Press Kit - Sylvie Proulx, Classical Guitarist

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Sylvie Proulx :: Press Kit
Sylvie Proulx :: Classical Guitarist :: info@sylvieproulx.ca :: sylvieproulx.ca
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Sylvie Proulx :: Biography
Canadian virtuoso guitarist, Sylvie Proulx has concertized throughout Canada, the United States and England. A champion of
new works for the guitar, she has presented numerous Canadian world-premieres. Acclaimed for her exceptional musicality
and remarkable technique, her repertoire reflects a wide range of periods and styles. In addition to solo and orchestral work,
Ms. Proulx always enjoys the collaborative aspect of chamber music, welcoming new and challenging pieces for that genre.
Multi-award winning Sylvie Proulx holds B.A. and M.A. degrees from the Universities of Ottawa and Toronto where she studied
with Ed Honeywell and Eli Kassner. Under the auspices of the Canada Arts Council, she also studied in England with renowned
guitarist David Russell who called her "a great player with all the right ingredients". A busy recitalist, Ms. Proulx is also a wellknown broadcast personality in Canada, and a respected pedagogue at the university level. Her talents for instruction and performance were combined in her popular television program, Guitare en Mains, which introduced students to the rudiments of
guitar playing. A charming and frequent guest on both English and French networks, engaging commentaries often accompany her recital appearances in which Sylvie Proulx shares her knowledge and her passion for the guitar.
Her affinity for South American music is brilliantly apparent in Sylvie Proulx's recording Tango Nuevo - The Music of Astor Piaz-
zolla which features solo guitar, guitar and flute (with flutist Robert Aitken) and Piazzolla's concerto for guitar and bandoneon
(recorded with members of Symphony Nova Scotia). Ms Proulx who currently teaches guitar at Memorial University's School of
Music, has recently released her solo recording, Sirocco, which features works of some of the most celebrated composers today.
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Sylvie Proulx :: Press Quotes
"Wonderfully coloured and intelligently rendered...Proulx demonstrated a grasp of the music and technical facility that could scarcely been bettered." ~ Ottawa Citizen
"...clarity of line, refined sound and effortless technique...virtuosic and compelling mastery."
~ Halifax Chronicle-Herald
"One of Canada's finest guitarists, [Ms. Proulx] gave a stirring two-hour performance...demonstrated a
masterful command of the guitar."~ Northern Pen
"....The ease with which she played was astounding...she played with the loose intensity of a master...She is
respected as a master of many musical forms...her concert ended with a standing ovation."
~ St. Mary's Journal
"A very fine interpreter of the music of this century." ~ Soundboard Magazine
"Vast technical abilities...she had the audience dancing in their seats and wanting to hear more."
~ Fredericton Daily Gleaner
"Outstanding technical virtuosity and musicality!" ~ Guitar Lines
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Sylvie Proulx :: Repertoire
Solo Repertoire
Dionisio Aguado
Isaac Albeniz
Johann Sebastian Bach
Agustin Barrios
Daniel Batchelar
Paulo Bellinati
Leo Brouwer
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
Jorge Crespo
Carlo Domeniconi
John Dowland
Roland Dyens
Eduardo Falù
Carlos Fariñas
Abel Fleury
Mauro Giuliani
Alberto Ginastera
Harold Gramatges
Enrique Granados
Frederick Hand
Nikita Koshkin
Antonio Lauro
Frank Martin
Kaspar Mertz
Jorge Morel
Andante and Rondo
Recuerdos del Alhambra
Granada
Asturias
Chaconne in D minor
Lutes suites no 1, 2, 3 and 4
Prelude Fugue and Allegro
Fugue in A minor
Vals no 3 & 4
Una Limosna
Choro de Saudade
Monsieurs Almaine
Jongo
