Steven is joined in-studio by Judith Yan, Artistic Director, in this lively discussion covering some of the highlights of the GSO’s upcoming 2012-13 Season. All Concerts will be at the River Run Centre, and tickets go on Sale at the River Run Box Office – May 1, 2012.

Mark DuBois is universally acclaimed for his outstanding lyric-tenor voice, its exceptional clarity and tonal purity, and his artistry and musicianship in performance.

He has performed with every major orchestra in his native Canada and with several in the U.S.A. Mark DuBois’ busy career on opera and concert stages has taken him across Canada, the U.S.A., Italy, France, Belgium, Hungary, Austria, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Bermuda, Slovakia and the Czech Republic.

Most recently Mark completed a concert tour of the new composition “Oratorio Terezin” by Ruth Fazal, performed in the prestigious venues of Reduta Hall, Bratislava, Vienna Konzerthaus, St. Peter and Paul Cathedral Brno, and Smetana Hall, Prague to great audience acclaim.

His appearances at numerous music festivals have included such prestigious names as Ravinia, Tanglewood, New England Bach Festival, Hollywood Bowl, London’s Wigmore Hall, Cannes Midem Classique, Budapest Spring Festival and Festival International de Lanaudiere.

He is heard regularly on national radio network broadcasts in a wide variety of performances and has appeared in several television specials.

Mark DuBois is featured on several commercial recordings including a solo recording “CHANSONS D’AMORE” (nominated for a Juno) with pianist Gloria Saarinen, as guest soloist with the Vienna Choir Boys “500TH ANNIVERSARY – VIENNA CHOIR BOYS from Koch Classics and his newest solo CD “THE MUSIC WITHIN VOL. 1″ a compilation of favourites from operetta, broadway and song.

For more information about Mark DuBois: http://www.markdubois-tenor.com/

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Catherine Molina, principal viola, is a performance graduate of both the University of Toronto and the Royal Conservatory of Music. She has also completed advanced chamber music studies at the Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria and in Assisi Italy at the Academia Ottorino Respighi. Catherine has been a member of the Thunder Bay Symphony, the Toronto Sinfonietta and has performed with the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony.

Tony Snyder, principal horn, received his bachelor of music at the University of Western Ontario. Tony has performed as a soloist and principal player with the Sudbury Symphony, North Bay Symphony and the Northern Music Festival Orchestra. Currently he is also principal horn of the Wellington Winds and performs with Brassroots of London.

Featured music in this episode: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, “Concerto No.1 for Horn and Orchestra, K412/386b” (Allegro) / Franz Strauss, “6 Quartets for Horns” (Rondino a la Chasse)

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Ed graduated from the University of Toronto (St. Michael’s College) holding a B.Sc. in Physical Sciences, but music has always been an important part of his life. Ed has been a semi-professional musician for his entire career while working professionally in the chemical industry for over 25 years. Currently, he is the Director of Business Development for CenterLine (Windsor) Ltd. Although he travels extensively in the United States, he always brings his trumpet mouthpiece along so he can “keep the chops in shape by buzzing”.

Please be sure to check out “Rockin’ with the GSO”.

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Steven is joined in-studio by internationally renowned violinist Jacques Israelievitch, as well as guest co-host Judith Yan. Jacques talks about his exciting career as a musician, his teaching at York University and Master Classes at U of T; as well as explaining his approach to the Glazunov Violin Concerto in A minor, which he will be performing with the Guelph Symphony Orchestra in October.

Mr. Israelievitch served as Concertmaster of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra for a record-setting twenty years, and was formerly Assistant Concertmaster of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for six years and Concertmaster of the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra for ten years. He teaches and performs each summer at the Chautauqua Institution and is a faculty member at the University of Toronto and York University. In growing demand as a conductor, he has been Music Director of the Koffler Chamber Orchestra since 2005.

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In this first episode of “Take Note” Steven chats with newly appointed Artistic Director for the Guelph Symphony Orchestra, Judith Yan, about the upcoming season and the creative vision for 2011/12.

GSO’s season begins on Sunday Oct 23, 2011, 3 pm at the River Run Centre with “Russian Pictures”, an all-Russian program featuring Mussorgsky’s celebrated Pictures at an Exhibition (arr. Ravel). Renowned Violinist Jacques Israelievitch makes a welcome return to the GSO with Glazunov’s Violin Concerto, and the concert begins with Glinka’s high-spirited and tuneful Overture to Ruslan and Ludmilla.

For more information on the Guelph Symphony Orchestra please visit: http://www.guelphsymphony.com/