Faculty
Marie Berard (violin), Concert Master Canadian Opera Company
Orch., sought after chamber musician, soloist, recording artist and
teacher. Former member Toronto Symph. Orch. Highly regarded as
interpreter of new music. Solo recordings include solo sonatas of
Bright Cheng, Anthony Davis, Alfred Schnittke Concerto Grosso #1
and "Meditation" from Thais. Regular performer at numerous chamber
music festivals.
Glen Fast (orchestral conductor), B. Mus. University of Victoria.
Formerly Assistant Conductor, Vancouver Symphony, Associate
Music Director, Victoria Symphony. Currently Music Director of The
Kingston Symphony.
Susan Gagnon (cello), Mus. B., U. of Western Ontario. Master
Classes with Janos Starker, Aldo Parisot, Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi.
Principal contributor to new RCM cello syllabus. RCM examiner.
Adjudicator and workshop teacher in Montreal and Ontario area. RCM
faculty since 1984. Member Hamilton Philharmonic and String Quartet
Panache.
Rohan Gregory (violin), Member, award-winning Arden String
Quartet. Wide-ranging interest in chamber music, including
performance with Klezmatics and Itzhak Perlman, tours to Thailand
with flutist Abbey Rabinovitz, to India with the Indo-jazz group Natraj,
and nationally with the SophiaBilides Greek Folk Ensemble. Active
freelancer throughout New England, has played with Boston
Symphony, B.S.O. Pops, Boston Ballet Orchestra and Boston Lyric
Opera. Coached for Greater Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra.
Mus.B. from Oberlin with Marilyn McDonald; M.M. from Univ. of Mass.
with Charles Treger.
Brian Jackson (piano), graduate of Oxford University, symphony and
choral conductor in Canada, United States, Europe and South
America. Master Conductor at the Quebec Youth Orchestra
Conference. Music Director at the award-winning Ontario Youth Choir.
Long-time supporter of Music at Port Milford as orchestral and choral
conductor and piano accompanist.
Lynn Janes (choral conductor), Honors Degree, Mus. Ed. from
University of Western Ontario with a Don Wright Scholarship for
excellence in vocal music education. Recipient of the prestigious
Leslie Bell conducting scholarship. Board Member, Choirs Ontario.
Conductor and Vocal Coach with the Canadian Children's Opera
Chorus. Choral Director at Claude Watson/Earl Haig School for the
Arts. Member of the Exultate Chamber Singers.
Angela Rudden (viola), Principal violist National Ballet, member
Canadian Opera Co. Mus.B. Queens U., M.M. Musik Hochschule
Munich. Performances as soloist and chamber musician in Europe
and Japan. Private teaching studio, Toronto. Faculty Dixon Hall Music
Academy.