El Decamaron Negro
Elogio de la Danza
An Idea
Cancion de Cuna
Capprichio Diabolico
Tarentella
Norteña
Koyunbaba
Farewell
Triaela
Cuandos Las Sombras Llegan
Pamperada
Preludio
Pago Largo
Grand Ouverture
Sonata Eroïca
Sonata
Pequeña Suite
Danzas no1, 3, 4 and 10
Trilogy
The Prince’s Toys (first 5 movements)
selected Venezuelan waltzes
Quatre Pièces Brèves
Fantaisie Hongroise (early Romantic)
Sonata for Guitar
Danza Brasilera
Romance Criollo
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Solo Repertoire (Continued)
Paulindo Nogeira
Turlough O’ Caralan
Astor Piazzolla
Manuel Ponce
Stepàn Ràk
Joaquin Rodrigo
Eduardo Sainz de la Maza
Henry Sauguet
Domenico Scarlatti
Vincente Sojo
Fernando Sor
Moreno Torroba
Joaquin Turina
Hector Villa-Lobos
William Walton
Sylvius Leopold Weiss
Andrew York
Bachianinha no1 and 2
Frevinho Doce
Chôro Para Bordôes
Valsa Em Sol Do Meio Dia
Chôro Chorado Para Paulindo Nogeira
Eleanor Plunket
Bridget Cruise
O' Caralan's Concerto
selected tangos
Sonata Classica
Variations and Fugue on la Folia
Valse in D major
Voces de Profundis,
Toccata
Temptation of the Renaissance
Evocacion y Danza
Suite: Platero y yo
Soliloque
Sonatas (various)
Five Pieces from Venezuela
Introduction and Variations on a Theme by Mozart
Variations on "Folias de España"
Sonatina
Sevillana
Rafaga
Preludes #1 to #5 and Etudes #1, #3, #7, #11 and #12
Five Bagatelles
Suite no 18
Passacaille in D major
Sirocco
Concertos
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
Astor Piazzolla
Joaquin Rodrigo
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto in D Major
Double Concerto with Guitar and Bandoneon
Concerto de Aranjuez
Fantasia para un Gentilhombre
Concerto in D Major
Double Concerto in G Major
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Chamber Music
Leo Brouwer
Johann Hummel
Aaron Jay Kernis
Per Suonare a Tre (guitar, violin and flute)
Grande Serenade en Potpourri, Op. 63 (guitar,
clarinet, violin, bassoon)
100 Greatest Dance Hits (guitar and string quartet)
2 Awakenings and a Double Lullaby (guitar, voice, violin and
piano)
Chamber Music :: Flute & Guitar
Robert Beaser
Manuel de Falla
Mauro Giuliani
Frederick Hand
Louis Moyse
Astor Piazzolla
Sonata in C major (BMV 1033)
Mountain Songs
La Vida Breve
Grand Sonata Op. 85
Four Excursions
Cantos de las Sierras
Histoire du Tango
Chamber Music :: Voice & Guitar
Manuel de Falla
Astor Piazzolla
Joaquin Rodrigo
Hector Villa-Lobos
Siete Canciones Populares Españolas
selected tangos
En Jerez de la Frontera
Adela
De Ronda
Aria (from Bachianas Brasileiras no. 5)
Chamber Music :: 2 Guitars
Dusan Bogdanovic
Johannes Brahms
Leo Brouwer
Ida Presti
Domenico Scarlatti
Fernando Sor
English Suite no. 3
Balkan Bargain
No Feathers on this Frog
Theme and Variations Op. 18
Micro Piezas
Prelude and Fugue
selected sonatas
L’Encouragement
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Chamber Music :: 4 Guitars
Clarice Assad
Sergio Assad
Paulo Bellinati
Luigi Boccherini
Leo Brouwer
Marco Pereira
Bluezilian
Uarekena
A Furiosa
Baiao de Gude
Introduction and Fandango
Cuban Landscape with Rain
Dança Dos Quatro Ventos
Canadian Repertoire
Robert Bauer
William Beauvais
John Beckwith
Omar Daniel
Stephen Gellman
Richard Gibson
Chris Harman
Jacques Hétu
Raymond Luedeke
Alisdair MacLean
Sandy Moore
Steven Naylor
Pierre Proulx
Clark Ross
Don Ross
Patrick Roux
Harry Somers
Claude Vivier
John Weinzweig
Homage to Astor Piazzolla
Horizon’s Echo
After images, after Webern (for guitar and cello)
My Angel (for voice and guitar)
Concertina (for guitar and string quartet)
Cantilena
The Swan that Died in Darkness
Final (from Suite for Guitar op.41)
Elemental Dances (for guitar and string quartet)
Songs about Birds (for guitar, voice and clarinet)
Prisms (for guitar and celtic harp)
Imaginary Places 5 (with electronic CD)
Variations on a Folkloric Theme
Variations on McGillicuddy’s Rant
