2015 Program - The Council of Canadian Bassoonists

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Bassoonapalooza Schedule
Start Time
8:30am
End Time
8:50am
Event
REGISTRATION
Featured Artists
8:50am
9:00am
9:00am
10:00am
10:00am
10:45am
Gordon Foote, Nadina Mackie
Jackson
Jeff Burke, Krista Wodelet,
Nadina Mackie Jackson
Das Fagott Mannschaft
10:45am
11:30am
11:30am
12:00pm
12:00pm
1:00pm
1:00pm
2:30pm
2:30pm
3:30pm
Welcome from the
Directors
Introduction to Electric
Bassoon
Rehearsal for Sounds
to the Future Showcase
Concert
Basic Bassoon
Maintenance
LUNCH
Recital - Feature Guest
Artist
Masterclass - Featured
Guest Artist
Life as a Modern
Bassoonist - A Round
Table Discussion
3:30pm
5:00pm
Sounds to the Future
Showcase Concert
Shane Wieler
Lecolion Washington
Lecolion Washington
Eric Macarios (MC), Fraser
Jackson, Jeff Burke, Krista
Wodelet, Lecolion Washington,
Michael Sweeney, Nadina
Mackie Jackson, Shane Wieler,
Susan Durnin (DFM)
Bassoonapalooza Ensemble,
Das Fagott Mannschaft, Fraser
Jackson, Krista Wodelet,
Lecolion Washington, Michael
Sweeney, Nadina Mackie
Jackson
Basic Bassoon Maintenence Lecture and
the Trial Room for Légère reeds are in Boyd Neel.
All other events are in Walter Hall at the University of Toronto Faculty of Music.
See page 6 for detailed program and page 10 for artist biographies.
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Welcome to Bassoonapalooza
February 28, 2015
I would like to take this opportunity to welcome participants and bassoon
the University of Toronto.
A great deal of time, careful planning and effort has gone into creating an event
that will not only teach and inspire, but will continue to develop the sense of a
bassoon community.
As the largest faculty of music in Canada with roughly 900 students, the
University of Toronto has a broad range of degrees, with many specializations,
based in many different kinds of music. We suggest you visit our new website
and have a look around: https://music.utoronto.ca/ While you are there, visit the
CONCERTS & EVENTS tab. There will certainly be something in the hundreds
of concerts produced each year (many which are free) that you might want to
attend.
Congratulations to Nadina Mackie Jackson and her team on making this day a
reality. From all of us at the UofT Faculty of Music, we hope you have a great day
of learning, listening, inspiration and connecting.
Sincerely,
Gordon Foote
Associate Dean, Performance and Public Events
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Welcome to Bassoonapalooza
A warm welcome to all of you from the Council of Canadian Bassoonists and the
directors, to Bassoon
day in the history of the University of Toronto!
From the wealth of bassoon talent available to us, we have chosen richly varied
artists and music to showcase the voice of the bassoon, spanning from the time
of Vivaldi (who wrote more bassoon concerti than any composer before or since)
bassoon soloists you will hear today range from our globe-trotting, culture-shifting
teacher and performer from Memphis, Lecolion Washington, to our singersongwriter, improvising artists, to our beloved repairman who keeps our complex
bassoons humming, to our recently graduated students who have joyfully crafted
excellent string players, pianist and conductor...a true glimpse into the panoply of
possibilities that exist for bassoonists.
Bassoon
many new bassoon concerti yet to present) and Black History Month (so many
great talents to be heard).
unexpected delights combined with our rich musical heritage.
And most of all, we want to hear YOU, on this stage and beyond, playing and
supporting music that you believe in, spoken in the voice of the bassoon.
Eric Macarios, Operations Director
Nadina Mackie Jackson, Artistic Director
Susan Durnin, Communications Director
Bassoonapalooza Sounds to the Future 2015
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Bassoonapalooza Program
8:50am
Welcome to Bassoonapalooza Message from the Directors
Welcome from Gordon Foote, Associate Dean, Performance
and Public Events at the University of Toronto, Faculty
of Music and Nadina Mackie Jackson, Artistic Director,
Bassoonapalooza Sounds to the Future.
9:00am
Intro to Electric Bassoon
Jeff Burke (leader), Krista Wodelet & Nadina Mackie Jackson
demonstrate fun and easy ways of getting started with
exploring new sounds for all levels of performers.
