Concerto pour hautbois et petit orchestre en ré majeur, AV 144, TrV 292
DAKOTA MARTIN
NAME: DAKOTA MARTIN
INSTRUMENT : Transverse flute
ÂGE :1992/10/30
Ontario
STUDIES
- McGill University with Timothy Hutchins
- Royal College of Music (London, UK) with Susan Milan and Daniel Paillthorpe
STRIKING FACTS
- – Supernumerary Musician for the Symphony orchestra of Montreal, the Orchestra of the national Center of the Arts and BBC
– Symphony Orchestra
– 3rd flute / piccolo for the Symphony orchestra of Ottawa
PROGRAM SEMIFINALS
PIERRE JOLIVET (1905-1974)
Linos’s singing
CHARLES-MARIE WIDOR (1844-1937)
Suite for flute and piano, op. 34
DENIS GOUGEON (1951-)
The hurt bird
PROGRAM FINALS
CARL NIELSEN (1865-1931)
Concerto for flute and orchestra, op. 33
BENJAMIN MORENCY
NAME: BENJAMIN MORENCY
INSTRUMENT : Traverse flute
ÂGE : 1995/08/25
Québec
STUDIES
Conservatory of Montréal with Marie-Andrée Benny
Yale School of Music with Ransom Wilson
STRIKING FACTS
- Plays with l’Orchestre Métropolitain
PROGRAM SEMIFINALS
SERGUEÏ PROKOFIEV (1891-1953)
Sonate for flute in D-major, op. 94
PIERRE JOLIVET (1905-1974)
Linos’s singing
DENIS GOUGEON (1951-)
The hurt bird
PROGRAM FINALS
JACQUES IBERT (1890-1962)
Concerto for flute and orchestra
STÉPHANIE MORIN
NAME: STÉPHANIE MORIN
INSTRUMENT : Transverse flute
ÂGE : 1995/02/25
Québec
STUDIES
- Conservatory of Montréal with Marie-Andrée Benny (in process)
- McGill University with Denis Bluteau
STRIKING FACTS
- NYO Canada Award of Excellence (summer 2017)
- Price of Europe – Academia Price of music of Quebec (june 2017)
PROGRAM SEMIFINALS
EUGÈNE BOZZA (1905-1991)
Image for flute op. 38
SERGUEÏ PROKOFIEV (1891-1953)
Sonate flute and piano in D-major, op. 94
- Moderato
- Scherzo
Andante
Allegro con brio
DENIS GOUGEON (1951-) The hurt bird
PROGRAM FINALS
JACQUES IBERT (1890-1962
Concerto for flute and orchestra
ANTOINE ST-ONGE
NAME: ANTOINE ST-ONGE
INSTRUMENT : Bassoon
ÂGE : 1994/09/15
Québec
STUDIES
– McGill University with Stéphane Lévesque
– CNSMD Lyon with Carlo Colombo
– Conservatory of Montréal with Mathieu Harel
STRIKING FACTS
– Ensemble Contemporain de Montréal (ECM+)
PROGRAM SEMIFINALS
FRANZ BERWALD (1796-1868)
Concerto for bassoon and orchestra, op.2
MARCEL BITSCH (1921-2011)
Concertino for bassoon and piano :
- Andante
- Cadenza
Allegro vivace
FRANCOIS MOREL (1926)
Miroir
PROGRAM FINALS
CARL MARIA VON WEBER (1786-1826)
Concerto for bassoon and orchestra in F-major, op. 75 :
- Allegro ma non troppo
- Adagio
Rondo : Allegro
LIST OF CANDIDATES - BRASS
RACHEL CÔTÉ
NAME: RACHEL CÔTÉ
INSTRUMENT : French horn
AGE : 1996/05/08
Québec
STUDIES
- The Glenn Gould School with Gabriel Radford
STRIKING FACTS
- Royal Conservatory Orchestra
- National Youth Orchestra of Canada
PROGRAM SEMIFINALS
ROBERT SCHUMANN (1810-1856)
Adagio and allegro in A-flat major, op. 70
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756-1791)
