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.
Chris Eastburn (vocal, lute), Director, Family Folk Chorale; youth
choir director, The Church of the Redeemer; arranger, Boston
Secession. Winner of KidSing 2000's international composer's
competition (with "I'm Going to Spangola" which was premiered at
Music at Port Milford). Connecticut College (B.A. 1991) and Boston
University (M.M. 1997). Studies at the Aspen Music Festival,
Bowdoin Summer Music Festival, Yale University.
Susan Gagnon (cello), 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. Mus. B., U. of
Western Ontario. Master Classes with Janos Starker, Aldo Parisot,
Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi.
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.
Roberta Janzen (cello), appearances as Soloist, Calgary Philharmonic
Orchestra, the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra and the New England
Conservatory Symphony Orchestra, and at festivals such as the Steans
Institute for Young Artists at Ravinia, the Tanglewood Music Center,
and the Banff Centre. Appearances as Principal Cellist, Manitoba
Chamber Orchestra, Les Violons du Roy, the Amadeus Ensemble, and
the Royal Winnipeg Ballet. Currently, performs with many Canadian
ensembles, including the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, the Canadian
Opera Company. Roberta has taught cello at Wilfred Laurier University,
the Boston University Tanglewood Institute and the Quiring Summer
Music Festival, and has given masterclasses at the University of
Toronto, the University of Winnipeg, and the University of Western
Ontario. Recently she was chosen to perform the cello solos in the
upcoming Sophia Loren movie "Between Strangers". Doctorate in Cello
Performance at SUNY-Stony Brook.
Angela Rudden (viola), Principal violist National Ballet, member
Canadian Opera Co. Performances as soloist and chamber musician in
Europe and Japan. Private teaching studio, Toronto. Mus.B. Queens U.,
M.M. Musik Hochschule Munich.
