Rose Petals / Various - Rose Petals Music CD

Canadian violist Margaret Carey presents a stunning collection of music for viola by celebrated Canadian composers Jean Coulthard, Jacques Hétu, Sid Robinovitch, Sean Clarke, Milton Barnes, Ana Sokolovic, Howard Bashaw, and Laurie Duncan. 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). Margaret works and has worked in several reputable orchestras in North and South America, Europe and Japan. She also has extensive chamber music experience, regularly performing with established groups and has more than twelve years of experience teaching a variety of students of various ages and ability. She was an authorized teacher in the Montreal Academy of Music from 2011-14, and feels comfortable to teach in English, French and German. She is also rapidly becoming known both as a choral singer (alto, soprano) and soloist (soprano) of excellent quality.