The Sir Ernest MacMillan Memorial Foundation is pleased to announce that Geneviève Leclair has been awarded $12,000 as the recipient of the Foundation’s 2010 advanced music study award. The 2010 award was offered in the area of orchestral conducting and was open to candidates under thirty years of age from across Canada. The award celebrates the Foundation’s 25th anniversary, and commemorates Sir Ernest MacMillan’s distinguished career as a conductor, in particular his 25 years with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra (1931-56).
The final selection round for the award took place on March 29th in MacMillan Theatre (named after Sir Ernest) at the University of Toronto. Three finalists rehearsed the University of Toronto Symphony Orchestra in selections from Symphonie fantastique by Hector Berlioz. An independent jury consisting of Victor Feldbrill, Tania Miller, Alain Trudel and David Briskin oversaw the selection process.
Ms. Leclair, who holds both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in flute performance from Université de Montréal, is currently enrolled in the doctoral degree program in orchestral conducting at Boston University. In the summer of 2009 she held the position of apprentice conductor with the National Academy Orchestra of Canada at the Brott Music Festival in Hamilton, Ontario.
Further information regarding Ms. Leclair is available from her website at http://www.genevieveleclair.com.
