Date/Time: Saturday April 14, 2012 at 8 pm.
Conductor: Jin Zhang
Soloists: Christie Reside (flute), Rosanne Wieringa (flute)
Schubert: Rosamunde Overture
Mozart: Flute Concerto No. 2 in D Major, K.314
Vivaldi: Concerto for Two Flutes in C Major, RV533
Christie Reside and Rosanne Wieringa, flute soloists
Intermission
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7
Flutist Christie Reside
Christie Reside began studying flute with both of her parents at the age of six. Since then, she has been an active participant in numerous competitions, winning the National Music Festival of Canada, and placing second at the Tunbridge Wells International Young Concert Artists Competition. She has been invited to participate in numerous festivals around the world, including the Spoleto Music Festival, and the Mountain View International Festival of Song and Chamber Music.
An enthusiastic chamber musician, Ms. Reside has collaborated with artists such as Rudolf Jansen, Olivier Thouin, Yegor Dyachkov, and Lise Daoust. She has also appeared as a soloist with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, l’Orchestre Symphonique de Quebec, the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, among others.
Ms. Reside is currently the Principal Flute of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and is grateful to the Canada Council of the Arts for their generous support of her career.
Flutist Rosanne Wieringa
Flutist Rosanne Wieringa joined the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra in 2004 and is currently enjoying her fourth season as Second Flute with the orchestra. Before moving to Vancouver, Rosanne lived in Saskatchewan where she was the Principal Flute with the Regina Symphony Orchestra and taught at the Conservatory of Performing Arts and the University of Regina.
Born in Markdale, Ontario, Rosanne received her formal training at the University of Toronto, the Glenn Gould Professional School, and the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston. Her teachers have included Nora Shulman of the Toronto Symphony, Jeanne Baxtresser of the New York Philharmonic, and Kathleen Rudolph,former Associate Principal Flute and Piccolo with the VSO.
An active solo and chamber musician, Rosanne has appeared as a soloist with the the Regina Symphony, the Georgian Bay Symphony and most recently, with the Vancouver Symphony. This past year she joined the Vancouver based Admare Wind Quintet, and has participated in the Gros Morne Summer Music Festival and the Sweetwater Music Festival in Owen Sound, Ontario. Rosanne enjoys teaching students of all ages. She maintains a private studio and is involved with the Vancouver Symphony Education program, VSO Connects.
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$15 – General Admission
$10 – Seniors and Students
Shaughnessy Heights United Church
1550 West 33rd Avenue
Vancouver, BC