Concerto for horn n° 2 in E-flat major, K. 417
DENIS GOUGEON (1951-)
JACQUES HETU (1938-2010)
Concerto for trompet, op. 43 : 1st mouvement « Allegro »
PROGRAM FINALS
ALEXANDRE AROUTIOUNIAN (1920-2012)
Concerto for trompet in A-flat major
UJJAWAL MADAN
NAME: UJJAWAL MADAN
INSTRUMENT : Trompet
AGE : 1996/11/25
Ontario
STUDIES
- The Glenn Gould School with Andrew McCandless (in process)
STRIKING FACTS
- National Youth Orchestra of Canada – summers 2016 and 2017
- Royal Conservatory Orchestra – 2014 – today
PROGRAM SEMIFINALS
JOSEPH HAYDN (1732-1809)
Concerto for trompet in E-flat major, Hob.VIIe:1
PAUL HINDEMITH (1895-1963)
Sonate for trompet and piano in E-flat major
PROGRAM FINALS
RICHARD STRAUSS (1864-1949)
Concerto for horn n° 2 in E-flat major, TrV 283
BRIAN MANGRUM
NAME: BRIAN MANGRUM
INSTRUMENT : French horn
AGE : 1995/05/09
Québec
STUDIES
– Rice University (in process) with William VerMeulen
– Collège Marianopolis with John Zirbel
STRIKING FACTS
– Supernumerary musician in Houston Symphony (since 2017)
– 2016 Aspen Music Festival Brass Competition winner
PROGRAM SEMIFINALS
EUGENE BOZZA (1905-1991)
In Forest
JOSEPH HAYDN (1732-1809)
Concerto for horn n° 1 in D major, Hob.VIId:3
DENIS GOUGEON (1951-)
Six solar thems : “Jupiter”
PROGRAM FINALS
RICHARD STRAUSS (1864-1949)
Concerto for horn n° 2 in E-flat major, TrV 283
ALEC MICHAUD-CHENEY
NAME: ALEC MICHAUD-CHENEY
INSTRUMENT : French horn
AGE : 1996/06/10
Québec
STUDIES
- Conservatory of Montréal with John Milner and Nadia Côté
- Aspen Music Festival with John Zirbel
STRIKING FACTS
– Post to the Symphony orchestra of Laval
– Supernumerary Musician to the Symphony orchestra of Trois-Rivières, to the Orchestra of the Grands Ballets Canadiens and to Montreal Orchestra Company
PROGRAM SEMIFINALS
EUGENE BOZZA (1905-1991)
In forest
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756-1791)
Concerto for horn n° 3 in E-flat major, K. 447
DENIS GOUGEON (1951-)
Six solar thems : “Jupiter”
PROGRAM FINALS
RICHARD STRAUSS (1864-1949)
Concerto pour cor no. 2 en mi bémol majeur, TrV 283
HILLARY SIMMS
NAME: HILLARY SIMMS
INSTRUMENT : Trombone
AGE : 1994/09/07
Labrador New-Land
STUDIES
- McGill University with James Box
- Yale University with Scott Hartman
STRIKING FACTS
– Member of the Yale Trombone Quartet
– 2017 winner of the Division II Tenor Trombone Solo Competition at the American Trombone Workshop
– Finalist in the 2017 international Trombone Festival Marstellar tenor trombone solo competition
PROGRAM SEMIFINALS
JACQUES CASTEREDE (1926-2014)
Sonatine for trombone and piano
STJEPAN SULEK (1914-1986)
Sonate for trombone and piano “Vox Gabrieli”
GARY KULESHA (1954-)
Sonate for trombone and piano : 2nd mouvement « Allegro »
PROGRAM FINALS
HENRI TOMASI (1901-1971)
Concerto for trombone
CHARLES-ANTOINE SOLIS
NAME: CHARLES-ANTOINE SOLIS
INSTRUMENT : trompet
AGE : 1992/04/28
Québec
