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WINNIPEGFREEPRESS,SATURDAYAUGUST3,2013 3 Geoff,JazzStudiesProgram YOUREDUCATION. YOURUNIVERSITY. Bachelor's degrees offered in: www.brandonu.ca L ater this month, exceptional musicians from around the world are returning to southern Manitoba for an annual homecoming of sorts, a festival showcasing the remarkable musical lineage of the School of Music at Brandon University (BU). This year's Augustfest at BU's acoustically superb Lorne Watson Recital Hall will include baritone Hugh Russell, a native of Rivers MB, who has performed with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and the Pittsburgh and San Francisco Opera companies ; pianist Sergei Saratovsky, a Russian-born graduate of BU's School of Music, who has played to audiences in Canada, Russia Portugal, the US and Australia; Hamiota native Joan Dillon, assistant concertmaster with the prestigious Netherlands Symphony Orchestra. Alumni clarinetist Christopher Byman and pianist Jesse Plessis (winner of the Canadian Music Centre Prairie Region Emerging Composers Competition) will perform world premieres of their original compositions, alongside Gillian and Ariel Carrabre (violin and cello). Dr. Michael Kim, Dean of the School of Music, says the students' success speaks to the high quality of the School, one of the foremost institutions of musical instruction in Canada. "The musical talent incubated at BU since the School of Music began in 1906 is simply astounding," says Dr. Kim. "Prominent solo, chamber and orchestral musicians, music educators, conductors, administrators and other leaders in the arts call Brandon University home." Students from around the world attend the School of Music, flourishing in an outstanding student/teacher ratio of about 8 to 1. The teaching body of 21 full-time and 20 part-time faculty members includes internationally renowned performers, conductors, composers and scholars. "Our jazz program is one example of the depth of instruction offered," says Dr. Kim, himself a Julliard-trained pianist who con- tinues to perform throughout North Amer- ica, the United Kingdom, South America and Asia. "Our jazz faculty includes such luminaries as legendary jazz pianist Mi- chael Cain, formerly a professor at the East- man School of Music (Rochester, New York) and the New England Conservatory (Bos- ton, MA), whose performance and teaching prowess continue to awe our faculty and students alike." Graduates of the School of Music perform with major orchestras and professional opera companies in Canada, the United States and Europe. Others are teachers, music therapists, composers, scholars, administrators, broadcasters and recording engineers. Those looking for evidence of the School's reputation need look no further than the 100% placement rate for graduates in the concurrent music education program (preparing students for careers as music teachers in schools). The list of internationally acclaimed performers who have been through the School of Music's programs grows each year: Grammy award winning violinist James Ehnes, soprano Elin Carlssen Rombo (who recently made her debut with the Chicago Symphony under the baton of Ricardo Muti), Adele Eslinger (vocal coach at the San Francisco Opera), Thomas Williams (violin professor at McGill University, Montreal), Robert McCosh (principal horn, Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra), pianist Jinsung Kim (who will make his debut in Carnegie Hall, New York, this December), and pianist Everett Hopfner, who was recently named first place winner of the Eckhardt-Grammate National Competition, and is embarking on a national recital tour of Canada this fall. "With small class sizes, personalized attention from faculty in an intimate, family-like environment, and abundant opportunities to perform on and off- campus, the School of Music remains a top choice of students from Canada and abroad who want to make music their life," says Dr. Kim. "Our history tells the story." ❙ BRANDONUNIVERSITY SCHOOLOFMUSIC– AHISTORYOFEXCELLENCE Ialwayswanted totravel.Now Iseetheworld ontheplanes Ihelpedbuild. BecominganApprenticeisthefirststepto acareerinskilledtradesthatcanputyouin demand.You'llevengetpaidwhileyoulearn onthejob.Andinsomecases,yourtuition costsmayevenbecovered. Findouthowaskilledtradecancreate unlimitedopportunitiesforyou. Visitmanitoba.ca/tradecareers. Highlysoughtafterskills. On-the-jobtraining.Greatwages. you've already made your pictures better," says Koshyk. "Everybody who walks into one of our classes makes progress. We're about making you the best photographer you can absolutely be." 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