The University of Calgary Faculty of Fine Arts,  Department of Music is proud to present the winners of 2008 Concerto  Competition and the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra in THE CONCERTO  CONCERT on Tuesday, April 1, 2008 at 8 pm in the Eckhardt-Gramatté  Hall of the Rozsa Centre.

Four talented young artists and a brass quintet will each perform one  movement from a major concerto work with the Calgary Philharmonic  Orchestra conducted by Edmond Agopian, a professor of violin and  conducting. This is the third year that the winners of the Concerto  Competition are performing with the CPO as a result of the  collaborative partnership in music between the University of Calgary  Department of Music and the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra since  April 2006.

19-year-old cellist Christina Davies began studying cello at the age  of six. She received a Performance Diploma at the Vancouver Academy  of Music in 2006 before coming to U of C to pursue her performance  diploma. Christina will perform Bloch’s Schelomo. A native of  Wisconsin, pianist Eric Jenkins received his undergraduate degree  from Lawrence University where he studied piano performance with U of  C alumnus Michael Kim. Now pursuing a Master of Music degree at U of  C, Eric will perform 1st movement from Britten’s Piano Concerto in D  major. Tubist Andrew Nowry is pursuing a Bachelor of Music  Performance degree at U of C and will be attending the Glenn Goud  School of Music in Toronto next year. Having participated in the  Music Protégé program with the CPO, Andrew will perform 1st movement  from Vaughan William’s Tuba Concerto. Flutist Anh Phung began  studying flute at the age of four and her numerous achievements  include placing 1st in the 1999 Canadian music Competition and  appearing as a soloist with l’Orchestre Symphonique de Quebec. Anh  will perform 3rd movement from Ibert’s Flute Concerto. senza  sordino!, a brass quartet consists of five U of C students, will also  perform 4th movement from Ewazen’s Shadow Cathcher.

Each year more than 20 students working toward their performance  degrees in the Department of Music compete for the chance to perform  a major concerto work with the Orchestra. This annual tradition has  discovered winners who have gone on to win national and international  awards and are now performing throughout Canada, the United States  and Europe.