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Now in its 6th year, the Canadian Opera Company (COC) Orchestra Academy offers an important training program for student musicians looking to gain experience in a professional opera orchestra.<\/p>\n
Between January 6 \u2013 26, 2019),\u00a0<\/b>the COC will offer five new students to experience first-hand how a performance comes together.<\/p>\n
Orchestra Academy are: violinists Joella Pinto<\/strong> (Toronto) and Gloria Yip<\/strong> (Toronto), violist Carolyn Farnand<\/strong> (Toronto), and cellists Erin Patterson<\/strong> (Montr\u00e9al) and Allison Rich<\/strong> (Toronto).<\/p>\n Participants were selected from a pool of candidates chosen by their respective institutions, following auditions held in Toronto.<\/p>\n \u201cThe COC Orchestra Academy is an intensive training program unlike any other in Canada,\u201d says COC Music Director Johannes Debus in a press release statement. \u201cThis comprehensive approach is an invaluable learning experience for any young opera professional.\u201d<\/p>\n Each of the students\u00a0will be paired with\u00a0Jayne Maddison<\/b>, first violin; Principal Second Violin Paul Zevenhuizen<\/b>, second violin; Sheila Jaff\u00e9<\/b>, viola; and Assistant Principal Cello Paul Widner<\/b> and Principal Bass Tony Flynt<\/b>, cellos. The COC Orchestra<\/b> is the oldest opera orchestra in Canada, and has received worldwide acclaim for its musical versatility and range of expression. Created in 1977, the orchestra has a permanent membership of more than 50 instrumentalists.<\/p>\n