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Guy Few and Mark Fewer share the stage for their powerhouse duo FEW and FEWER. These two superstar Canadian soloists captivate audiences with their irrepressible energy, eclectic programming and incredible talent. Whether in recital or with orchestra this duo never fails to impress.
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Guy Few is a virtuoso, in demand as a trumpeter, cornist, pianist and singer. Montreal's Le Devoir calls him "outrageously gifted" and "quite simply phenomenal". Equally at home in classical or contemporary genres, Guy has debuted new works by Canadian composers including Glen Buhr, Peter Hatch, Alain Trudel, Melissa Hui, Boyd McDonald, Mathieu Lussier and Jacques Hétu among others. He has recorded for S.N.E., Arsis Classics, CBC Musica Viva, CBC SM5000, Naxos, MSR and the Hänssler Classics labels. Hänssler recordings include the Grammy Award winning Credo of Penderecki with the Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra, Helmuth Rilling conductor. June 2008 marks the release of Romanza (Hummel, Lachner, Weber), with Nadina Mackie Jackson and The Toronto Chamber Orchestra, Nicholas McGegan conductor for MSR Classics. Guy has been invited as a professor, adjudicator, soloist, principal and recitalist to hundreds of festivals including The Festival of the Sound, Scotiafest, The Orford Festival, The Kiwanis National Music Festival, The Ottawa Chamber Festival, The Elora Festival, Tanglewood, Takefu International Music Festival and The Oregon Bach Festival. Clinics and master classes have been presented for festivals worldwide including Scotiafest, Takefu International Music Festival, Orford Arts Centre and The Banff Centre for the Arts as well as post-secondary institutions such as the Montreal Conservatory, the University of Toronto, Memorial University of Newfoundland, State University of New York at Fredonia and Sonoma State University. Guy is a gold medal graduate of Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario and holds a Fellowship Diploma from Trinity College, London, England. He performs and records on a regular basis with Nadina Mackie Jackson (bassoon), Stephanie Mara (piano) and Bellows and Brass. He has appeared on CBC-TV, CTV, BRAVO, TV5 and European television broadcasts and is heard regularly on CBC Radio and NPR. Guy Few and Nadina Mackie Jackson were recently appointed as co-artistic directors of the Grand River Baroque Festival. Guy is a sessional lecturer at Wilfrid Laurier University where he conducts the Wilfrid Laurier Brass Ensemble and teaches trumpet and duo piano. He is a Yamaha Artist. "...one of the most brilliant brass players of his generation..." (The Toronto Star) "Outrageously Gifted...quite simply phenomenal" (Le Devoir)	Mark Fewer enjoys one of the most varied musical lives of his generation. Known for his relaxed style and honest interpretations, he switches easily between roles as soloist, chamber musician, orchestral leader, jazz musician, artistic programmer, and most recently, teacher. Mr. Fewer was concertmaster of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra from 2004-08, during which time he gave Canadian premieres of concerto works by John Adams (The Dharma at Big Sur for six-string electric violin and orchestra) and Ludwig van Beethoven (Unfinished Violin Concerto WoO5), as well as the Vancouver premiere of Felix Mendelssohn's Concerto for Violin, Piano and Orchestra. He also led the orchestra in traditional kappelmeister style (without conductor) on several occasions in baroque and classical repertoire. In recognition of his work with the VSO, he was recognized by the Vancouver Sun as one of the music industry's top "Movers and Shakers" for 2006. New works are regularly written for him, most recently "Nine Daies Wonder" for violin and brass band by Bramwell Tovey. In it, Mr. Fewer recites Shakespearean text to follow the nine-day publicity stunt of William Kemp (Shakespeare's comedic actor) from London to Norwich in the 1600s. With an expanding profile as a jazz violinist, he is soon to appear with Bill Frisell at the Detroit Symphony's "8 Days in June" festival. He is also arranging a new Miles Davis tribute work for solo violin and strings, set to premiere in Ottawa in 2009. He is Artistic Director of the Scotia Festival of Music in Halifax, and the SweetWater Music Weekend in Owen Sound, Ontario. His most recent appointment is to McGill University, where he teaches violin, chamber music, and string improvisation. (June 2008) "...Fewer's leadership style...distinctly forward-looking..." (Vancouver Sun) "The intrepid Fewer played with a mix of classical accuracy and fiddler's flair." (The Globe and Mail) "You could hear jaws dropping in the audience." (The Chronicle Herald) "Violinist Mark Fewer proved himself the comedic straight-man...." (The Denver Post)

Sample Program with Orchestra
Poet and Peasant Overture Zigeunerweisen (violin, trumpet) Rondo - from violin concerto #2 Variations on the Carnival of Venice (trumpet, violin, orchestra Diableries Inverval Three dances from On the Town Trumpet in the Night Nina (voice, orchestra) Skylark (voice, piano, saxophone)	von Suppe Sarasate Paganini Arban Dompierre Bernstein Simeone Coward Carmichael
Sample Recital Program Guy Few - trumpet/piano/voice Mark Fewer - violin/saxophone Stephanie Mara - piano
Sonate for trumpet and piano Sonate for violin and piano Fantasie Brillante (trumpet, violin, piano) Zigeunerweisen, Op. 20 #1 (violin, trumpet, piano) 'Round Midnight (voice, trumpet, violin, piano)	Hubeau Antheil Arban Sarasate Monk

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