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Violinist Justin Saulnier has delighted audiences across Canada on his Eckhardt-Gramatté National Music Competition winner’s tour, and now he will return to the stage where it all started.
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The winner of the 45th Eckhardt-Gramatté (E-Gré) National Music Competition, held earlier this year, will perform a pro series concert at Brandon University (BU) on Tuesday, Nov. 29.
Montréal-based pianist David Potvin will take the stage at 7:30 p.m., at the Lorne Watson Recital Hall in the Queen Elizabeth II Music Building.
The 44th Eckhardt-Gramatté National Music Competition (E-Gré) for the performance of Canadian and contemporary music is pleased to announce its 2021 prize winners:
Julien Siino
1st Prize
Julien Siino (with pianist Edward Liddall)
2nd Prize
Isabella Perron (with pianist Todd Yaniw)
3rd Prize
Ariel Carrabré (with pianist Michel-Alexandre Broekaert)
City of Brandon Prize for the Best Performance of the Commissioned Work
Julien Siino (with pianist Edward Liddall)
Finalist Prizes (in alphabetical order)
Christopher Hwang (with pianist Younggun Kim)
Julia Mirzoev (with pianist Meagan Milatz)
David Liam Roberts (with pianist Godwin Friesen)
On September 18 and 19, 2021, six of Canada’s best emerging string players performed live-streamed recitals for the 44th Eckhardt-Gramatté National Music Competition (E-Gré) in Strings. The E-Gré Competition began in 1976 and is the most important annual Canadian and contemporary music competition.
E-Gré National Music Competition winner Brittany Rae and accompanist Jesse Plessis will conclude their Winner’s Tour with a live-streamed performance on Tuesday, Nov. 17.
Brittany Rae
The concert, beginning at 7:30 p.m. CDT, will be streamed on the Brandon University (BU) School of Music Facebook and YouTube pages.
The 43rd Eckhardt-Gramatté National Music Competition (E-Gré) for the performance of Canadian and contemporary music is pleased to announce its 2020 prize winners:
Brittany Rae
1st Prize
Brittany Rae (with pianist Jesse Plessis)
2nd Prize
Jennifer Routhier (with pianist Natasha Fransblow)
3rd Prize
Virginie Mongeau (with pianist Jesse Plessis)
City of Brandon Prize for the Best Performance of the Commissioned Work
Jennifer Routhier (with pianist Natasha Fransblow)
Finalist Prizes (in alphabetical order)
Rebecca Gray (with pianist Cheryl Duvall)
Jayne Hammond (with pianist Lisa Rumpel)
Sarah Parkin (with pianist Ben Smith)
On September 19 and 20, 2020, six of Canada’s best emerging vocalists performed live-streamed recitals for the 43rd Eckhardt-Gramatté National Music Competition (E-Gré) in Voice. The E-Gré Competition began in 1976 and is the most important annual Canadian and contemporary music competition.
Magnificent musical performances return to Brandon University (BU) in a new format this weekend.
The final stages of the 2020 Eckhardt-Gramatté National Music Competition in voice will be contested online and will be streamed live on Saturday, Sept.
Bryn Blackwood, winner of the 2019 Eckhardt-Gramatté (E-Gré) National Music Competition, will return to Brandon to close-off his national winner’s tour as part of Brandon University’s (BU’s) Pro Series.
E-Gré National Music Competition winner Bryn Blackwood will perform at the Lorne Watson Recital Hall on Tuesday, Nov. 19.
Blackwood is in the midst of a cross-Canada tour (from Sackville, N.B.
Award-winning pianist and Brandon University (BU) alumnus Everett Hopfner is the new Interim Director of the Eckhardt-Gramatté Conservatory of Music at BU.
Hopfner has taught at the Conservatory since 2015 and has also been a sessional instructor at BU’s School of Music. Raised in the Manitoba community of Ste. Rose du Lac, he earned a Bachelor of Music at BU before completing his graduate studies in Germany.