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STEPHANIE MARA Canadian pianist, Stephanie Mara, received an Associate Diploma in Piano Performance from the Royal Conservatory of Music, and a Bachelor Degree in Piano Performance from Wilfrid Laurier University, where she studied with Garth Beckett. She is a collaborative pianist and coach for Wilfrid Laurier University where she works with performance majors in brass, bassoon, clarinet and cello, and has assisted in master classes with Alain Trudel, Joe Alessi and James Campbell. Stephanie has performed in recital and gala presentations with Canadian soloists James Campbell, Alistair Kay and Jasper Wood. She performs on a regular basis with Canadian trumpeter/pianist/singer Guy Few in Canada and the United States. Festival and series appearances include the Elora Festival, the Festival of the Sound, the Ottawa Chamber Festival, Barrie Colours of Music, and Quad City Arts (USA). Stephanie's broadcast credits encompass Bravo, CBC radio and NPR.  |
GUY FEW
"Flexible tone, dazzling technique and go for broke tendencies on both instruments..." The American Record Guide Guy Few is a gold medal graduate of Wilfrid Laurier University and holds a Fellowship Diploma from Trinity College, London, England. He has appeared as a soloist with many Canadian and US orchestras including the Toronto, Vancouver, Quebec, Winnipeg, Santa Rosa, and Oregon Bach Festival Symphony Orchestras. As a chamber musician, Guy performs and records on a regular basis with Stephanie Mara, Nadina Mackie Jackson and Bellows and Brass. He has been invited as a soloist, principal, and recitalist, to many festivals including Festival of the Sound, Scotiafest, The Ottawa Chamber Festival, Takefu International Music Festival, Tanglewood, and The Oregon Bach Festival. As a clinician and in-residence teacher Guy has given master classes for many organizations and universities including Takefu International Music Festival, University of Toronto, University of Saskatchewan, Memorial University, Montreal Conservatory, Banff Centre for the Arts, Sonoma State University and the State University of New York at Fredonia. Guy has appeared on CBC-TV, CTV, Bravo, and European television broadcasts and is heard regularly on CBC Radio and NPR. His discography includes recordings for Arsis Classics, CBC Musica Viva, CBC SM5000, MSR Classics, Naxos, and the Hänssler Classics labels. Guy Few and Nadina Mackie Jackson were recently appointed co-artistic directors of the Grand River Baroque Festival. Guy is a sessional lecturer at Wilfrid Laurier University where he conducts the WLU Brass Ensemble and teaches trumpet. He is a Yamaha artist. Guy and Stephanie present recitals full of charm and joy. Their concerts have been described as "extroverted, eclectic and electrifying". www.guyfew.com |
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Video Hubeau - Sonata for Trumpet and Piano Schoenfield - Five Days from the Life of a Manic-Depressive |
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Sounds From The Hudson trumpet and piano |
Herbert L. Clarke (1867-1945) |
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Le Boeuf sur le Toit, Op 58 (The Nothing Doing Bar) piano four hands |
Darius Milhaud (1892-1974) |
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Sonate I - Sarabande II - IntermĖde III - Spiritual trumpet and piano |
Jean Hubeau (1917-1992) |
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Caprice trumpet and piano |
Joseph Turrin (born 1947) |
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Five Days from the Life of a Manic-Depressive (Selections) I - Metamorphosis on "I'm Crazy 'Bout My Baby" IV - From a "Bintel Brief" V - Boogie piano four hands |
Paul Schoenfield (born 1947) |
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Sonate I - Adagio/Allegro II - Allegretto III - Allegro con Fuoco trumpet and piano |
Eric Ewazen (born 1954) |
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Cäcilie, Op. 27, #2 (trumpet, piano) |
Richard Strauss (1864-1949) |
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Andante and Variations K 501 (four hand) |
W. A. Mozart (1756-1791) |
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Konzert f-moll, Op. 81 (trumpet, piano) |
Oskar Böhme (1870-1938) |
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Allegro Brillant, Op. 92 (four hand) |
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) |
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Befreit, Op. 39, #4 (trumpet, piano) |
Richard Strauss (1864-1949) |
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Valses Bourgeoises I - Valse Brillante II - Valse Caprice III - Strauss, Strauss et Straus (four hand) |
Lord Berners (1883-1950) |
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Sonate I - Allegro Appassionato II - Adagio, Molto Cantabile III - Allegro Agitato (trumpet, piano) |
Karl Pilss (1902-1979) |
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Vocalise, Op. 43, #14 trumpet, piano |
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) |
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Suite, Op. 52 Prelude Nocturne Dance piano four hands |
York Bowen (1900-1946) |
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Trois Mouvements Grave Allegro Jump trumpet, piano |
Marius Constant (1925-2004) |
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Scherzo trumpet, piano |
Stephan Djerbashian (1917-1973) |
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A la Albéniz trumpet, piano |
Rodion Shchedrin (b. 1932) |
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Six Pieces - Op. 11 (selections) Barcarolle Russian Theme Waltz piano four hands |
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) |
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Concerto trumpet, piano |
Alexander Arutunian (1920-2004) |
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"Tchaikovsky"
from Lady in the Dark voice, piano |
Kurt Weill (1900-1950) Ira Gershwin (1896-1983) |
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dazzling technique by both musicians... Huntsville Forester Mara and Few showed artistry, grace and bravado... Barrie Examiner Few and Mara put a great deal of thought into this wildly eclectic and wonderfully entertaining program. Tremendous energy, totally engaging, what a lovely evening!! The Audience as Critic - Virtuosi Concerts, Winnipeg |