August on the Island
Carolan’s Quarrel with the Landlady
Endiablado (guitar, sax, clarinet, percussion)
Tango Contretemps Go (guitar, sax, clarinet, percussion)
Les rues mal famées (guitar, sax, clarinet, percussion)
Sonata
Pour Guitare
Contrasts for Guitar
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Sylvie Proulx :: Curriculum Vitae
Education
1997
TESL Course Certificate and 20 hours practicum
Saint Mary’s University
September-December
1989
Master of Music in Performance
University of Toronto,
Principal teacher: Eli Kassner
1988
Music Performance and Communication Diploma
University of Toronto
Principal teacher: Ezra Schabas
1985
Private Music Studies - London, England
Canada Council Study Grant
Principal teacher: David Russell
1985
Bachelor of Arts in Music Performance
University of Ottawa
Principal teacher: Ed Honeywell
Teaching Experience
2005 - Present
Guitar Professor
School of Music
Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador
1995 - 1996
Professor of Guitar, lecturer
Dalhousie University, Halifax NS
1994
Guitar instructor
TVO, Toronto ON
1990 - 1994
Professor of Guitar
Royal Conservatory of Music
Toronto, ON
1990 - 1991
Ear training and guitar instructor Summer Performance Academy, Oakville ON
1988
Master classes and workshops by invitation at: University of Western Ontario, Lakehead
University, St. Francis Xavier University, Cambrian College, Toronto and Scarborough
Board of Education, Brandon University, various guitar festivals across Canada, 1988 to
present
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Grants & Awards
2007
2008
Memorial University VPR Support Recording Program $5,000
Grant received for the production of a new recording featuring contemporary solo
guitar works
NLAC Professional Project Grants Program $2,500
Grant received for the production of a new recording featuring contemporary solo
guitar works
1998
Canada Arts Council Touring Grant $5,000
Grant received for performances with Prism Ensemble featuring new music and multi
disciplinary works for the 1998 Sound Symposium Festival
NSAC Creation Project Grant $9,000
Grant received for multidisciplinary concert production and performance
1995
FACTOR Recording Loan Program $5,000
Grant received for the production of a new recording featuring the solo and chamber
music repertoire of Astor Piazzolla
Nova Scotia Department of Education and Culture Recording Grant $5,000
Grant received for the production of a new recording featuring the solo and chamber
music repertoire of Astor Piazzolla
1987
Ontario Arts Council Chalmer's Award $11,000
Award received for the completion of graduate studies at the University of Toronto
1985
Canada Arts Council Grant for Studies Abroad and Travel Grant $10,500
Discography
2010
Sirocco, solo guitar, Centaur Records
2004
Rumba, music from Cuba, Brazil and Central America
Alma Latina Ensemble
1996
Tango Nuevo, The music of Astor Piazzolla with featured artists Robert Aitken (flute)
and Joseph Petric (accordion), Skylark Music
Selected Performances
2011
Chamber music recital featuring Brazilian guitar quartet repertoire
ITCM Conference Sound Shift Festival, St. John’s NL
Chamber music recital featuring Brazilian guitar quartet repertoire for CBC Broadcast
Petro Canada Hall, St. John’s NL
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Selected Performances (Continued)
2010
Chamber music recital featuring Latin American and Spanish repertoire with clarinetist
Paul Bendza, percussionist Rob Power, pianist Bill Brennan and vocalist Jeff Dyer
Newfound Music Festival, St. John’s NL
2009
Solo recital, Centre Culturel de St. Pierre, St. Pierre FR
Chamber music recital featuring American guitar repertoire with flutist Michelle Chera
my, percussionist Rob Power and students from the guitar and bass studios of the
School of Music conducted by graduate student Chris Miller, MUN Concert Series, St.
