2024 Guest Artists and Faculty · Page 2
Étienne Gendron
Bill Brennan
BILL BRENNAN’s expertise as a pianist, percussionist, composer and producer can be heard on some 130 albums to date. His newest album “Kaleidoscope – Music for Mallet Instruments” has received numerous award nominations. Tom Allen of CRC Radio’s “It’s About Time writes “Bill Brennan’s Kaleidoscope is perfectly named - a constantly shifting, twirling, entrancing and enchanting swirl of beauty and fascination.” His newest CD with Andrea Koziol was released in 2019, entitled “I’ll Be Seeing You”. It garnered the MusicNL Jazz and Blues Award. Bill’s album of 2006 “Solo Piano” received nominations for MusicNL and ECMA Instrumental Album of the Year. His album “Solo Piano 2” won the MusicNL Instrumental album of the year in 2008.
Kristan Toczko
Kristan Toczko, a virtuoso Canadian harpist, is one of the most widely seen and heard classical musicians in the world. Since joining TikTok in 2020, hundreds of millions have watched and listened to Kristan play her harp online, with her videos also appearing on Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube. She received her BMus from McGill University and a Master’s at Yale and won major competitions in Canada and abroad performing in acclaimed venues including Carnegie Hall. Kristan has been a soloist at multiple music festivals and has worked with world-renowned orchestras. When not performing, Kristan teaches one-on-one lessons through her online studio. www.harpistkt.com
Jason Noble
Jason Noble is professor of instrumental and electroacoustic composition at Université de Moncton. A
proud native Newfoundlander, Jason often draws on his Newfoundland heritage in his compositions,
including Folk Suite which led to an ECMA nomination for Classical Composer of the Year (2024). His
works have been performed across Canada and in many other countries, and featured in numerous
publications, broadcasts, and albums. Also an accomplished scholar, Jason’s research appears in
journals including Music Perception, Music Theory Online, and Journal of New Music Research.
Annie Corrigan
Annie Corrigan is the host of Tuckamore’s post-concert interviews. Originally from Bowling Green, Ohio, she is the Principal Oboe of the Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra and an Adjunct Professor of Oboe at Memorial University. Prior to moving to Newfoundland in 2016, Annie served as Principal Oboe of the Carmel Symphony Orchestra and Second Oboe in the Columbus Indiana Philharmonic. Annie is currently completing her Doctorate of Music (Oboe) from Indiana University. In addition to her musical life, Annie has an extensive background in radio and audio thanks to twelve years of work at Bloomington, Indiana’s NPR affiliate WFIU.
Patrick Cashin
Described by CBC Radio as “a truly original interpretive voice,” pianist Patrick Cashin is becoming known as a distinctive presence on the Canadian music scene. He designs unique recitals centred around the best of the piano repertoire and particularly enjoys playing Mozart piano concertos, in which he improvises and composes cadenzas in the style of Mozart.
Joe Argentino
Joe Argentino is an Associate Professor of Music Theory at Memorial University of Newfoundland, specializing in post-tonal and serial music. His current research interests include the connection between form and text in Arnold Schoenberg’s religious works, the pedagogical study of improvisation at the keyboard and the late works of Franz Liszt.