Workshops
Contemporary Showcase Toronto
Zoom Workshops:
In lieu of an adjudicated event, Toronto Centre is excited to announce two online Zoom workshop presentations featuring Canadian composers Christine Donkin and John Burge.
Please click below for more information and to register.
Saturday, November 27, 2021 3 – 4:30 PM (EST)
Workshop description:
Christine Donkin will be presenting a selection of her recent piano compositions for students, ranging in difficulty from Prep A to Level 8.
Featured performers:
Emily Slavik: Black and White Boogie by Christine Donkin
(student of Janet Fothergill)
Joshua Holt: Crocodile Tears by Christine Donkin
(student of Virginia Taylor)
Gillian Fraser: Quintessential Swing by Christine Donkin (student of Wendy Potter)
Lintta Ayele: Above the Clouds by Christine Donkin
(student of Virginia Taylor)
Soleil Chi: Sprites by Christine Donkin
(student of Christine Surman)
Finding and Using a Composition’s Heart as an Interpretive Guide
Sunday, November 28, 2021 3 – 4:30 PM (EST)
Workshop description:
As both a piano and composition teacher, John Burge has often found that a great motivator during a lesson with his students is to ask them where the heart of a piece they are working on is located and how this passage should be emphasized and shaped. This will be the focus of the workshop as Dr. Burge works with students on Contemporary Canadian repertoire
Featured performers:
Tannaz Rahmati: “Once Upon a Time” from Music for Piano by Alexina Louie
(student of Mia Bach)
Katherine Ho: Nocturne by Sophie-Carmen Eckhartdt-Gramatté
(student of Mia Bach)
Yu-Pin Lai: Ideé by Jean Papineau-Couture
(student of Mia Bach)
Claudia Rando: Shimmer by Heather Schmidt
(student of Mia Bach)