John’s NL
2008
Chamber music concert performance featuring Canadian works with cellist Vernon
Regher and clarinettist Paul Bendza, Newfound Music Festival, St. John’s NL
2007
Solo recital, Guitar Society of Toronto Concert Series, Toronto ON
Solo recital featuring the Canadian premiere of Secret Gardens, by composer Kati
Agosc Sound Symposium, Winter Concert Series presented in joint collaboration with
the Newfound Music Festival, CBC Broadcast, St. John’s NL
Chamber music concert tour across Newfoundland with guitarist John Mills and
members of the NSO
2006
Solo performance, Sound Symposium Festival, St. John’s NL
Concert performance with Alma Latina Cuban Ensemble
Edmundston Jazz and Blue Festival, Edmunston NB
Solo recital, Festival des Guitares du Monde, Rouyn-Noranda QC
2005
Concert performance with Alma Latina Cuban Ensemble
Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival, Fredericton NB
Solo recital, MUN Concert Series, St. John’s NL
Solo recital, Acadia International Guitar Festival, Wolfville NS
ECMA performance showcase with Alma Latina Cuban Ensemble, Sydney NS
2004
Concert performance with Tango Extasis Ensemble featuring the music of Astor Piazzol
la The Music Room, Halifax NS
Concert performances across Nova Scotia with Alma Latina Cuban Ensemble at the At
lantic Jazz Festival World Tent Series, The Stan Rogers Festival, the Shelburne Jazz Festi
val, The Lunenburg Folk Festival, The Multicultural Festival and The Wolfville Summer
Concert Series
Chamber music recital with N.S. Symphony principal flutist Patricia Creighton
Shelburne Concert Series, Shelburne NS
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2003
Concert performance with Tango Extasis Ensemble featuring Astor Piazzolla works
Atlantic Jazz Festival, Halifax NS
Solo guest artist for the Venezuelan Embassy featuring an all Venezuelan repertoire,
Ottawa ON
ECMA chamber music performance showcase with Tango Extasis, Halifax NS
2002
ECMA chamber music performance showcase with Tango Extasis, Saint-John NB
Artist in Residence with the St Cecilia Concert Series, Halifax NS
Featured guitarist in the music score recording of the Pierre Trudeau television
series, recorded in Halifax NS
2001
Concert performances with Alma Latina Cuban Ensemble, World Music Series,
Atlantic Jazz Festival, Halifax NS 2001 - 2004
Concert performances across Nova Scotia with soprano Janice Jackson
CBC broadcast, Dingwall NS
Debut Prairie solo recital tour including 13 concerts across Manitoba and Saskatchewan
Musique Royale solo recital tour across Nova Scotia
2000
Chamber music performances, New Brunswick Summer Music Festival, CBC Broadcast
Fredericton NB
1999
Concert in collaboration with Jazz Vocalist Jeri Brown, flutist Patricia Creighton, bass
player Danny Sutherland and drummer Dave Burton
CBC Broadcast, Summerside Music Festival, Summerside PEI
Concert with Jazz vocalist Jeri Brown, Bishop's University Jazz Series, Sherbrooke QC
1998
Flute and guitar recital with flutist Patricia Creighton
Musique Saint-Bernard Performance Series, Saint-Bernard NB
Multidisciplinary Concert performances with contemporary dancer Gwen Noah, visual
artist Malcolm Callaway and harpist/composer Sandy Moore as well as a solo performance of world premiere Imaginary Places 5 by Canadian composer Steve Naylor, CBC
Broadcast, Sound Symposium, St. John’s NL
1997
Solo recital, Music on the Mountain Concert Series, Whistler BC
1996
Guest soloist, Baroque Series with SNS orchestra, Halifax NS
Solo recital, Edmundston Concert Series, Edmundston NB
Solo recitals, Chamber Music Festival, Ottawa ON
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1996
Chamber music world premiere performance of Elemental Dances for guitar and
string quartet by Canadian composer Raymond Luedeke with the Pederecki String
Quartet CBC Broadcast, Ottawa ON
1995
Solo recital, Glenn Gould Studio Concert Series, CBC Broadcast, Toronto ON
Solo performance of Canadian premiere The Swan that Died in Darkness for solo guitar
by Canadian composer Chris Harman, Winnipeg New Music Festival, Winnipeg MA
Guest soloist, Mississauga Symphony Orchestra, Mississauga ON
1997
Christmas concert tour across British Columbia and Ontario music and narration with
CBC radio celebrity Alan Maitland
1994
Christmas concert tour Newfoundland and Nova Scotia featuring music and narration
with CBC radio celebrity Alan Maitland
Solo concert performances featuring world premiere of The Swan that Died in Darkness
for solo guitar by Canadian composer Chris Harman, Eastern States USA
1992
Debut Atlantic tour including 16 concerts across the Atlantic provinces
CBC Broadcast, St. Anthony NL
Professional Activities
2011
Guitar Adjudicator, Nova Scotia Provincial Music Festival
2010
Guitar adjudicator, Ontario Music Festivals Provincial Competition
2004
Guitar adjudicator, Nova Scotia Provincial Music Festival
2003
Guitar adjudicator, Nova Scotia Provincial Music Festival
1990
Editor and Contributor
Frederick Harris Guitar Series (Royal Conservatory of Music guitar curriculum)
1990
Guitar adjudicator, Kiwanis Music Festivals, southern Ontario region
1988
Television interviews for stations including TV5 International, CJOH Ottawa, CTV Winni
peg, ATV, CJRT Toronto, Global TV and SRC Moncton as well as for radio programs
such as CBC's Arts National, Morningside, Guitar Today, and SRC Halifax Bonjour
Atlantique, CBC Weekend AM Radio Show and Musicraft
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Sylvie Proulx :: Press Photos
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Sylvie Proulx :: Press Photos
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Press Kit - Sylvie Proulx, Classical Guitarist

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