Canadian violinist Robert Uchida has been acclaimed for his “ravishing sound, eloquence, and hypnotic intensity” (Strings magazine). Robert joined the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra as Concertmaster in 2013, after holding the same position with the Nova Scotia Symphony Orchestra. He has also been invited to perform as Associate Concertmaster with the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra during the 2005-2006 season. As a guest conductor, he has collaborated on projects with the Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic, the Royal Flemish Philharmonic, and the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. Robert’s CD recordings include Tim Brady’s Requiem 21.5: Violin Concerto, released by Centrediscs and awarded Classical Recording of the Year by the ECMA, as well as Andrew Violette’s Sonata for Unaccompanied Violin, released by Innova Records. As a passionate educator, Robert is a professor at the University of Alberta and has also taught at Acadia University, the Manhattan School of Music, and as part of the Young Artists Program at the National Arts Centre of Canada. He performs on a rare 1770 Guadagnini violin with Thomastik-Infeld Vision Solo Titanium strings from the Austrian manufacturer Thomastik-Infeld.
Associate principal cellist of the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal (OSM) since 2011, Anna Burden has performed throughout the United States, Canada, and abroad as a soloist, chamber, and orchestral musician. Solo appearances include performances with the OSM, the Kamloops Symphony Orchestra, the Peninsula Music Festival Orchestra, the Washington Chamber Symphony, the Juilliard Orchestra, the Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra, the Oak Park Symphony Orchestra, and with musicians of the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal. A native of Chicago, Ms. Burden has studied with Hans Jensen, Joel Krosnick, Alan Stepansky, Richard Aaron, Darrett Adkins, and Nell Novak. She holds a Bachelor’s degree from Northwestern University, a Master’s degree from The Juilliard School, and a Professional Studies diploma from the Manhattan School of Music. Ms. Burden plays a cello made in 1929 by Carl Becker of Chicago.
Martin Mangrum studied bassoon with Stephen Maxym at the Juilliard School, where he earned his undergraduate and graduate degrees, including a Doctorate, before pursuing further studies with Mordechai Rechtman in Tel Aviv. Bassoonist with the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal since 2000, he also serves on the faculty of the Schulich School of Music of McGill University. Before joining the OSM he was Associate Principal Bassoon with the Orquestra Simfònica de Barcelona and Principal Bassoon with the Real Orquesta Sinfónica de Sevilla.
A native of East Angus, Québec, Robin Doyon was
appointed Principal Trumpet of the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra in September 2008. Since that appointment, he has appeared as soloist with the ESO, as well as the Red Deer Symphony and the Alberta Baroque Ensemble. He received his Bachelor and Masters Degrees in Classical Interpretation at the University of Montréal with Jean-Luc Gagnon. He has studied with many masters of the trumpet, including Allen Vizzutti, Jens Lindemann, and James Thompson. In 2002, he was Laureate of the National Music Festival, the Montréal Symphony Orchestra Competition, and the Radio-Canada Young Artists Competition. Mr. Doyon has also been the recipient of numerous other prizes, including the 2007 prix avec Grande distinction from the Montréal Conservatory of Music. He has been a member of the Grand Ballet of Canada Orchestra, and is a regular performer with the Montréal Symphony Orchestra, the National Arts Centre Orchestra, and the Laval, Longueuil, and the Metropolitan orchestras. He also performed with the Contemporary Ensemble of Montréal and the Contemporary Music Society of Québec. Robin
currently teaches at the University of Alberta.
Holding the position of second flute with the Orchestre Métropolitain since 2017, Jocelyne Roy was a member of the Nouvel Ensemble Moderne, directed by Lorraine Vaillancourt, from 2008 to 2017. A recipient of the 2005 Prix d’Europe, she earned a Professional Studies Certificate from the Manhattan School of Music in New York under the guidance of Robert Langevin. In 2003, she also received a First Prize with Great Distinction from the Conservatoire de musique de Montréal, where she studied with Marie-Andrée Benny. Additionally, she holds a graduate diploma in orchestral excerpts from the Université de Montréal, completed in 2004 under Denis Bluteau.
In 2006, Jocelyne Roy served as principal flute during the world tour of the Verbier Orchestra, under the baton of Herbert Blomstedt and Claus Peter Flor. As a soloist, she has performed with ensembles such as Les Violons du Roy, the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, the Sinfonia Orchestra of the Manhattan School of Music, the Orchestre symphonique du Conservatoire de musique de Montréal, and the Orchestre symphonique des jeunes de Montréal.
A grant recipient from the Canada Council for the Arts and the Sylva Gelber Music Foundation, Jocelyne Roy was a semi-finalist in the 2008 Jean-Pierre Rampal International Competition. Earlier, in 2003, she won second prize in the Woodwind category of the OSM Competition. The flutist also distinguished herself in the Début and Jeunes Artistes Radio-Canada competitions in 2002–2003, with two of her recitals broadcast on Radio-Canada’s airwaves. A sought-after pedagogue, she has taught at the Faculty of Music at the Université de Montréal, the Schulich School of Music at McGill University, and the Orford Music arts center..