Notice Board

The public presentation of Music at Noon has been cancelled. Students involved in the for-credit course will receive further information from faculty.

For more information: Update from the Dean - Faculty of Fine Arts cancellations

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Music at Noon: Alison Kilgannon, piano
(Burman University)
Who's Got Rhythm
12:15 pm, March 17, 2020
University Recital Hall
Free admission, everyone welcome

This program for solo piano will keep you grooving to tunes from the 19th and 20th centuries: from the ragtime and jazz influences of America, to the cozy warmth of European salons and the piquant colours of South America, come explore “who’s got rhythm” from Chopin to Gershwin.

Biography
Originally from Edson, Alberta, Canadian pianist Alison Kilgannon has performed across North America as well as in Spain, France, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Germany, and Ecuador. She has appeared with the Orquesta Santa Cecilia Cullera, the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, and the Edmonton Senior Youth Orchestra and has received awards at competitions including the Concours Prix d’Europe, the Northern Alberta Concerto Competition, the Festival de Musique de Bas-Richelieu, and the STARS Award for Young Artists. Her chamber music performances have been broadcast on the radio station Avenue Vincent D’Indy.

Alison completed a Doctor of Music degree in piano performance at the University of Montreal under the guidance of Dr. Jean Saulnier. Other teachers include Marc Durand, Janet Scott Hoyt, and Claudio Martínez-Mehner. To complement her formation, she has participated in numerous masterclasses with internationally known artists in Europe and North America.

Currently residing in Alberta where she holds a position as Assistant Professor in the Music Department at Burman University, Alison remains active as soloist, recitalist, collaborative artist, and adjudicator while still finding time to enjoy hiking in the Rocky Mountains. In 2014, she was honoured to become a fellow of the Schmeelk Canada Foundation in recognition of her interest in promoting understanding and exchange between Canada’s Anglophone and Francophone cultures.