Conductor - Edette Gagné
Practice times:
Thursday - 7:00 to 9:30 pm - RCS Community Use Room
Thursday - 7:00 to 9:30 pm - RCS Community Use Room
Edette Gagné - Biography
A charismatic and dynamic conductor, Edette Gagné has built a reputation for excellence in musical performance in her work.
Her passion for music is fueled by intense musicianship and attention to detail, and Edette's performances reflect both careful adherence to performance practice and the high standards she sets for both herself and her ensembles. A charismatic and dynamic conductor, Edette Gagné has built a reputation for excellence in musical performance in her work.
Edette holds a Master of Music degree in conducting from the University of Calgary, Bachelor degrees in arts and education from the University of Alberta, as well as Associate Performance Diplomas in piano and voice from the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto. She has studied conducting with Helmut Rilling, Toshi Shimada, Paula Holcombe, Allan McMurray, Frank Klassen, Kenneth Woods, David Hoose and Christopher Zimmerman.
Her conducting experiences have now circumnavigated the globe, with shows conducted across Canada, Sydney Australia, Los Angeles and New York City. She is in great demand as a guest conductor, adjudicator, vocal coach and lyric soprano. A strong proponent of new and rarely performed works, Edette has conducted several World, North American and Canadian premières.
Presently, the Canadian West Coast is her home, where she is the Artistic Director and Conductor of the Coast Symphony Orchestra, Principal Conductor of the WVYB String Ensemble and Youth Orchestra, the Associate Conductor of the British Columbia Boys Choir, and the Music Director for the North Shore Light Opera Society.
Coast Symphony Orchestra
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2009 Christmas Concert
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