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Lindsay Concert Foundation • Chopin & Schumann at 200
Captivating audiences across Canada as well as in the United States and in Europe, the husband-and-wife soprano-piano team of Donna Bennett and Brian Finley show what can happen when two of Canada’s finest young talents decide to unite. The result is an extraordinary musical marriage of magnificent appeal. Always revealing an engaging wit, this couple charms audiences with a vast repertoire of opera, art song, and Broadway classics as well as works for solo piano and original music. Canadian soprano Donna Bennett is known to audiences internationally for her sparkling performances of opera, oratorio and in recital. Operatic performances have taken her to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the London International Opera Festival, the Henze Festival in Montepulciano, Italy, as well as to Berlin, Neuberg, Toronto and New York. She made her Canadian Opera Company debut in Britten’s Albert Herring returning the following season to sing over thirty performances as Gretel in Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel for the COC’s Touring Company. She performed the role of Dede in the British premiere of Bernstein’s A Quiet Place and has created several roles including the Mermaid in Paul Max Edlin’s The Fisherman in London as well as the role of Ariana in the world premiere of R. Murray Shafer’s The Enchanted Forest. She has sung with Opera Atelier, Tafelmusik, the Toronto Symphonietta, Orchestra London and the Victoria Symphony. Brian Finley continues to pursue a multi-faceted artistic career that includes his duties as Artistic and Managing Director of the Westben Arts Festival Theatre in Campbellford. He is also Artistic Director for the Brian Finley & Friends Concert Series in Cobourg and Music Director at St. John’s United Church in Campbellford. Increasingly known not only as a composer and pianist, he is also an impresario and a promoter of young musical talent. As a pianist, he has appeared in over ten international piano competitions including the 8th International Tchaikovsky Piano Competition in Moscow, and has performed with orchestras such as the Dallas Symphony and Calgary Philharmonic, and at venues ranging from the Olympic Music Festival in Washington, to Wigmore Hall in London, England. He continues to tour Canada extensively with Donna Bennett. Beyond the Series: Special Discounted Price Young Performers’ Recital Click for a solo/group Entry form Note: Artists, dates and programmes are subject to change, and the LCF Board reserves the right to substitute. Bursary Trust Fund – Music Scholarship Auditions The Lindsay Concert Foundation established the Bursary Trust Fund during the 10th Concert season in 1988. Each year, beneficiaries from the City of Kawartha Lakes who show musical talent, dedication, perseverance, and an intention to further their musical education, are selected by a panel of adjudicators to receive Junior and Intermediate Scholarship Awards. The Intermediate Scholarship Award is sponsored by the Lloyd Carr-Harris Foundation The Junior Scholarship Award is sponsored by the Leslie Anne Porter Memorial Donation Eligibility and Audition Criteria Winners LCF’s Dedication to Youth and Music Kiwanis Music Festival Secondary School Music Scholarships
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