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Canadian virtuoso guitarist, Sylvie Proulx has concertized throughout Canada, the United States and England. A champion of

new works for the guitar, she has presented numerous Canadian world-premieres. Acclaimed for her exceptional musicality

and remarkable technique, her repertoire reflects a wide range of periods and styles. In addition to solo and orchestral work,

Ms. Proulx always enjoys the collaborative aspect of chamber music, welcoming new and challenging pieces for that genre.

Multi-award winning Sylvie Proulx holds B.A. and M.A. degrees from the Universities of Ottawa and Toronto where she studied

with Ed Honeywell and Eli Kassner. Under the auspices of the Canada Arts Council, she also studied in England with renowned

guitarist David Russell who called her "a great player with all the right ingredients". A busy recitalist, Ms. Proulx is also a well-

known broadcast personality in Canada, and a respected pedagogue at the university level. Her talents for instruction and per-

formance were combined in her popular television program, Guitare en Mains, which introduced students to the rudiments of

guitar playing. A charming and frequent guest on both English and French networks, engaging commentaries often accompa-

ny her recital appearances in which Sylvie Proulx shares her knowledge and her passion for the guitar.

Her affinity for South American music is brilliantly apparent in Sylvie Proulx's recording Tango Nuevo - The Music of Astor Piaz-

zolla which features solo guitar, guitar and flute (with flutist Robert Aitken) and Piazzolla's concerto for guitar and bandoneon

(recorded with members of Symphony Nova Scotia). Ms Proulx who currently teaches guitar at Memorial University's School of

Music, has recently released her solo recording, Sirocco, which features works of some of the most celebrated composers to-

day.


Sylvie Proulx :: Biography



"Wonderfully coloured and intelligently rendered...Proulx demonstrated a grasp of the music and tech-

nical facility that could scarcely been bettered." ~ Ottawa Citizen

"...clarity of line, refined sound and effortless technique...virtuosic and compelling mastery."

~ Halifax Chronicle-Herald

"One of Canada's finest guitarists, [Ms. Proulx] gave a stirring two-hour performance...demonstrated a

masterful command of the guitar."~ Northern Pen

"....The ease with which she played was astounding...she played with the loose intensity of a master...She is

respected as a master of many musical forms...her concert ended with a standing ovation."

~ St. Mary's Journal

"A very fine interpreter of the music of this century." ~ Soundboard Magazine

"Vast technical abilities...she had the audience dancing in their seats and wanting to hear more."

~ Fredericton Daily Gleaner

"Outstanding technical virtuosity and musicality!" ~ Guitar Lines


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Sylvie Proulx :: Repertoire

Dionisio Aguado Andante and Rondo

Isaac Albeniz Recuerdos del Alhambra

Granada

Asturias

Johann Sebastian Bach Chaconne in D minor

Lutes suites no 1, 2, 3 and 4

Prelude Fugue and Allegro

Fugue in A minor

Agustin Barrios Vals no 3 & 4

Una Limosna

Choro de Saudade

Daniel Batchelar Monsieurs Almaine

Paulo Bellinati Jongo

Leo Brouwer El Decamaron Negro

Elogio de la Danza

An Idea

Cancion de Cuna

Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco Capprichio Diabolico

Tarentella

Jorge Crespo Norteña

Carlo Domeniconi Koyunbaba

John Dowland Farewell

Roland Dyens Triaela

Eduardo Falù Cuandos Las Sombras Llegan

Pamperada

Carlos Fariñas Preludio

Abel Fleury Pago Largo

Mauro Giuliani Grand Ouverture

Sonata Eroïca

Alberto Ginastera Sonata

Harold Gramatges Pequeña Suite

Enrique Granados Danzas no1, 3, 4 and 10

Frederick Hand Trilogy

Nikita Koshkin The Prince’s Toys (first 5 movements)

Antonio Lauro selected Venezuelan waltzes

Frank Martin Quatre Pièces Brèves

Kaspar Mertz Fantaisie Hongroise (early Romantic)

Jorge Morel Sonata for Guitar

Danza Brasilera

Romance Criollo

Solo Repertoire





Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco Concerto in D Major

Astor Piazzolla Double Concerto with Guitar and Bandoneon

Joaquin Rodrigo Concerto de Aranjuez

Fantasia para un Gentilhombre

Antonio Vivaldi Concerto in D Major

Double Concerto in G Major

Solo Repertoire (Continued)

