lumina no. 201 - ben perrier, joy fahrenbruck
event date:
tuesday, march 3, 2009 - 12:00am est
event location:
jean mcnulty recital hall
event fee:
$5 and $10
event contact name:
jennifer howie
event contact phone:
343-8787
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lumina concert no. 201
ben perrier, trombone
joy fahrenbruck, piano
described as having "verve, vitality, and imagination," ben has performed all across north america while as a member of calgary's foothills brass quintet (2002-2008) as well as with his trio, keybrass. he is also the music director for canmore's valley winds. ben has held positions with the thunder bay symphony orchestra, the kalamazoo symphony orchestra, the illinois philharmonic, the civic orchestra of chicago, and the band of the ceremonial guard in ottawa. ben is a regular substitute for the calgary philharmonic orchestra and is in demand as a freelance musician in the calgary and bow valley area. he is also a member of the trombone quartet, dem bones. ben holds degrees from the university of western ontario and depaul university. he attended the tanglewood festival institute and apprenticed at the national academy orchestra. his teachers include mark fisher, charles vernon, jay friedman, and alain trudel. his arrangements have been published by eighth note publications in toronto. he was a semi-finalist for the 2003 cbc radio competition for young performers. recently, ben was invited to participate in the alessi seminar v hosted by new york philharmonic principal trombonist joseph alessi. he makes his home in calgary where his hobbies include jogging, yoga and cooking with beth.
joy fahrenbruck is originally from ohio where she obtained a bachelor of arts degree from bowling green university. in thunder bay she taught piano both privately and as a contract lecturer with the 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜
department of music where she now serves as accompanist for the opera studio and the 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜
vocal ensemble. joy has appeared in many recitals and chamber concerts, including the cornwall/lumina concert series, the new music north festivals and the thunder bay symphony orchestra chamber music series. she has frequently performed with the tbso as both percussionist and keyboard player.
