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Two Hands in Harmony – Louis Trepanier
Online (Zoom)
November 10th 2024, 1:00 PM
Explore the basics of how each of a guitarist’s hands can function, and how they coordinate together – plus some thoughts about how to improve these things in our playing.
Scott Jolicoeur
Sunday October 27
Location TBA
Scott Jolicoeur is a guitarist based out of Toronto, ON, who is quickly becoming one of Canada’s renowned classical guitarists. He has played and taught all styles of guitar, with specialization in classical guitar. Scott has studied with many great guitarists including Dr. Ian Hodges in Winnipeg, as well as Jeffrey McFadden, Jorge Caballero and Rob Macdonald at the University of Toronto. While at the university of Toronto Scott also studied with Judicaël Perroy in France and René Izquierdo in Spain. Scott Jolicoeur is a guitarist based out of Toronto, ON, who is quickly becoming one of Canada’s renowned classical guitarists. He has played and taught all styles of guitar, with specialization in classical guitar. Scott has studied with many great guitarists including Dr. Ian Hodges in Winnipeg, as well as Jeffrey McFadden, Jorge Caballero and Rob Macdonald at the University of Toronto. While at the university of Toronto Scott also studied with Judicaël Perroy in France and René Izquierdo in Spain.
Marko Topchii
Location TBA
Thursday November 21, 10:00 AM
Anne-Frédérique Gagnon
April 6
Location: TBA
Anne-Frédérique Gagnon is a classical guitarist from Levis, Quebec. She holds a bachelor’s degree in guitar performance from Université Laval with honors from the Dean’s List of the Faculty of Music. In 2020, she became the first French speaker to enrolled in the University of Alicante classical guitar Master (Spain). She completed a Master’s degree in classical guitar performance at Université Laval with Rémi Boucher (2021-2023), followed by the advance training course at the Conservatoire de Saguenay
with Pascal Valois (2023-2024). She undertook her doctorate degree in September 2024.
Anne-Frédérique regularly participates in festivals and musical academies. She has received several scholarships from the Camp Musical du Saguenay—Lac-Saint-Jean as well as from the Académie du Domaine Forget. Her curiosity and desire to learn led her to perfect her skills with great guitar masters. She stands out in national competitions, winning several prizes.
In 2023, Anne-Frédérique received a grant from the Conseil des Arts et des Lettres du Québec, enabling her to pursue her artistic development in Canada, the United States and Spain. She is particularly interested in discovering the original romantic repertoire for guitar. Her first album, Bridge (2023), features pieces by Canadian composer François Couture, while her second, Virtuoses romantiques (2024), focuses on composers from the 19th century.