STUDIES
– Montréal University with Russell DeVuyst
– Conservatory of Montréal with Manon Lafrance
STRIKING FACTS
– Orchestre symphonique de l’Agora
– Ensemble de cuivres Montréal Brass
PROGRAM SEMIFINALS
ANDRE JOLIVET (1905-1974)
Concertino for trompet
GIUSEPPE TARTINI (1692-1770)
Concerto in D major, D. 53
JACQUES HETU (1938-2010)
Concerto for trompet, op. 43 : 1st mouvement « Allegro »
PROGRAM FINALS
JOSEPH HAYDN (1732-1809)
Concerto for trompet in E-flat major, Hob. VIIe. I
LIST OF CANDIDATES - VOICE
OLIVIER GAGNON
NAME: OLIVIER GAGNON
VOIX : Tenor
AGE : 1990/06/10
Québec
STUDIES
– Bard College Conservatory with Sanford Sylvan, Dawn Upshaw
– Guildhall School of Music & Drama with Susan McCulloch
STRIKING FACTS
– Bach’s Cantata 78 with the Albany Symphony
– Governor, Vanderdendur in Candide with The Orchestra Now
– Tamino in Die Zauberflöte at the Bard College
PROGRAM SEMIFINALS
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756-1791)
Don Giovanni, K. 527 : “Amici miei… Il mio tesoro”
FRANZ LISZT (1811-1886)
Tre sonetti di Petrarca
BENJAMIN BRITTEN (1913-1976)
“Tarquinius does not dare… Tarquinius does not wait !”
JOCELYN MORLOCK (1969-)
Amore
PROGRAM FINALS
JEAN SEBASTIEN BACH (1685-1750)
La Passion selon saint Jean : “Ach mein Sinn !”
IGOR STRAVINSKY (1882-1971) The Rake’s Progress : “Here I stand!”
JULES MASSENET (1842-1912)
Manon : “Instant charmant… En fermant les yeux”
GUSTAV MAHLER (1860-1911)
Das Lied von der Erde : “Das Trinklied vom Jammer der Erde”, “Von der Jugend” “Der Trunkene im Frühling”
DIMITRI KATOTAKIS
NAME: DIMITRI KATOTAKIS
VOIX : Baryton
AGE : 1991/04/13
Ontario
STUDIES
STRIKING FACTS
PROGRAM SEMIFINALS
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756-1791)
Cosi Fan Tutte, K. 588 : “Rivolgete a lui lo sguardo”
PIOT ILITCH TCHAIKOVSKI (1840-1893)
La dame de pique : “Vi tak pechalni… Ja vas lyublyu
HUGO WOLF (1860-1903)
Gedichte von Eduard Mörike
Der Tambour,
Um Mitternacht,
Begegnung,
Auf ein altes Bild, Der Feuerreriter
JOCELYN MORLOCK (1969-)
Amore
PROGRAM FINALS
FELIX MENDELSSOHN (1809-1847)
Elijah, MWV A25, op. 70 : “Lord God of Abraham”
CHARLES GOUNOD (1818-1893)
Faust : “O, Sainte Medaille… Avant de quitter ces lieux”
RUGGERO LEONCAVALLO (1857-1919)
I Pagliacci : “Decidi il mio destin… E alloer perche”
GUSTAV MAHLER (1860-1911)
Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen
MEGAN MICELI
NAME: MEGAN MICELI
VOIX : Soprano
AGE : 1991/05/05
Québec
STUDIES
McGill University with Joanne Kolomyjec
STRIKING FACTS
– World premiere of Evangeline with Opera from Scratch
– Morgana dans Alcina with Opera McGill
– Despina in Cosi fan tutte with Halifax Summer Opera Festival
– Art of Song at Toronto Summer Music Festival
PROGRAM SEMIFINALS
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756-1791)
Der Liebe himmlisches Gefühl K. 119
FRANCIS POULENC (1899-1963)
Fiançailles pour rire FP 101