10:00am
Rehearsal for
Sounds to the Future Showcase Concert
Das Fagott Mannschaft will lead all participants, (including
non-bassoonists and audience members) in guided
accompaniment and improvisation to pop songs that will be
performed en masse at the Sounds to the Future Showcase
Concert.
10:45am
Basic Bassoon Maintenance
Bassoon tech Shane Wieler discusses and demonstrates
basic care and maintenance for the long life of your bassoon
and the resulting prosperity and happiness for you!
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11:30am
Lunch
For a map of nearby restaurants see map on page 24.
12:00pm
Bassoon Recital
Lecolion Washington, Featured Guest Artist
with
Eric Paetkau, conductor/coach
Ema Nikolovska and Meghan Ruel, violins
Emilie Gelinizzle, viola
Evan Lamberton, cello
Quartet in G Minor op. 73 no. 3 (1800)
Allegro con espressione
Adagio, non troppo
Rondo. Allegretto poco moderato
François Devienne
(1759-1803)
Concerto in A Minor RV 497
Allegro molto
Andante molto
Allegro
5 Pieces for Bassoon and Orchestra* (2002)
1. Vivace
3. Allegro
4. Adagio
5. Molto Vivace
*denotes Canadian Premiere
Antonio Vivaldi
(1678-1741)
Peter Klatzow
(b. 1945)
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1:00pm
Bassoon Masterclass
Lecolion Washington, Featured Guest Artist
Cecilia Lee, pianist
Eric Marcarios
Romance for Bassoon, Op. 62 (1912)
Bianca Chambul
Sonata for Bassoon op. 24 no 1 (~1779)
Allegro
Adagio
Kate Lee
Andante and Hungarian Rondo op. 35 (1813)
Sheba Thibideau
Sarabande et Cortège (1942)
2:30pm
E. Elgar
(1857-1935)
F. Devienne
(1759-1803)
C.M. Weber
(1786-1826)
H. Dutilleux
(1916-2013)
Life as a Modern Bassoonist:
a round table discussion
Led by Eric Macarios, the discussion will highlight the many
ways to build a successful music career. Professionals Fraser
Jackson, Jeff Burke, Krista Wodelet, Lecolion Washington,
Michael Sweeney, Nadina Mackie Jackson, Shane Wieler,
and Susan Durnin will share insights and stories of their own
personal musical journeys.
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3:30pm
Sounds to the Future Showcase Concert
Lecolion Washington
Andante and Hungarian Rondo op. 35 (1813)
C.M. Weber
(1786-1826)
Nadina Mackie Jackson
Concerto No. 23 in G Minor RV 495
Presto
Largo
Allegro
Antonio Vivaldi
(1678-1741)
Michael Sweeney
Concerto for Bassoon
and Strings with Marimba
Marijan Mozetich
(b. 1948)
Conductor: Eric Paetkau
Strings: Ema Nikolovska, Meghan Ruel, Dominic Greene, Saba
Lamberton (cello), Peter Klaassen (double bass)
Marimba: Michael Murphy
Fraser Jackson
Deep (2004)
Alex Shapiro
(b. 1962)
Das Fagott Mannschaft
Funky Town
Lipps Inc.
Das Fagott Mannschaft, Krista Wodelet and Devon
Lougheed (guitar)
Summertime
Let the Sparks Fly
George and Ira Gershwin à la Janis Joplin
Sidney York/Krista Wodelet
Bassoonapalooza Ensemble
Smells Like Teen Spirit
Poker Face
Nirvana
Lady Gaga
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Bassoonapalooza Artists
Featured Guest Artist
Associate Professor of Bassoon at the University of
Memphis, Lecolion Washington is both a new music
and an education champion. Lecolion is President
of the PRIZM Ensemble, a community engagement
and educational chamber group which he co-founded
with Carina Nyberg Washington in 2009. Lecolion is
also the In-School Program Director of the “Memphis
is Music” Initiative and was named by the Memphis
Business Journal as one of the Top 40 under 40 in Fall,
2014. The only non-string recipient of a MPower Grant
from the SPHINX Organization, Lecolion is currently
on a global concert and masterclass tour, performing
in Europe, South America, South Africa and Toronto.
winning the concerto competition at the International
Festival Institute at Round Top, which ignited his desire
to pursue a career in bassoon. Today, Lecolion is most
proud of his two sons, Henning and Matteus.
lecolion.com
Local Guest Artists
Currently working at the University of Toronto Faculty
of Music, Cecilia Lee is an inquisitive collaborative
artist on piano, harpsichord and organ. In 2009, she
attended all three collaborative pianist internships at
the Banff Centre of Arts, performing solo, chamber and
orchestral keyboard music. Cecilia received her DMA
Piano degree at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. In
addition to performing, Ms. Lee is an active recording
engineer, working with the University of Toronto Faculty
of Music and various freelance projects in the city.
