AMEF Fundraising* Concert Thursday, November 4, 2010 8 PM Red Deer College Arts Centre Red Deer, Alberta

featuring Angela Cheng Rosedale Valley Strings

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Angela Cheng*

Consistently praised for her brilliant technique, tonal beauty and superb musicianship, Canadian pianist Angela Cheng*is one of her country’s national treasures. In addition to regular guest appearances with virtually every orchestra in Canada, she has also performed with the Alabama Symphony, Buffalo Philharmonic, Colorado Symphony, Houston Symphony, Indianapolis Symphony, Jacksonville Symphony, Louisiana Philharmonic, Saint Louis Symphony, San Diego Symphony, Syracuse Symphony, Utah Symphony and the Israel Philharmonic.

In 2009, at the invitation of Pinchas Zukerman, Ms. Cheng toured both Europe and China with the Zukerman Chamber Players; she joined them again in the spring of 2010 for a U.S. tour, which included concerts at Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. and the 92^nd Street Y in New York. Upcoming highlights with Mr. Zukerman include European tours in both 2010 and 2011.

An avid recitalist, Angela Cheng appears regularly on recital series throughout the United States and Canada and has collaborated with numerous chamber ensembles including the Takács, Colorado and Vogler quartets. Her festival appearances include Chautauqua, Colorado, Houston, Vancouver and the Festival International de Lanaudière in Quebec. 

Ms. Cheng's debut recording of two Mozart concerti with Mario Bernardi and the CBC Vancouver Orchestra received glowing reviews. Other CDs include Clara Schumann's Concerto in A Minor with JoAnn Falletta and the Women's Philharmonic for Koch International; for CBC Records, four Spanish concerti with Hans Graf and the Calgary Philharmonic, both Shostakovich concerti with Mario Bernardi and the CBC Radio Orchestra, and a solo disc of selected works of Clara and Robert Schumann; and most recently, an all-Chopin recital CD released by Universal Music Canada.

Angela Cheng has been Gold Medalist of the Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Masters Competition, as well as the first Canadian to win the prestigious Montreal International Piano Competition. Other awards include the Canada Council’s coveted Career Development Grant and the Medal of Excellence for outstanding interpretations of Mozart from the Mozarteum in Salzburg. 

“Cheng showed that virtuosity could be an intrinsic part of the music's message . . .
[her] performance was superb, totally engaged and engaging . . .” –Toronto Star

*Angela Cheng is represented by Schmidt Artists International, Inc.

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Rosedale Valley String Orchestra

Rosedale Valley String Orchestra, founded by Naomi Delafield in 2002, consists of string students from across Central Alberta. Many of the graduates from RVSO go on to play in the CUC Chamber Orchestra and several have chosen to pursue careers in music.

The orchestra is committed to making a difference with each note they play, not only in their local community, but in the lives of children around the world. For the 2010/11 season RVSO is partnering with “A Better World” and “Freedom Run 5000” to build 100 classrooms for girls in Afghanistan.

The orchestra produced their first CD 2008 and plans to make their first trip abroad on a concert tour of Australia in 2012.