Buhr: Akasha (Sky)
Respighi: Botticelli
Triptych (Trittico botticelliano)
Mozart: Flute Concerto
no. 1 in G major, K. 313/285C
Mozetich: Postcards
from the Sky
Stravinsky: Pulcinella
Suite
Rising flute star Gillian
Derer will perform Mozart’s enchanting Flute Concerto in G Major. The orchestra
will explore music inspired by nature, tradition, and visual art—an experience
not to be missed
Join Maestro Newnham for a
pre-concert chat at 2:15PM
For more information and
Maestro Newnham’s recommended listening, visit:
https://thepso.org/inspired
Gillian Derer
Canadian flutist Gillian
Derer is an imaginative emerging artist known for her passion, dedication and
dazzling on-stage energy. Gillian inspires as a soloist, chamber and orchestral
musician, and her career has been shaped by some of the world’s most highly
regarded flutists, including Susan Hoeppner, Emmanuel Pahud, Marina Piccinini,
Jennifer Gunn, Julien Beaudiment, and Jacinthe Forand. Gillian obtained her
Bachelor of Music with high distinction from Western University in 2022 under
the tutelage of Sharon Kahan, and currently studies with Susan Hoeppner in her
first year of the Artist Diploma program at the Glenn Gould School of the Royal
Conservatory on full scholarship.
Gillian’s solo career has
earned her many accolades; most recently, she was named the Absolute First
Prize winner of the Canadian International Music Competition (2023) and a Gold
Prize winner of the Schubert International Music Competition (2023). Gillian
was the first place winner of the Western University Concerto Competition
(2021), and a finalist of the Oakville Chamber Orchestra Concerto Competition
(2022). Other awards and scholarships include the Dean’s Excellence Award in
Music (2022), the Sandra Towler Flute Scholarship (2021), and the Wendy S.
Hunter Memorial Award, (2021). Gillian was also the first prize winner of the
Norfolk Music Festival (2016, 2017, 2018). Gillian has performed a number of
solo recitals for sold-out audiences.
An avid learner, Gillian
enjoys taking part in masterclasses and institutes around the world. The
Consummate Flutist in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (2018), Domaine Forget in
Quebec, Canada (2021, 2022) and Orford Music Academy in Quebec, Canada (2022),
are among the institutes that she has participated in. This Summer, Gillian
joins the Scotia Festival of Music as a flutist in the prestigious Young Artist
program on scholarship.
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