Dean James Anagnoson and Associate Dean Barry Shiffman are proud to announce two upcoming events as part of The Glenn Gould School’s 2022 Deans’ Lecture Series. All are invited to attend these events in-person.
One-handed violinist and educator Adrian Anantawan will join Associate Dean Shiffman via Zoom for a live discussion of his unique career as both a performer and disability advocate in the arts, followed immediately by a live Q&A for GGS students.
Adrian Anantawan holds degrees from the Curtis Institute of Music, Yale University and Harvard Graduate School of Education. As a violinist, he has studied with Itzhak Perlman and Pinchas Zukerman, and Anne-Sophie Mutter; his academic work in education was supervised by Howard Gardner. Memorable moments include performances at the White House, the Opening Ceremonies of the Athens and Vancouver Olympic Games and the United Nations. He has played for the late Christopher Reeve, Pope John Paul II, and His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
Adrian has performed extensively in Canada as a soloist with the Orchestras of Toronto, Nova Scotia, Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Montreal, Edmonton and Vancouver. He has also presented feature recitals at the Aspen Music Festival and Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall. He has also represented Canada as a cultural ambassador in the 2006 Athens Olympics, and was a featured performer at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremonies. Adrian helped to create the Virtual Chamber Music Initiative at the Holland Bloorview Kids Rehab Centre. The cross-collaborative project brings researchers, musicians, doctors and educators together to develop adaptive musical instruments capable of being played by a young person with disabilities within a chamber music setting. He is also the founder of the Music Inclusion Program, aimed at having children with disabilities learn instrumental music with their typical peers.
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From 2012–2016, he was co-Director of Music at the Conservatory Lab Charter School serving students from the Boston area, kindergarten through grade eight — his work was recognized by Mayor Marty Walsh as a ONEin3 Impact Award in 2015. Adrian is also JUNO Award nominee, a member of the Terry Fox Hall of Fame, and was awarded a Diamond Jubilee Medal from Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II for his contributions to the Commonwealth. He is the current Chair of Music at Milton Academy, the Artistic Director of Shelter Music Boston and is on faculty at Boston University Tanglewood Institute during the summer. Throughout the year, Adrian continues to perform, speak and teach around the world as an advocate for disabilities and the arts.
Join us for an in-person interview with Colin Clarke to discuss his life and career as a musician, as well as his upcoming plans for the 2022 launch of the Oscar Peterson Program at The Royal Conservatory, followed by a live Q&A for GGS students.
Mr. Clarke is currently best known as the founder and Artistic Director of the Toronto Youth Wind Orchestra (TYWO) and his enthusiasm and commitment to music education and outreach permeate his work as a conductor, composer/arranger, clinician, and adjudicator. He has guest conducted several orchestras and choirs including collaborations with the United States Air Force Band of Liberty (Boston, Massachusetts), the Canadian Brass, the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra, the New Symphony Orchestra of Sofia, Bulgaria, and the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir. He served as conductor of the National Youth Band of Canada (2008) and is the artistic director and conductor of the Oakville Symphony Youth Orchestra. He is a recipient of the Clifford Evans Award for Conducting at the University of Western Ontario and was awarded the Ontario Band Association’s Lifetime Membership Award in 2020 for his contribution to music education in Ontario. The Royal Conservatory will launch the Oscar Peterson Program in the fall of 2022, and Mr. Clarke will maintain his positions with TYWO and other orchestras.
“I am so excited about joining the Oscar Peterson School and developing the new Oscar Peterson Program. I’ve dedicated my career to connecting with communities through music and music education, and I cannot express enough my delight in having the opportunity to be able to continue this work with The Royal Conservatory.” – Colin Clarke
Advance registration for these events is not required. Please be in touch with the Performance Manager, Jessica Wright, directly via email with any questions or concerns.