Concertos

Paulindo Nogeira Bachianinha no1 and 2

Frevinho Doce

Chôro Para Bordôes

Valsa Em Sol Do Meio Dia

Chôro Chorado Para Paulindo Nogeira

Turlough O’ Caralan Eleanor Plunket

Bridget Cruise

O' Caralan's Concerto

Astor Piazzolla selected tangos

Manuel Ponce Sonata Classica

Variations and Fugue on la Folia

Valse in D major

Stepàn Ràk Voces de Profundis,

Toccata

Temptation of the Renaissance

Joaquin Rodrigo Evocacion y Danza

Eduardo Sainz de la Maza Suite: Platero y yo

Henry Sauguet Soliloque

Domenico Scarlatti Sonatas (various)

Vincente Sojo Five Pieces from Venezuela

Fernando Sor Introduction and Variations on a Theme by Mozart

Variations on "Folias de España"

Moreno Torroba Sonatina

Joaquin Turina Sevillana

Rafaga

Hector Villa-Lobos Preludes #1 to #5 and Etudes #1, #3, #7, #11 and #12

William Walton Five Bagatelles

Sylvius Leopold Weiss Suite no 18

Passacaille in D major

Andrew York Sirocco





Chamber Music Leo Brouwer Per Suonare a Tre (guitar, violin and flute)

Johann Hummel Grande Serenade en Potpourri, Op. 63 (guitar,

clarinet, violin, bassoon)

Aaron Jay Kernis 100 Greatest Dance Hits (guitar and string quartet)

2 Awakenings and a Double Lullaby (guitar, voice, violin and

piano)

Chamber Music :: Flute & Guitar Johann Sebastian Bach Sonata in C major (BMV 1033)

Robert Beaser Mountain Songs

Manuel de Falla La Vida Breve

Mauro Giuliani Grand Sonata Op. 85

Frederick Hand Four Excursions

Louis Moyse Cantos de las Sierras

Astor Piazzolla Histoire du Tango

Chamber Music :: Voice & Guitar Manuel de Falla Siete Canciones Populares Españolas

Astor Piazzolla selected tangos

Joaquin Rodrigo En Jerez de la Frontera

Adela

De Ronda

Hector Villa-Lobos Aria (from Bachianas Brasileiras no. 5)

Chamber Music :: 2 Guitars Johann Sebastian Bach English Suite no. 3

Dusan Bogdanovic Balkan Bargain

No Feathers on this Frog

Johannes Brahms Theme and Variations Op. 18

Leo Brouwer Micro Piezas

Ida Presti Prelude and Fugue

Domenico Scarlatti selected sonatas

Fernando Sor L’Encouragement





Chamber Music :: 4 Guitars Clarice Assad Bluezilian

Sergio Assad Uarekena

Paulo Bellinati A Furiosa

Baiao de Gude

Luigi Boccherini Introduction and Fandango

Leo Brouwer Cuban Landscape with Rain

Marco Pereira Dança Dos Quatro Ventos

Canadian Repertoire Robert Bauer Homage to Astor Piazzolla

William Beauvais Horizon’s Echo

John Beckwith After images, after Webern (for guitar and cello)

Omar Daniel My Angel (for voice and guitar)

Stephen Gellman Concertina (for guitar and string quartet)

Richard Gibson Cantilena

Chris Harman The Swan that Died in Darkness

Jacques Hétu Final (from Suite for Guitar op.41)

Raymond Luedeke Elemental Dances (for guitar and string quartet)

Alisdair MacLean Songs about Birds (for guitar, voice and clarinet)

Sandy Moore Prisms (for guitar and celtic harp)

Steven Naylor Imaginary Places 5 (with electronic CD)

Pierre Proulx Variations on a Folkloric Theme

Clark Ross Variations on McGillicuddy’s Rant

Don Ross August on the Island

Carolan’s Quarrel with the Landlady

Patrick Roux Endiablado (guitar, sax, clarinet, percussion)

Tango Contretemps Go (guitar, sax, clarinet, percussion)

Les rues mal famées (guitar, sax, clarinet, percussion)