- La Dame d’André
- Dans l’herbe
III. Il vole
- Mon cadavre est doux comme un gant
- Violon
- Fleur
GIACOMO PUCCINI (1858-1924)
La Rondine : “Chi il bel sogno di Doretta”
JOCELYN MORLOCK (1969-)
Amore
PROGRAM FINALS
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756-1791)
Messe en ut mineur K. 427 : “Et incarnatus est”
JULES MASSENET (1842-1912)
Manon : “Obéissons quand leur voix appelle” (gavotte)
VINCENZO BELLINI (1801-1835)
Les Capulet les Montaigus : “Eccomi in lieta vesta…Oh quante volte ti chiedo”
SAMUEL BARBER (1910-1981)
Knoxville, Summer of 1915
ANNA-SOPHIE NEHER
NAME: ANNA-SOPHIE NEHER
VOIX : Soprano
AGE : 1990/09/26
Québec
STUDIES
– McGill University with Dominique Labelle
– Bard College with Sanford Sylvan
STRIKING FACTS
– Soloist with the Symphony orchestra of Gatineau
– Adele (Die Fledermaus) with Opera McGill
–Jacqueline Desmarais’ Scholarship
PROGRAM SEMIFINALS
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756-1791)
Voi avete un cor fedele K.217
HUGO WOLF (1860-1903)
Gedichte von Eduard Mörike
Das verlassene Mägdlein,
Er ist’s,
Verborgenheit,
An eine Äolscharfe
JOHANN STRAUSS (1825-1899)
Die Fledermaus : “Spiel ich die Unschuld von Lande”
JOCELYN MORLOCK (1969-)
Amore
PROGRAM FINALS
JOSEPH HAYDN (1732-1809)
La Création, Hob. XXI:2 : “Nun beut die Flur”
GIOACHINO ROSSINI (1792-1868)
Le Comte Ory : “En proie à la tristesse”
CHARLES GOUNOD (1818-1893)
Roméo et Juliette : “Je veux vivre”
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756-1791)
Exsultate Jubilate K. 165 : 1st mouvment
ELIZABETH POLESE
NOM: ELIZABETH POLESE
VOIX : Soprano
AGE : 1990/06/20
Ontario
ÉTUDES
University of Toronto with Mary Morrison
FAITS SAILLANTS
– Rebanks Family Fellowship and International Residency Program at the Royal Conservatory of Music
– Despina in Così fan tutte at Highlands Opera Studio
– Concert in the 21st Century at Banff Centre
– Art of Song at Toronto Summer Music Festival
PROGRAMME DEMI-FINALES
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756-1791)
Schon lacht der holde Frühling, K. 580
VICENZO BELLINI (1801-1835)
Les Capulet et les Montaigus : « O quante Volte »
OLIVIER MESSIAEN (1908-1992)
Chants de terre et de ciel (extraits)
- Bail avec Mi
- Arc-en-ciel d’innocence
- Résurrection
JOCELYN MORLOCK (1969-)
Amore
PROGRAMME FINALES
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756-1791)
Exsultate Jubilate, K. 165 : 1er mouvement
GIACOMO MEYERBEER (1791-1864)
Les Hugenots : « O beau pays de la Touraine »
JOSEPH CANTALOUBE (1879-1957)
Chants d’Auvergne (extraits)
Bailero (1ere série)
Pastouro se tu m’aymo (5e série)
Chut, chut (4e série)
La-haut, sur le rocher (5e série)
L’aio de rotso (1ere série)
IGOR STRAVINSKY (1882-1971)
The Rake’s Progress : « No word from Tom »
CATHERINE ST-ARNAUD
NOM: CATHERINE ST-ARNAUD
VOIX : Soprano
AGE : 1989/04/06
Québec
ÉTUDES
Current studies with Ariane Girard
