Biography
of Margaret CareyEducation
Margaret Carey began her musical studies at the age of four, studying the violin, piano and voice before beginning studies on the viola. She is a Doctor of Music graduate (2014) from the Université de Montréal with Jutta Puchhammer-Sédillot, and has obtained her Artist Diploma (2008) and MM degree (2007) at the Yale School of Music with Professor Jesse Levine. Before this, she completed a Diploma at the Vancouver Academy of Music, S.K. Lee College with Gerald Stanick (2002) and then went on to complete a Double Degree at Oberlin College and Conservatory (2005) in Viola Performance (BFA) with Roger Chase and a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature (BA).
Soloist and Teacher
Margaret has worked in several reputable orchestras in North and South America, Europe and Japan. She also has extensive chamber music experience, performing with established groups. She also has more than fifteen years of experience teaching students of various ages and abilities. She has been an authorized teacher in the Montreal Academy of Music from 2011-14 as well as a private instructor, and feels comfortable to teach in English, French and German. She is also rapidly becoming known both as a violinist, violist, choral singer (alto, soprano) and soloist (soprano) of excellent quality.
International Guest Performer
Margaret has also been a guest artist at various festivals in Europe, Japan and North America and has participated in some well-known festivals such as the Verbier Festival in Switzerland, Centre Orford in Québec, the Sommerakademie Mozarteum in Austria (Scholarship from the Johann Strauss Foundation), the Schleswig Holstein Music Festival in Germany and the Banff Centre in Canada to name a few.
Competition Winner
Margaret has attended Competitions, Congresses and Festivals and has won numerous awards. She was a winner of the Yale Woolsey Hall Concerto Competition, performing the Bartok Viola Concerto with the Yale Philharmonia Orchestra in 2009 with maestro Peter Oundjian. She was also a first prize winner of the 2010 Alexander & Buono International String Competition in 2010, Yale’s Georgina Lucy Grosvenor Memorial prize 2007: “most likely to be successful as a soloist/ chamber musician,” the Canadian Music Competition (CMC) at the 2006 International Viola Congress in Montreal, the Grand prize winner of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra Young Artists Series Competition 2001-2002; the youngest competitor to win the CBC Debut Series Competition 2001-2002, and a recipient of two Alberta Foundation for the Arts grants for research purposes and a Canada Council for the Arts Individual Artist Grant.
Yale Article – First Prize Winner
Yale Article – Performance With Peter Oundjian
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Margaret Carey a commencé ses études musicales à l’âge de quatre ans, avec les études du violon, piano et voix avant de commencer l’alto. Elle a fait les études de DMus (2011-2014) à l’Université de Montréal avec Jutta Puchhammer-Sédillot. Elle a obtenu son diplôme d’artiste (2008) et le degré MM (2007) à la Yale School of Music avec le professeur Jesse Levine. D’autres professeurs avec qui elle a étudié sont Bruno Giuranna, Roger Chase, Gerald Stanick et Nick Pulos.
Elle a travaillé comme alto solo dans quelques orchestres de renom en amerique du nord et sud, Europe et en asie. Dans la région de Montréal, elle a joué régulièrement comme alto solo dans plusieurs ensembles, et est membre de quelques ensembles de chambre.
Margaret a fait de nombreuses compétitions, congrès et festivals et a gagné plusieurs prix. Elle a été lauréate du Yale Woolsey Hall Concerto Competition, et a joué le Bartok Concerto pour alto avec l’Orchestre Philharmonia de Yale le 23 Janvier 2009 avec Peter Oundjian. Elle a également été lauréate du premier prix dans le 2010 Alexander et Buono International String Competition, l’université de Yale: Georgina Lucy Grosvenor Memorial prize 2007: “the violist the most likely to be successful as a soloist/ chamber musician,” le concours de CMC au congrès international d’alto 2006 à Montréal. Elle a gagner le grand prix pour le VSO Young Artists Series Competition 2001-2002, elle était le plus jeune gagnante du concours CBC Debut Series Vancouver 2001-2002, et elle a récu quelques bourses pour les artistes indépendants et professionnels pour les projets de recherche.
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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.