The Nicole Senécal Emerging Artist Award honours an outstanding graduating student from the University of Ottawa’s School of Music, poised to embark on a professional career. This year’s award recipient and student of David Jalbert, Eric Bouchard, offers an afternoon of romanticism both past and present. His programme journeys from the great 19th-century Romantics — including cornerstone works like Chopin’s Piano Sonata No. 3 and lesser-known gems like Variations on a Theme by Robert Schumann  by Clara Schumann — to his own present-day compositions, paying homage to the velvety, expressive language of the Romantic era. Join us in celebrating this emerging talent whose star is on the rise.

Artists:

• Eric Bouchardpiano

Programme:

Eric Alexander Bouchard (2003–)
Three Piano Pieces, Op. 8
            Étude in E-flat Minor (For my Mother – “Scriabin–Liszt”)
            Prelude in E Major (For my Grandmother)
            Étude in F Major (For my Father – “Arpeggio”)          

Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849)
Étude in A-flat Major, Op. 10, No. 10

F. Chopin
Étude Op. 25, No. 6 in G-sharp Minor (“Thirds”)

Thalia (Malaïka) Urbani (2004–)
In the Blanket of Shadows, She Healed

5 MIN. INTERMISSION

F. Chopin
Piano Sonata No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 58
            Allegro maestoso
            Scherzo: Molto vivace
            Largo
            Finale: Presto non tanto

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This concert and this prize are presented with the generous support of Nicole Senécal, and in partnership with the University of Ottawa Music Department.