welcome
Message from the President
It is with great excitement and anticipation that I welcome you to our sixth season! The excitement I describe surrounds the incredible recitals and artists that we are presenting. The anticipation I sense comes as the ERS moves in a new direction as an organization. After serving five wonderful years as Artistic Director, I have decided to step back from that role. It is my great pleasure to introduce local music icon, Tanya Prochazka, as our new Artistic Director! An internationally renowned cellist, Tanya is also a visionary. As a performing artist, her recitals have always been characterized as bold, innovative and full of life, flair and integrity. I know that she will bring the same qualities to future ERS seasons. The ERS is also expanding its artistic vision, incorporating the breathtaking new Art Gallery of Alberta as our venue for our Gala Recital featuring cellist Amanda Forsyth and pianist Angela Cheng. That will be an event not to be missed! Subscribers and donors will also have a new perk this season - access to the exclusive post-gala reception where you will get to "wine and dine" with the artists in person.
I look forward to continuing in my role as President of ERS and in collaboration with Tanya and the entire board of directors, presenting you with exciting and innovative musical events. We look forward to seeing you this coming season!
Musically yours,
Aaron Au, President, ERS
Message from the incoming Artistic Director, Tanya Prochazka
Aaron Au, President and Founder of the Edmonton Recital Society, has bravely passed the baton of Artistic Director to me after five successful seasons of exceptional music making and contribution to the cultural life of our city of Edmonton. I am delighted, as the new Artistic Director, to welcome you all on behalf of the Board and the musicians of the Edmonton Recital Society to our sixth season of recitals. In the years to come I will maintain with enthusiasm our mandate’s five core values: artistic excellence, promoting artists with connections to Edmonton, providing a venue for young up-and-coming musicians, cooperation with other organizations and audience accessibility.
The new season will continue to inspire and excite you with outstanding performances by our artists of international stature. Among these artists are Angela Cheng, Amanda Forsyth and Andrew Wan, three of Edmonton’s own. We will be introducing two extraordinary new talents, cellist Dongkyun An and trumpeter Robin Doyon. With generous and continuing support from you our audience, subscribers and donors, we are able to provide this unique concert series, which showcases artists in their capacities as soloists in recital. We are the only music society in Edmonton that provides this type of intimate and rewarding concert experience as a full concert series.
Our concerts will continue to be in Muttart Hall (Grant Macewan Alberta College Conservatory) and Holy Trinity Anglican Church in Old Strathcona. Our main series ticket prices will remain unchanged at $30 and $20 for seniors and students with $10 student rush tickets available. We will also foster and encourage concert attendance by our youngest Edmonton music students.
With best wishes for a wonderful musical feast,
Tanya Prochazka, incoming Artistic Director, ERS
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