Intermediate Orchestra Concert
February 25, 2024 @ 2 PM
Maclab Centre for the Performing Arts, Leduc
Conductor: Michael Massey
Conducting Intern: Rianna Burgess
This is a FREE ADMISSION concert but tickets are required due to space limitations.
Tickets available through the Maclab Centre.
Donations most gratefully appreciated.
PROGRAMME
March & Minuet from the Occasional Oratorio / Handel
Pastoral from The Faithful Shepherd / Handel
Where Corals Lie from Sea Pictures / Elgar
Soloist: Lesley Dolman, mezzo-soprano
Tame Bear from Wands of Youth, Suite 2 / Elgar
Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85 / Elgar
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Adagio, Moderato
Soloist: Anthony Yue
Wild Bears from Wands of Youth, Suite 2 / Elgar
Sabbath Morning at Sea from Sea Pictures / Elgar
Soloist: Lesley Dolman, mezzo-soprano
Toccato / Frescobaldi
And more!
Soloists
Lesley Dolman is a Mezzo-Soprano currently based in the Edmonton area. She currently sings with the Richard Eaton Singers and the Edmonton Opera Chorus, as well as performing as a soloist with various ensembles around the Edmonton area such as the University of Alberta Concert Choir, The Augustana Choir, the Madrigal Singers from the University of Alberta, the University Symphony Orchestra, and the Edmonton Youth Orchestra.She returned to Edmonton in 2020 after 5 years of living in Wales, where she completed her MA in Opera Performance at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, in the studio of Lorna Anderson and performed in Weill's Street Scene (Emma Jones), Handel's Semele (Juno), Verdi's Falstaff (Meg Page) and Mozart's Le Nozze diFigaro (Cherubino).
Her other credits during her time in Wales include Bernstein's Trouble in Tahiti (Dinah), with REPco Opera Productions, performing as the second soprano soloist with the Amici Choir and Orchestra in their performance of Mozart's Mass in C Minor under guest conductor Gareth Dayus-Jones, as well as the Alto solos in both Mendelssohn's Elijah with the Bryn Ogwr Choir and Orchestra, and Mozart’s Requiem with the Ensemble Vocale of the Conservatoire de Rouen. She was also a featured performer of a solo recital as a part of the St. Albert Chamber Music Society’s 9th season.
Lesley also previously completed a Masters’ in Voice Performance at the Manhattan School of Music in New York under the Tutelage of Joan Patenaude-Yarnell, and a Bachelor’s in Opera Performance at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver under the tutelage of Heather Thompson-Price.
Anthony Yue started his musical journey with the piano at the age of four, and cello at the age of six. He is currently studying piano with David Tutt and cello with Rafael Hoekman. Anthony placed first in the Canada West Performance Arts Festival 2023 and was awarded a gold medal for his RCM level 9 cello exam. He enjoys playing with others and is currently part of a piano trio as well as the Edmonton Youth Orchestra. Anthony is currently volunteering at the Sturgeon Hospital, playing music with his sister, to hopefully make someone’s day better. Some of his favorite things to do are folding origami, playing badminton, listening to music, playing with family, and meeting new people.
