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KWS Youth Orchestra Program Conductor Bios
Evan Mitchell : Youth Orchestra
Evan Mitchell is the newly appointed Assistant Conductor of the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony, and is proving to be one of Canada's most innovative young conductors. He has recently completed his residency as the Assistant Conductor of the Vancouver Symphony, where he led the Vancouver Symphony in more than 100 concerts over a three year period, acted as a Canadian ambassador during an historic two week tour of China, Korea and Macau, and served as an official consultant to the Vancouver Olympic Committee and Assistant Producer for the recording of the medal ceremony national anthems. Mitchell has also taught extensively with student musicians of all ages and is often called upon as an adjudicator, coach, and repeat guest speaker in schools. He is an award-winning percussionist both home and abroad.
Winner of the Jean-Marie Beaudet award for orchestral conducting, Mitchell studied with Maestro Raffi Armenian, earning his Masters degree at the University of Toronto on full scholarship. He has also studied with Helmuth Rilling and continues his more than seven-year partnership with the National Academy Orchestra, Canada's largest Orchestral Music festival, where he holds the title of "Associate Mentor" to the orchestral conducting and percussive apprentices.
Allene Chomyn: Preludium Strings
A native of British Columbia, violinist Allene Chomyn completed her Master of Music in Performance at the University of Toronto in June 2007. She studied with Annalee Patipatanakoon of the Gryphon Trio, and was coached in chamber music by Erika Raum, Terry Helmer, and the St. Lawrence String Quartet, among others.
Allene is the first violinist of the Blume Quartet, the 2007 recipients of the prestigious Felix Galimir Chamber Music Award from the University of Toronto. Their prize included a gala recital at U of T and a full scholarship to attend the Banff Centre String Chamber Music Residency program in the summer of 2007. In Banff, Allene worked closely with such artists as Barry Shiffman, Henk Guittart, and Paul Katz.
Allene has toured with the National Youth Orchestra of Canada in its 2003 and 2004 seasons, and was principal second violin of the Symphony and Opera Academy of the Pacific in the summer of 2006.
In June 2005 Allene completed her Bachelor of Music with Distinction from the University of Victoria, having studied with Sharon Stanis and the Lafayette Quartet. Allene acted as concertmaster of both the University of Victoria and University of Toronto symphony orchestras, and has been a featured soloist with the UTSO and the UVic Chamber orchestra.
In addition to her violin pursuits, Allene is a closet trumpet player. A member of jazz ensembles since high school and throughout both university degrees, Allene has studied and played with Hugh Fraser, Ian McDougall, Donny Clark, Mike Herriott and Campbell Ryga, to name a few. She and her jazz combo received the Most Outstanding Jazz Combo award at the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival in 2001.
Angela Cox-Daly : Youth Strings
Angela Cox-Daly has been a member of the KW symphony since 1988 as second associate concertmaster until 2003. After a playing related injury and almost three years off, Angela gratefully returned as a section first violinist. She is an active chamber music performer in Canada and the United States and has appeared as soloist with various chamber and symphony orchestras including the Kitchener Waterloo Symphony, KW Community Orchestra, Scarborough Philharmonic and the North York Symphony. Angela was on scholarship on both violin and piano at the Royal Conservatory of Music (Toronto) in the Course for gifted students for seven years and was a recipient of over one hundred awards and scholarships in both piano and violin prior to graduating from the University of Toronto with a Bachelor of Music in Performance degree.
Angela enjoys a versatile career including teaching, coaching, adjudicating, summer music festivals etc. In partnership with her musician-husband, Ross, they manage Daly Live Music & Entertainment which provides live music for all types of engagements. Their three children have been members of all levels of the wonderful Kitchener-Waterloo Youth Orchestra programme. Angela is also an avid trick water-skier!
Julie Baumgartel : Youth Sinfornia
Julie Baumgartel has performed with Tafelmusik, the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra and the Orchestre des Champs Elysees across Europe, North America and Asia. Since moving to the Waterloo Region in 2000 she has focused her activities as close to home as possible- the Music Room, Maureen Forester Recital Hall and the Registry Theatre being her favoured venues -mainly because they are within easy biking distance to her house, and the Centre in the Square -mainly because of its great acoustics. Most of all she is focused on her two little boys, Zack and Buzzy. She performs frequently with the KWS and Nota Bene Period Orchestra. She also plays chamber music regularly at the Festival of the Sound in Parry Sound, the Elora Festival, the Perimeter Institute and co-founded the Grand River Baroque Festival near Ayr, Ontario with her husband oboist James Mason. Julie appears on various chamber music series in southern Ontario including The Gallery Players Of Niagara and NUMUS and has guested with Waterloo's Blue Rider Ensemble. In 2003 she was appointed conductor of the KWS Youth Sinfonia, and in 2005 joined the string faculty at Wilfrid Laurier University as a part time instructor.
Trevor Wagler : Vahalla Brass
As a hornist, Trevor Wagler has performed with many Canadian orchestras and ensembles including the K-W Symphony and CCE, Orchestra London, the Hamilton Philharmonic and the Windsor Symphony, as well as period instrument ensembles Tafelmusik, Ossia and the Nota Bene Period Orchestra. He holds a B.Mus. in Composition from Wilfrid Laurier University (where he now teaches musical skills), and an M.Mus. in horn performance from the University of Western Ontario. He is the Director of Waterloo’s Renaissance School of the Arts and conductor of the Waterloo Concert Band, in addition to serving as the assistant conductor of the KWS Youth Orchestra Programme and conductor of the Valhalla Brass. His compositions and arrangements are regularly performed around the world. Trevor can frequently be heard at area elementary schools performing Mozart on a garden hose.
Contact Us
Barb Kaplanek
Youth Orchestra Program Coordinator
Phone: 519.745.4711, x 390
Fax: 519.745.4474
Email: bkaplanek@kwsymphony.on.ca |