Harry Somers Sonata

Claude Vivier Pour Guitare

John Weinzweig Contrasts for Guitar




Sylvie Proulx :: Curriculum Vitae

Education 1997 TESL Course Certificate and 20 hours practicum

Saint Mary’s University

September-December

1989 Master of Music in Performance

University of Toronto,

Principal teacher: Eli Kassner

1988 Music Performance and Communication Diploma

University of Toronto

Principal teacher: Ezra Schabas

1985 Private Music Studies - London, England

Canada Council Study Grant

Principal teacher: David Russell

1985 Bachelor of Arts in Music Performance

University of Ottawa

Principal teacher: Ed Honeywell

Teaching Experience 2005 - Present Guitar Professor

School of Music

Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador

1995 - 1996 Professor of Guitar, lecturer

Dalhousie University, Halifax NS

1994 Guitar instructor

TVO, Toronto ON

1990 - 1994 Professor of Guitar

Royal Conservatory of Music

Toronto, ON

1990 - 1991 Ear training and guitar instructor Summer Performance Academy, Oakville ON

1988 Master classes and workshops by invitation at: University of Western Ontario, Lakehead

University, St. Francis Xavier University, Cambrian College, Toronto and Scarborough

Board of Education, Brandon University, various guitar festivals across Canada, 1988 to

present





Grants & Awards 2007 Memorial University VPR Support Recording Program $5,000

2008 Grant received for the production of a new recording featuring contemporary solo

guitar works

NLAC Professional Project Grants Program $2,500

Grant received for the production of a new recording featuring contemporary solo

guitar works

1998 Canada Arts Council Touring Grant $5,000

Grant received for performances with Prism Ensemble featuring new music and multi

disciplinary works for the 1998 Sound Symposium Festival

NSAC Creation Project Grant $9,000

Grant received for multidisciplinary concert production and performance

1995 FACTOR Recording Loan Program $5,000

Grant received for the production of a new recording featuring the solo and chamber

music repertoire of Astor Piazzolla

Nova Scotia Department of Education and Culture Recording Grant $5,000

Grant received for the production of a new recording featuring the solo and chamber

music repertoire of Astor Piazzolla

1987 Ontario Arts Council Chalmer's Award $11,000

Award received for the completion of graduate studies at the University of Toronto

1985 Canada Arts Council Grant for Studies Abroad and Travel Grant $10,500

Discography 2010 Sirocco, solo guitar, Centaur Records

2004 Rumba, music from Cuba, Brazil and Central America

Alma Latina Ensemble

1996 Tango Nuevo, The music of Astor Piazzolla with featured artists Robert Aitken (flute)

and Joseph Petric (accordion), Skylark Music

Selected Performances 2011 Chamber music recital featuring Brazilian guitar quartet repertoire

ITCM Conference Sound Shift Festival, St. John’s NL

Chamber music recital featuring Brazilian guitar quartet repertoire for CBC Broadcast

Petro Canada Hall, St. John’s NL





Selected Performances (Continued) 2010 Chamber music recital featuring Latin American and Spanish repertoire with clarinetist

Paul Bendza, percussionist Rob Power, pianist Bill Brennan and vocalist Jeff Dyer

Newfound Music Festival, St. John’s NL

2009 Solo recital, Centre Culturel de St. Pierre, St. Pierre FR

Chamber music recital featuring American guitar repertoire with flutist Michelle Chera

my, percussionist Rob Power and students from the guitar and bass studios of the

School of Music conducted by graduate student Chris Miller, MUN Concert Series, St.

John’s NL

2008 Chamber music concert performance featuring Canadian works with cellist Vernon

Regher and clarinettist Paul Bendza, Newfound Music Festival, St. John’s NL

2007 Solo recital, Guitar Society of Toronto Concert Series, Toronto ON

Solo recital featuring the Canadian premiere of Secret Gardens, by composer Kati

Agosc Sound Symposium, Winter Concert Series presented in joint collaboration with

the Newfound Music Festival, CBC Broadcast, St. John’s NL

Chamber music concert tour across Newfoundland with guitarist John Mills and

members of the NSO

2006 Solo performance, Sound Symposium Festival, St. John’s NL

Concert performance with Alma Latina Cuban Ensemble

Edmundston Jazz and Blue Festival, Edmunston NB

Solo recital, Festival des Guitares du Monde, Rouyn-Noranda QC

2005 Concert performance with Alma Latina Cuban Ensemble

Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival, Fredericton NB

Solo recital, MUN Concert Series, St. John’s NL

Solo recital, Acadia International Guitar Festival, Wolfville NS

ECMA performance showcase with Alma Latina Cuban Ensemble, Sydney NS

2004 Concert performance with Tango Extasis Ensemble featuring the music of Astor Piazzol

la The Music Room, Halifax NS

Concert performances across Nova Scotia with Alma Latina Cuban Ensemble at the At

lantic Jazz Festival World Tent Series, The Stan Rogers Festival, the Shelburne Jazz Festi

val, The Lunenburg Folk Festival, The Multicultural Festival and The Wolfville Summer

