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We Are All Music’s ChildrenFebruary’s Child Shannon MercerMJ BUELLWho is March’s Child?Already so composed! Withfive senses explore the arrayof possibility a musical lifeaffords. While music stirs,strikes, grips and turns us on,you’ll find that esprit is whatconnects us all. Say Farewellto Heaven as you ride thisnew wave into concert halls,galleries, movie theatres,schools and the occasionalhanging garden.Think you know whoour mystery child is?Send your best guess tomusicschildren@thewholenote.com. Please provide yourmailing address just incase your name is drawn!Winners will be selected byrandom draw among correctreplies received by Monday,February 20, 2012.Lady of Spain at a SwanseaPublic School concert.Toronto, circa 1954.“… My father’s mother was leftin a basket on the steps of anorphanage in June of 1913 inGelligaer, Glamorgan, SouthWales. My father immigratedto Montreal in 1967 alongwith my mother and my threeeldest siblings. Later thefamily moved to Ottawa wheretwo additional children wereborn — the youngest was me.My father always showed apassion and love for music …”(liner notes: Wales – The Landof Song)Born in ottawa, sopranoShannon Mercer grewup in Manotick, Ontario,on the Rideau Canal. Sheattended Canterbury Arts High School inOttawa, and graduated from McGill University:Vocal Performance, and Early Music VocalPerformance and History). Then, after oneyear in the Opera School Diploma program atthe University of Toronto, she was acceptedinto the Ensemble Studio with the CanadianOpera Company.Mercer’s busy schedule of opera, concert andrecital engagements reflects in particular her appetitesfor both baroque and contemporary music.Featured last season by Queen of Puddings MusicTheatre, in Ana Sokolovic’s one-woman operaLove Songs, Mercer returns to Queen of Puddingthis month for Beckett: Feck-it! (see below).Recent appearances include: a role in AlexinaLouie’s opera film Mulroney: The Opera, a seriesof concerts with Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra,Bach’s St. John Passion with the Arion BaroqueOrchestra and Les Voix Baroques (recorded byATMA Classique and just released!), and performanceswith the Portland Baroque Orchestra,Colorado Symphony Orchestra, Mercury Baroquein Houston and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra.Recent touring includes her Wales – Land of Songprogramme with Skye Consort, and a programmedevoted to Francesca Caccini,with Luc Beausejour.Tell us about your AldeburghConnection, and their 30thAnniversary Gala on February19. I first met Stephen Rallswhen I was at Opera School atthe University of Toronto in1999 and he was the Head ofthe Opera Department. Afterleaving school to join theEnsemble Studio I was invitedto sing with the AldeburghConnection series in one oftheir famous Schubertiades.Since then, I’ve sung withthem many times — includinga program of Purcell/Britten,an Elgar program and mostrecently a program of all Fauré.I’ve also had the opportunity to sing at theirBayfield Festival as a guest soloist in recital whichwas a thrill!Opportunities to sing song repertoire seemto be few and far between and the AldeburghConnection gives us opportunity. I have a largelist of song repertoire thanks to these wonderfulcollaborations! Stephen and Bruce are such a classact and always come up with interesting themesand anecdotes about the composers, making eachconcert such an interesting and informative collaboration.It is my honour to be asked to sing attheir 30th Anniversary amongst so many incredibleCanadian singers.Anything you would like to tell the little personin your childhood photo? People in the future willembrace your craziness and energy instead of tryto bottle it up and calm you down!!! Be proud ofall of your accomplishments and take time to bein the moment.Your earliest musical memory? I would ask mysister to play Boogie Woogie Dancing Shoes, adnauseum, which we owned as a 45 …Shannon Mercer’s entertaining interviewcontinues at www.thewholenote.com.CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR WINNERS! HERE’S WHAT THEY WONAt the Aldeburgh Connection’s 30th Anniversary Gala, at Koerner Hall (Feb 19), co-artistic directorsStephen Ralls and Bruce Ubukata will preside at two pianos for a glorious programme of classicalsong. Gerald Finley, Nathalie Paulin, Gillian Keith, Michael Colvin and Brett Polegato will be joined byColin Ainsworth, Benjamin Butterfield, Tyler Duncan, Shannon Mercer, Susan Platts, Lauren Segal,Krisztina Szabó, Giles Tomkins, Monica Whicher and Lawrence Wiliford. Hosts: Catherine Robbin andChristopher Newton. DAVE LINFOOT will be there too! Queen of Puddings Music Theatre’s Beckett:Feck-it! Samuel Beckett’s shorter plays with contemporary classical Irish music. Actors Laura Condlln, MichalGrzejszczak, Tom Rooney, and Sofia Tomic, with soprano Shannon Mercer and trumpet player Michael Fedyshyn.Directed by Jennifer Tarver, with Dáirine Ní Mheadhra & John Hess (music direction), in association withCanadian Stage (Feb 17–25). A pair of Feb 20 tickets each for KATIE LARSON and VANESSA GOYMOUR!Francesca Caccini: O Viva Rosa: Shannon Mercer, with Sylvain Bergeron (theorbo, baroque guitar), Luc Beauséjour(harpsichord, organ) and Amanda Keesmaat (cello) illuminate the music of Florence-born, baroque composer FrancescaCaccini. (AN 2 9966). This prize goes to FRANCES GILES. Wales – The Land of Song: Shannon Mercer says “This is theculture that shaped my path in life and fills me with so much love for music and song …” A recording of traditional Welshfolk songs and classical music, with the Skye Consort. (AN 2 9965) This prize goes to ANNA MARSH.Music’s Children gratefully acknowledges Francine, Moira, Queen of Puddings, Muriel, Kenneth, Geoff, Sebastien, Elena and Davids.February – March 7, 2012thewholenote.com 57