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Das Fagott Mannschaft
unhinged bassoonists whose creativity cannot be
contained by your typical symphony orchestra. They
have performed for thousands at Yonge-Dundas
Square, appeared at the Northern Lights Festival
Boréal, and played to standing-room only crowds at
pubs, bars and cabarets. Last year they released their
Hannah, featuring female impersonator Eve Angelica.
Das Fagott Mannschaft play regularly in venues around
Toronto, and on summer evenings can be caught on
street corners busking, see them on March 8, 2015
at Byzantium! Team members: Neil Bishop, Susan
Durnin and University of Toronto graduates, Catherine
Magowan, Graham Martin and Laura Savage.
dfmbassoon.com
Conductor, Eric Paetkau, loves that his career consists
of having a wonderful time making great music with
great musicians. Music Director of group of 27, his
biggest accomplishment to date is founding the
orchestra and helping the group grow and thrive. Eric is
most proud of his close-knit family. His next big project
is a stand-up-paddleboarding lake trip this summer with
lots of camping gear.
groupof27.com
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Fraser Jackson has been the Contrabassoonist of the
Toronto Symphony Orchestra since 1990 and continues
to enjoy many interesting outside projects including
chamber music, contemporary music, arranging, and
teaching. So far his biggest accomplishment was a
10 week sabbatical with the New York Philharmonic
Orchestra. Fraser is proud of spearheading 5 recording
projects with The Caliban Quartet and Musica Franca.
He will soon be in the recording studio to record a
commissioned a work for tenor, contrabassoon and
piano from American Composer Daniel Baldwin based
on passages from the novel Moby Dick.
calibanquartet.com
Jeff Burke is a jazz bassoonist with specialties in
improvisation, folk-rock, world beat, world groove,
conscious hip-hop, singer songwriter, alternative indie
and alternative indie rock-classical. He has been a
member of many bands, including Bassooner or Later,
the Shadow Puppets, the Subtonic Monks, Terry
Cowan Group, Belladonna and the Awakening, Friendly
Rich and the Lollipop People.
facebook.com/pages/Jeff-BurkeBassoon/107406979295155
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U of T graduate, Krista Wodelet, is one half of Calgarybased pop band Sidney York and an active freelance
bassoonist in orchestras across Canada. Sidney York
has recently returned from touring the world including
shows in Germany, Australia, Singapore and across
North America. Krista loves sneaking bassoon into the
ears of an unsuspecting public, with Sidney York songs
heard on commercial radio stations across Canada,
college stations throughout North America, and
SiriusXM satellite radio. Sidney York is currently writing
their third album.
sidneyyork.com
Michael Sweeney has been the Principal Bassoonist
of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra for over 25 years.
His biggest accomplishment (thus far) is the release
project is the breaking-in of a new bassoon, custommade for him by Heckel. The instrument features a
conception and design.
michaelsweeney.com
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Nadina Mackie Jackson
the major stages of Canada, as bassoon soloist and
member of top orchestras, to the summer folk stages
studios where she has laid down more new works
for bassoon and orchestra than any other Canadian
bassoonist. Her most recent concerto album, Canadian
Concerto Project Vol I was short-listed for a 2014
Juno. Nadina is enormously proud of helping young
bassoonists through her charitable status group, the
Council of Canadian Bassoonists. She looks forward
increased international touring and her next four
recordings projects. Nadina is represented by Andrew
nadinamackiejackson.com
Shane Wieler
bassoons, playing the bassoon, business management,
biggest accomplishment was discovering his passion
and pursuing it — a service based bassoon business
that is expanding on referrals from top professionals
and their students. He is proud of his close
collaboration with three generations of owners of the
famous Heckel family of bassoon makers in Germany.
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Free-lance bassoonist and arts administrator, Susan
Durnin, is equally at home teaching bassoon,
performing in orchestras or chamber ensembles, or
biggest accomplishment so far has been planning
Bassoonapalooza.
