You’re invited to come and see a brand new line of performances in our Spring Noon Hour Concert Series! Admission to the building is free, and a sandwich lunch is available for purchase prior to each recital between 11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m., with the concerts beginning at 12:15 p.m.
David Vanbiesbrouck is a Guelph based oboist who has performed extensively throughout Ontario over the previous decade. David completed his Bachelor of Music in oboe performance at Wilfrid Laurier University studying with Jim Mason and Graham Mackenzie, and owns and operates Oboerific Reeds (www.oboerific.com), where he handcrafts and sells dozens of oboe and English horn reeds each month. Last year, David performed a noon hour concert here with Beth Ann De Sousa and Judith Souman. Residing in Guelph, David maintains a private teaching studio of oboe students and plays plays Principal oboe with Guelph Symphony.
Kat Mrmak is a Kitchener violinist and violist. She has toured Europe twice and performed across Canada. She currently plays with the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony, Niagara Symphony, and Jeans n' Classics, among others in Southwest Ontario. Kat is the principle violist in the Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Orchestra, and is also a member of the band The Keystones.
Ben Bolt-Martin is Principal Cello with London Symphonia. He is also a founding member of INNERchamber, an inventive and intimate chamber music series in Stratford and is currently playing his 22nd season with the Stratford Festival of Canada, performing live and recording incidental music.
Ben has also featured as a soloist across Canada with a special interest in new music reflecting humanity's search for meaning. Ben was the featured performer on the Juno nominated recording Notes Towards.
In addition to an active life as a composer, Ben has arranged music for performance and recording for Ron Sexsmith, Dayna Manning, The Sultans of String, The Bookends, The Steel City Rovers and many others.
Ben teaches cello and chamber music at University of Waterloo and conducts the London Youth Symphony.
Nora Pellerin is an accomplished performer and teacher. She completed her undergraduate degree in violin performance at McGill University, followed by a Masters degree in violin performance at the University of Ottawa. She now lives in Guelph, and is active as a freelancer throughout Ontario. Nora performs with many orchestras, including the Kitchener-Waterloo and Guelph symphonies. She was the principal second for the Georgian Bay Symphony for several years, and performed as a soloist with the orchestra. Chamber music is another passion of hers.
Nora has taught extensively in Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa and Guelph, and at several music camps, including the Interprovincial Music Camp near Thunder Bay, the Thornhill Chamber Music Institute and at “Summer Music in Galway” in Galway, Ireland. She also has experience adjudicating for music festivals in Ontario. In addition to classical music, Nora is an experienced fiddler, and is active in the Ontario Métis fiddling community.