Events
The Winter Recital of Debut Piano Studio will take place on Sunday, January 29, 2012, at Jubilee United Church in Toronto.
Our students in music festivals and competitions of 2012
Debut Piano Studio decided to not participate in the Kiwanis Festival of Music in the coming spring of 2012. We are gearing up for:
- The National Canadian Music Competition (CMC)
- CCC Music Festival
- Markham Music Festival
- North York Music Festival
- Mandarin Lions Arts Festival
Our students in music festivals and competitions of 2011
We had top performances in the Arts Richmond Hill Festival where we obtained three first prizes, three second prizes and three third prizes and marks were from mid eighties and up. Details on the Students page.
The highest and most honourable awards of the ORMTA Spring Auditions went to Debut Piano Studio's students. Kevin received the Ann Hulbert Award and scholarship for highest mark of all competitors, and was the only participant in the ORMTA competition to graduate to the zone level, where he placed third. Jason and Justin received the Oceanna Music Publications Award and Justin was awarded the Christine Loach Award and scholarship. Everybody else was selected for the Honours Recital.
The Kiwanis Music Festival brought exceptional awards as well: a scholarship and first prize to Justin and Jason. Patrick received the First Place and Fred Speer Memorial Award and scholarship. Christine was awarded first prize, Sophia, Maria, Helena, Steven, Jalen, Ashlyn and Hailey received the second prize.
Our students in music festivals and competitions of 2010
The 2010 Kiwanis Musical Festival of Greater Toronto: A large number of our students signed up and we had a total of 22 Gold and 5 Silver and quite remarkable placements: one Best in Class, six First Places, six Second Places, five Third Places.
The 2010 ORMTA Spring Auditions took place in April. All Debut Piano Students who participated qualified for the Honours Recital and Chester won the Ann Hulbert Award with the highest mark of 92. He performed next in the GTA Zone Competitions as representative of the Scarborough Branch, where he placed second.
The Mandarin Lions Music Festival: All our four participants received in total five 1st, three 2nd, and one 3rd placements.
Our students in music festivals of 2009
- After two preliminary rounds in the Canadian Music Competition, Hailey qualified for a sholarship and made it into the finals, held in Montreal in July. She was honoured with a mark of 99 by the head adjudicator.
Please see her performance video.
at the 2009 finals of CMC.
- ORMTA Recitals and Auditions: Out of the ten Debut Piano Students who signed up for the Spring Auditions 2009, eight qualified for the Honours Recital and received an Achievement Ribbon. Hailey received the Christine Loach Award for Best in Intermediate Category and Achievement Ribbon, with a mark of 95. Chester received the Anne Hulbert Award and Achievement Ribbon for Best in Senior Category with a mark of 93, and qualified for the GTA Auditions where he placed second.
- Kiwanis Music Festival of Grater Toronto Area: In 2009, six students received Gold and two Silver. They were also awarded placements - see the Students page.
- Newmarket Lions Music Festival - Timothy received 1st Place in 3 categories
- Euromusic Markham Music Festival - Timothy received 4 awards
- Mandarin Lions Arts Festival - Timothy and Hailey received awards
List of music festivals and competitions
- Arts Richmond Hill Music Festival - deadline early October
- Kiwanis Festival of Toronto - deadline early November
- CCC Music Festival - deadline first week of December
- Peel Music Festival - deadline first week of December
- Markham Music Festival - deadline Jan 30
- Newmarket Lions Music Festival - deadline Jan 31st
- North York Music Festival (NYMF) - April 17-25, 2012
- Mandarin Lions Arts Festival - in April, deadline February 28
- Yip's Music Festival - deadline Feb 19, 2010
- ORMTA Recitals and Auditions - fall and spring (deadlines Oct 15 & March 10)
- Canadian Music Competition
- The International Piano and Strings Competition. The Winners Concert will take place at the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall in New York City - application deadline deadline January 16, 2012.
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Empire Theatres featuring world stage classical productions in HD |
Details/synopsis of upcoming performances on the Empire Theatres website >> |
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Cineplex Odeon featuring Live Metropolitan Opera and National Theatre events in HD |
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Toronto Symphony Orchestra |
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Canadian Opera Company |
COC has a new house, the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, and the performances are almost always sold out! See 2011-2012 season. |
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National Ballet of Canada |
See the National Ballet's website for upcoming events in 2011 - 2012. |
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Toronto musical arts and events |
For more musical events around Toronto please check the Opera listings on the website of the Classical 96.3FM radio station. |