Margaret Carey
Soloist and Music Teacher
Known for her quality performances, she is currently working on a number of professional CD projects, and has various solo and chamber music concerts in the coming year.
Western Canadian Music Awards Nomination:
Album “Rose Petals”
WCMA nomination 2020: Classical Artist / Ensemble of the Year (Presented by Canadian Music Centre [CMC])
“Margaret Carey lends her artistry in her CMC Centredisc album ‘Rose Pedals’ both on viola and with her voice [in ‘The Rose’ by Sean Clarke], and proves to be the type of multifaceted musician who can tackle any challenge with aplomb and grace.”
Upcoming and Recent Projects
WCMA Nomination 2020: Classical Artist / Ensemble of the Year (Presented by Canadian Music Centre [CMC])
Western Canadian Music Awards: Album "Rose Petals" nomination: https://breakoutwest.ca/awards/music-awards
July 2021(TBA): Westmont Chamber Music Festival
Westmont Chamber Music Festival: performances and recordings in Montreal with the Auriolus Quartet. Mana Shiraishi, Kasia Fraj, Margaret Carey and Nicolas Cousineau.
2020 Album Review: Rose Pedals
American Record Guide Rose Petals Review (page 187): http://argsubsonline.com/subscribers/ARG2005.pdf Violists: this is an album that must be on your radar. You're going to enjoy the shadowy elegance of Jean Coulthard's Sonata Rhapsody, the virtuosity of Jacques...
Career
First Prize in 2010 Alexander & Buono International String Competition
“It was the consensus of the judges,” they wrote, that Carey’s “performance reflects the depth of interpretation, musicality, and technical expertise needed to distinguish one’s self in the world of professional performance.” Full Yale School of Music...
Solo performance with Yale Philharmonia and maestro Peter Oundjian, 2009
Peter Oundjian, well-known internationally as a remarkable musician who successfully made the transition from one of the world’s leading violinists to a highly-acclaimed conductor, will guest-conduct the Yale Philharmonia on Friday, January 23 at 8:00pm in Woolsey...
Winner of the Frank Simpson Concerto Competition, 2000
The picture is of me before performing with the Calgary Youth Orchestra as the soloist and winner of the Frank Simpson Concerto Competition. Photo taken by Nick Pulos, 2000.