Concert Series

Chamber music recital with N.S. Symphony principal flutist Patricia Creighton

Shelburne Concert Series, Shelburne NS





Selected Performances (Continued) 2003 Concert performance with Tango Extasis Ensemble featuring Astor Piazzolla works

Atlantic Jazz Festival, Halifax NS

Solo guest artist for the Venezuelan Embassy featuring an all Venezuelan repertoire,

Ottawa ON

ECMA chamber music performance showcase with Tango Extasis, Halifax NS

2002 ECMA chamber music performance showcase with Tango Extasis, Saint-John NB

Artist in Residence with the St Cecilia Concert Series, Halifax NS

Featured guitarist in the music score recording of the Pierre Trudeau television

series, recorded in Halifax NS

2001 Concert performances with Alma Latina Cuban Ensemble, World Music Series,

Atlantic Jazz Festival, Halifax NS 2001 - 2004

Concert performances across Nova Scotia with soprano Janice Jackson

CBC broadcast, Dingwall NS

Debut Prairie solo recital tour including 13 concerts across Manitoba and Saskatchewan

Musique Royale solo recital tour across Nova Scotia

2000 Chamber music performances, New Brunswick Summer Music Festival, CBC Broadcast

Fredericton NB

1999 Concert in collaboration with Jazz Vocalist Jeri Brown, flutist Patricia Creighton, bass

player Danny Sutherland and drummer Dave Burton

CBC Broadcast, Summerside Music Festival, Summerside PEI

Concert with Jazz vocalist Jeri Brown, Bishop's University Jazz Series, Sherbrooke QC

1998 Flute and guitar recital with flutist Patricia Creighton

Musique Saint-Bernard Performance Series, Saint-Bernard NB

Multidisciplinary Concert performances with contemporary dancer Gwen Noah, visual

artist Malcolm Callaway and harpist/composer Sandy Moore as well as a solo perfor-

mance of world premiere Imaginary Places 5 by Canadian composer Steve Naylor, CBC

Broadcast, Sound Symposium, St. John’s NL

1997 Solo recital, Music on the Mountain Concert Series, Whistler BC

1996 Guest soloist, Baroque Series with SNS orchestra, Halifax NS

Solo recital, Edmundston Concert Series, Edmundston NB

Solo recitals, Chamber Music Festival, Ottawa ON





Selected Performances (Continued) 1996 Chamber music world premiere performance of Elemental Dances for guitar and

string quartet by Canadian composer Raymond Luedeke with the Pederecki String

Quartet CBC Broadcast, Ottawa ON

1995 Solo recital, Glenn Gould Studio Concert Series, CBC Broadcast, Toronto ON

Solo performance of Canadian premiere The Swan that Died in Darkness for solo guitar

by Canadian composer Chris Harman, Winnipeg New Music Festival, Winnipeg MA

Guest soloist, Mississauga Symphony Orchestra, Mississauga ON

1997 Christmas concert tour across British Columbia and Ontario music and narration with

CBC radio celebrity Alan Maitland

1994 Christmas concert tour Newfoundland and Nova Scotia featuring music and narration

with CBC radio celebrity Alan Maitland

Solo concert performances featuring world premiere of The Swan that Died in Darkness

for solo guitar by Canadian composer Chris Harman, Eastern States USA

1992 Debut Atlantic tour including 16 concerts across the Atlantic provinces

CBC Broadcast, St. Anthony NL

Professional Activities 2011 Guitar Adjudicator, Nova Scotia Provincial Music Festival

2010 Guitar adjudicator, Ontario Music Festivals Provincial Competition

2004 Guitar adjudicator, Nova Scotia Provincial Music Festival

2003 Guitar adjudicator, Nova Scotia Provincial Music Festival

1990 Editor and Contributor

Frederick Harris Guitar Series (Royal Conservatory of Music guitar curriculum)

1990 Guitar adjudicator, Kiwanis Music Festivals, southern Ontario region

1988 Television interviews for stations including TV5 International, CJOH Ottawa, CTV Winni

peg, ATV, CJRT Toronto, Global TV and SRC Moncton as well as for radio programs

such as CBC's Arts National, Morningside, Guitar Today, and SRC Halifax Bonjour

Atlantique, CBC Weekend AM Radio Show and Musicraft



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