She is very proud of founding Das Fagott Mannschaft, a
quirky all-bassoon cover band. Susan can next be seen
performing with Das Fagott Mannschaft at Byzantium
on March 8, 2015 (or busking on street corners if the
weather ever warms up!)
dfmbassoon.com
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Student Artists
University of Toronto student, Bianca Chambul,
enjoys pursuing a career in this crazy but rewarding
business by playing, recorder, saxophone, bassoon,
contrabassoon, piano and even didgeridoo. Her biggest
accomplishment was learning to make bassoon reeds.
Vivaldi Competition, and is proud to have won the
University of Toronto Concerto Competition in her
5:30pm in Father Madden Hall. Bianca is in the studio
of Eric Hall.
facebook.com/bianca.chambul
University of Toronto student, Eric Macarios, has
been playing bassoon in both the United States and
Canada since 2008. Eric plays frequently with fantastic
orchestras such as the Memphis Symphony and the
Memphis Repertory Orchestra. He is also extremely
proud of assisting at the PRIZM festival as an intern
his third year recital on April 10, at 7:30 pm, in Father
Madden Hall. He is in the studio of Nadina Mackie
Jackson.
ericmacarios.com
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Kate Lee is a grade 11 student at Cardinal Carter
Academy of the Arts. She has been playing piano
for 9 years and bassoon for 5 years. Her biggest
accomplishment was receiving the Wally Kostur Award
scholarship at the 2012 Kiwanis Festival. She is proud
of her experiences as a developing bassoonist and
hopes to deepen her understanding of music. Currently,
Kate Lee is preparing Andante e Rondo Hongaresse for
the 2015 Kiwanis Festival. She studies in the studio of
Susan Durnin.
University of Toronto graduate Sheba Thibideau
is an independent bassoonist who engages in
boundary pushing musical endeavours both locally
and internationally in many genres. Her focus on
educational outreach with the trio Triceratonin has
allowed her to break boundaries between young
audiences and performers. Sheba is proud of being
a member of a music community that uninhibitedly
supports innovative, adventurous and boundary
pushing ideas. Check her out performing with The
Origins Ensemble, a contemporary Jazz/classical fusion
group.
facebook.com/sheba.thibideau
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Thank you to all the Bassoonapalooza Donors.
Your support is greatly appreciated!
Platinum Donors ($1000+)
Darrell Steele
Gold Donors ($250-$1000)
Anonymous
Eric Paetkau
Michael Sweeney
Nadina Mackie Jackson
Silver Donors ($100-$250)
Fraser Jackson
Shane Wieler
Bronze Donors (up to $100)
Eric Macarios
Susan Durnin
Thank you to all the Bassoonapalooza Sponsors.
You made this possible!
Council of Canadian Bassoonists
Légère Reeds Ltd.
Marcus Wieler Bassoon Workshop
Nadina Mackie Jackson
TrevCo Varner Music
University of Toronto, Faculty of Music
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Thank you to our amazing Bassoonapalooza
Nadina Mackie Jackson, Artistic Director
Eric Macarios, Operations Director
Susan Durnin, Outreach Director
Megan Morris, Volunteer Co-ordinator
Volunteers:
Catherine Magowan
Czarielle De La Cruz
Diana Wright
Kevin Harris
Kika Wright
Leslie Magowan
Neil Bishop
Polina Lee
Sheba Thibideau
Tina Orton
Masterclass
participants:
Bianca Chambul
Eric Macarios
Kate Lee
Sheba Thibideau
Guest Artists:
Lecolion Washington
Cecilia Lee
Das Fagott Mannschaft
Eric Paetkau
Fraser Jackson
Jeff Burke
Krista Wodelet
Michael Sweeney
Nadina Mackie Jackson
Shane Wieler
and a huge Thank you to all the University of Toronto,
Faculty of Music Staff who have assisted us:
Don McLean, Dean, Faculty of Music
Gordon Foote, Associate Dean, Faculty of Music
Bruce Blandford, Director of Advancement
Tyler Greenleaf, Development Associate
Wallace Halliday, Department Head, Woodwinds
Joe Lesniak, Building Manager
Peter Olsen, Music Technologist
By the VIA/GO station in:
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57 Mill Street North, Ste 303
Brampton, ON L6X 1S9
[email protected]
905.450.7236
Shane Wieler
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Bassoonapalooza Notes:
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Walter Hall, University of Toronto, Faculty of Music
TTC
A - St George Station
B - Museum Station
Lunch Spots
1 - Tim Hortons
2 - Starbucks
3 - B Espresso Bar (Royal Conservatory)
5 - Subway
6 - Second Cup
7 - Starbucks
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