Guest Conductor (2024) – Roseline Blain
Choral conductor Roseline Blain is very active on the Québec and Canadian choral scene. She directs the Musica Orbium ensemble, le Chœur du Plateau, l’Ensemble Phœbus, l’Ensemble Gaïa and the Chœur du Musée d’art de Joliette. She is now the Artistic Director of the Festival de chant choral de Montréal. Until recently, she was the General and Artistic Director of Les Petites Voix du Plateau, a choral organization of 125 young people that she founded in 2012. Roseline Blain is currently teaching choral conducting courses at Université de Sherbrooke while Robert Ingari is on sabbatical. In the summer of 2023, she will be the Guest Conductor of the École d’été de chant choral at the Université de Sherbrooke, CAMMAC and the Stage de chant choral at Domaine Forget de Charlevoix in Saint-Irénée, Québec.
With nearly twenty-five years of experience, Roseline is known for her dynamic and expressive qualities, her inspired interpretations and her leadership that combines energy and finesse. Her desire to deepen her knowledge of high-level choral singing has led her to found her own ensembles of passionate and seasoned musicians. The numerous awards received by the Chœur du Plateau, the Ensemble Phœbus and the Ensemble Gaïa in recent years attest to the artistic quality of their concerts and performances. The Chœur du Plateau has been named Chœur fleuron ambassadeur, the highest distinction awarded by the Alliance chorale du Québec.
Originally trained as a pianist, Roseline Blain holds a master's degree in performance from the University of Ottawa, where she worked under the direction of Stéphane Lemelin and completed numerous international internships. She has performed as a solo pianist in many recitals. Her love for vocal art and choral singing led her to complete a master's degree in choral conducting.
Several ensembles and organizations have called upon her conducting skills, including the Petits Chanteurs du Mont-Royal, with whom she has conducted a dozen concerts in Europe, the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, the Orchestre Métropolitain, the Orchestre de l'Agora, the McGill Chamber Orchestra, the Montreal Youth Symphony Orchestra, the Orchestre de la Francophonie, and the Montreal Musicians Philharmonic Orchestra. A true jack-of-all-trades, Roseline Blain enthusiastically explores different artistic disciplines in order to create projects that reflect her personality. She has performed in the young audience show Féérique! Ma mère l'Oye, which she also co-wrote and which was presented at Salle André-Mathieu in collaboration with the Orchestre symphonique de Laval.
Her talents as a communicator have led her to speak about music on Radio-Canada, CIBL and Radio Ville-Marie, where she has worked as a columnist, host, producer and researcher. She has also given pre-concert talks for the Sherbrooke Symphony Orchestra and written the program notes for several of their seasons. A passionate educator, she regularly coaches pianists and emerging conductors.
www.roselineblain.ca
With nearly twenty-five years of experience, Roseline is known for her dynamic and expressive qualities, her inspired interpretations and her leadership that combines energy and finesse. Her desire to deepen her knowledge of high-level choral singing has led her to found her own ensembles of passionate and seasoned musicians. The numerous awards received by the Chœur du Plateau, the Ensemble Phœbus and the Ensemble Gaïa in recent years attest to the artistic quality of their concerts and performances. The Chœur du Plateau has been named Chœur fleuron ambassadeur, the highest distinction awarded by the Alliance chorale du Québec.
Originally trained as a pianist, Roseline Blain holds a master's degree in performance from the University of Ottawa, where she worked under the direction of Stéphane Lemelin and completed numerous international internships. She has performed as a solo pianist in many recitals. Her love for vocal art and choral singing led her to complete a master's degree in choral conducting.
Several ensembles and organizations have called upon her conducting skills, including the Petits Chanteurs du Mont-Royal, with whom she has conducted a dozen concerts in Europe, the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, the Orchestre Métropolitain, the Orchestre de l'Agora, the McGill Chamber Orchestra, the Montreal Youth Symphony Orchestra, the Orchestre de la Francophonie, and the Montreal Musicians Philharmonic Orchestra. A true jack-of-all-trades, Roseline Blain enthusiastically explores different artistic disciplines in order to create projects that reflect her personality. She has performed in the young audience show Féérique! Ma mère l'Oye, which she also co-wrote and which was presented at Salle André-Mathieu in collaboration with the Orchestre symphonique de Laval.
Her talents as a communicator have led her to speak about music on Radio-Canada, CIBL and Radio Ville-Marie, where she has worked as a columnist, host, producer and researcher. She has also given pre-concert talks for the Sherbrooke Symphony Orchestra and written the program notes for several of their seasons. A passionate educator, she regularly coaches pianists and emerging conductors.
www.roselineblain.ca
Apprentice Conductor – TBD
"The NYC Conducting Apprentice opportunity came right at a crucial time in my career. I had completed masters studies but didn't yet have an ensemble of my own with which to hone my conducting skills. Master Conductor Iwan Edwards and the choir pushed me to new artistic insights and achievements in a supportive and inspiring environment. The Apprenticeship also provided the incredible podium opportunity of conducting in front of Canada's conductors at the National Choral Conference, Podium. As a direct result of the NYC Apprenticeship, I earned my first full-time teaching position and met some of the people who would later work with me to form the Canadian Chamber Choir (and become some of my best friends!). In turn, the Canadian Chamber Choir is now supporting the building of community through choral singing in all sizes of communities all over the country. I cannot overstate how important this opportunity was for me and continues to be for the next generations of choral leaders in Canada." – Julia Davids, former apprentice conductor
Collaborative Pianist - TBD
Previous Artistic Teams
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Conductors
2018 - Jeff Joudrey 2017 - Timothy Shantz 2016 - Michael Zaugg 2014 - Hilary Apfelstadt 2012 - Ivars Taurins 2010 - Victoria Meredith 2008 - Julian Wachner 2006 - Richard Sparks 2004 - Kathryn Laurin 2002 - Lydia Adams 2000 - Leonard Ratzlaff 1998 - Iwan Edwards 1996 - Robert Cooper 1994 - Diane Loomer 1992 - Elmer Iseler 1990 - James Fankhauser 1988 - Wayne Riddell 1986 - Jon Washburn 1984 - John Standing |
Apprentice Conductors
2018 - Gabrielle Gaudreault 2016 - Kathleen Allan 2014 – Irene Apanovitch 2012 – Joel Tranquilla 2010 – Heather Fraser 2008 – Jean-Sébastien Vallée 2006 – Caron Daley 2004 – Timothy Shantz 2002 – Kevin D. Skelton 2000 – L. Brett Scott 1998 – Julia Davids |
Collaborative Pianists
2018 - Phil Roberts 2014 - Lynette Wahlstrom 2012 - James Calkin 2010 - Madeline Hildebrand 2008 - Lynn Erskine 2006 - Kevin Wong 2004 - Kara Dixon 2002 - Eleanor Daley 2000 - Jeremy Spurgeon 1998 - Danielle Batstone 1996 - Doreen Uren Simmons 1994 - Bonnie Nicholson 1992 - Lydia Adams 1990 - Jamie Syer 1988 - Paul Helmer |