Master’s degree and Diploma of Professional Moved forward Studies University of Montreal with Rosemarie Landry
FAITS SAILLANTS
– Price of Europe 2016 – 1st Price Category Voice
– Professor of singing and manager of the series of concerts Musical Oasis
PROGRAMME DEMI-FINALES
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756-1791)
Idomeneo K. 366 : « Quando avran fine omai… Padre, germani, addio ! »
JOAQUIN TURINA (1882-1949)
Tres Poemas op. 81
- Olas gigantes
- Tu pupila es azul
- Besa el aura
CHARLES GOUNOD (1818-1893)
Roméo et Juliette : « Je veux vivre »
JOCELYN MORLOCK (1969-)
Amore
PROGRAMME FINALES
JOSEPH HAYDN (1732-1809)
La Création, Hob. XXI:2 : « Und Gott Sprach… Nun beut die Flur »
FRANCIS POULENC (1899-1963)
Les Mamelles de Tirésias : « Non, monsieur mon mari »
GIAN CARLO MENOTTI (1911-2007)
The Old Maid and the Thief : « Steal me Sweet Thief »
ALBAN BERG (1885-1935)
Sieben frühe Lieder
- Nacht
- Schilflied
III. Die Nachtigall
- Traumgekrönt
- Im Zimmer
- Liebesode
Sommertage
LUCAS VAN LIEROP
NOM: LUCAS VAN LIEROP
VOIX : Tenor
AGE : 1988/10/29
Britanic colombia
ÉTUDES
Yale University with Richard Cross
McGill University with Sanford Sylvan and Michael McMahon
FAITS SAILLANTS
- Soloist with Stuttgart Bach Academy and Helmuth Rilling
- Soloist with the Yale Symphony Orchestra
- Ambassador of Young Ambassadors Lyriques
PROGRAMME DEMI-FINALES
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756-1791)
La Flûte enchantée, K. 620 : « Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön »
IGOR STRAVINSKY (1882-1971)
The Rake’s Progress : « Here I Stand…If it is not by merit »
FRANZ SCHUBERT (1797-1828)
Die Schöne Müllerin, 11 – 17 ?, op.25, D. 795
JOCELYN MORLOCK (1969-)
Amore
PROGRAMME FINALES
GEORG FRIEDRICH HAENDEL (1685-1759)
Le Messie, HWV 56 : « Thou Shalt Break Them »
EDOUARD LALO (1823-1892)
Vainement, ma bien-aimée
RICHARD WAGNER (1813-1883)
Das Rheingold : « Immer ist undank Loges lohn »
JOHN CORIGLIANO (1938-)
Poem in October
MYRIAM LEBLANC
NOM : MYRIAM LEBLANC
VOIX : Soprano
AGE : 1988/06/21
Québec
ÉTUDES
- McGill University
- Université de Sherbrooke in choral direction
FAITS SAILLANTS
– Operatic workshop of the Opera of Montreal
PROGRAMME DEMI-FINALES
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756-1791)
Don Giovanni : « Crudele! – Ah no, mio bene! Non mi dir, bell’idol mio »
SAMUEL BARBER (1910-1981)
4 songs pour voix et piano, op. 13 :
- A Nun takes the Veil
- The secrets of the Old
Sure on this Shining Night - Nocture
VICENZO BELLINI (1801-1835)
Les Puritains : « O rendetemi la speme…Qui la voce »
JOCELYN MORLOCK (1969-)
Amore
PROGRAMME FINALES
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756-1791)
Exultate Jubilate, K. 165
HENRI DUPARC (1848-1933)
Chanson triste
CHARLES GOUNOD (1818-1893)
Roméo et Juliette : « Je veux vivre ! »
GAETANO DONIZETTI (1797-1848)
Lucia di Lamm