Musical role models
March 10, 2017
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The fourth concert in the Faculty Artist Series will feature music for trumpet and piano.
Taking to the stage at the Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts on Sunday, March 12 will be Russell DeVuyst, former assistant principal trumpet of the Orchestre Symphonique de Montr茅al and a faculty member of McGill University, who will perform alongside his former student Dan Tremblay, the trumpet teacher at the Crane School of Music at SUNY Potsdam and the Dan School of Drama and music and conductor of the Queen鈥檚 Wind Ensemble. Tom Davidson, professor at McGill and Queen鈥檚, will play the piano.
Tremblay is excited to perform with DeVuyst, who instructed him during his Master鈥檚 studies at McGill. He鈥檚 also excited to take the Isabel stage.
鈥淭his is the first time for me at the Isabel as a soloist and I鈥檓 really looking forward to it,鈥 he says. 鈥淭his is, in my opinion, is the best acoustics in Canada.鈥
The Faculty Artist Series also provides a different kind of learning opportunity for the students at the Dan School of Drama and Music, Tremblay explains. Outside of being an instructor, the faculty members become role models by showing how a professional musician prepares for a recital.
鈥淭o be honest, we do like to be on stage but it鈥檚 also for the students. We like to give an example to follow for the students,鈥 he says. 鈥淲hen I鈥檓 preparing for a recital like this, the students will hear me practicing late at night and they will know what it is to prepare for a professional recital. This motivates the students and also gives me ideas on how to prepare them for their own recitals as I鈥檓 struggling with my own.鈥
The concert starts at 2:30 pm.
Tickets start at $20 for adults and $10 for students. or in person at the Isabel Box Office, Monday to Friday, 12:30-4:30pm.