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Music at Noon featuring Paul Grindlay, bass-baritone & Susanne Ruberg-Gordon, piano
12:15 pm | October 13, 2020
uLethbridge Online Concert

Please reserve your pass at: uleth.ca/tickets. Registration is required as we need to provide you with secure access information prior to the start of the event.

Experience Robert Schumann’s 1840 song cycle Dichterliebe ("poet's love") Opus 48, set with 16 of the original 20 poems of Heinrich Heine’s Lyrisches Intermezzo of 1823.The cycle of 16 songs begins with the excitement of a young romance in spring, but unfortunately the object of our poet's affection chooses and marries another, leaving him feeling rejected and resentful. Heinrich Heine's text and Schumann's music explore the full range of this emotional journey, creating a unique musical drama in accompanied songs.

Paul Grindlay, bass-baritone
“I feel fortunate to have been blessed with a unique bass voice. Perhaps I can take credit for the “ten thousand hours” of practice and commitment spent getting to know my instrument, but mostly I am indebted to many amazing teachers, mentors, conductors and colleagues who have inspired and supported me on my musical journey, including my parents and grandparents, my wife, my brothers and so many others.” ~ Paul Grindlay, bass-baritone

Paul Grindlay, bass-baritone, has enjoyed a quarter century of professional performances on three continents with such groups as the Vienna Chamber Opera, Opera Atelier, Calgary Opera, American Bach Soloists, Carmel Bach Festival, Tafelmusik, Toronto Consort, Studio de Musique Ancienne de Montreal, Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, VoiceScapes, Luminous Voices, Pro Coro Canada and many others. He has recorded CDs of music for NAXOS Records, Marquis and Toccata Classics.

Grindlay was Artistic Director of the Calgary Boys Choir from 2004 to 2019. He also directs the choir at Knox Presbyterian Church, Calgary, and is on the vocal faculty at Mount Royal Conservatory of Music.

When he’s not immersed in music, he most likely can be found with family and friends, fly-fishing, hiking, cross-country skiing, swimming, cooking or writing poetry.

Susanne Ruberg-Gordon, piano
Quoted by the Chronicle Herald as “A superb musician”, Swedish-born pianist Susanne Ruberg-Gordon is a highly regarded and sought after chamber-musician and collaborative pianist. She has performed in Canada, the US and China with artists such as Andres Cardenes, Andras Diaz, Ron Leonard, Dame Evelyn Glennie, James Campbell, Desmond Hoebig, Ian Swensen, Alain Trudel, Jens Lindemann, Ning Feng, Arnold Choi and Nikki Chooi.

Susanne is the pianist and core member of the Juno nominated Land’s End Ensemble in Calgary, an ensemble that is dedicated to excellence in performance and recording of Canadian and International new music, and to enriching collaborations with eminent composers and artists.
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As a passionate educator, Susanne has been on faculty at the Mount Royal University Conservatory since 1991 where she teaches chamber music and is the Artistic Facilitator of Collaborative Pianists. Her piano students have pursued University degrees and careers in music and her chamber music coaching have seen her students win Regional and Provincial level music competitions as well as being recommended to the National level competition for CMC.

Since 2001, she has been a Collaborative Artist for the prestigious and acclaimed Morningside Music Bridge program in Canada, China, Poland and the US.
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