Jrme Ducharme 2005 GFA Winner

Biography

Canadian guitarist Jrme Ducharme, the 2005 winner of the Guitar Foundation of America International Competition, began his musical studies at the Cultural Center of Joliette in 1990 with Andr Morissette. Other teachers have included Pierre Morin and Clment Canac Marquis at the Musical camp of Lanaudire as well as a year of private instruction with Mr. Marquis. In April of 2000, after having been a student of Jean Vallieres, he graduated from the Music Conservatory of Montreal and was awarded a prize of distinction. He later spent a year studying with Oscar Giglia and Stephan Schmidt in Switzerland. Jerome has been a multiple prize winner in various other competitions including the 2004 Guitar Foundation of America International Competition, The Guitare-Antony in France and Montreals Guitarre-Lachine of 2003, as well as the 2000 Festival-Concurs de Lanaudiere. Recent performances have included an appearance in 2005 with the Montral Symphonic Orchestra for Donizettis opera Don Pasquale. A featured performer on the Montreal Guitar Societys inaugural and 2004 season, Jrme Ducharmes playing has also been broadcast on SRC-CBC radio in Canada. Mr. Ducharme plays on a 2005 Ren Wilhelmy guitar.

Jrme Ducharme Program

Pavan No. 1 Luis Miln (ca. 1500-1561) Sonata-Fantasia Francisco Moreno-Torroba (1891-1982) Suite Op. 41 Jacques Htu (b. 1938) Prlude

Nocturne Ballad Rverie

Final Intermission

Appalachian Summer Matthew Dunne (b. 1959) Fantasia-Sonata, Op. 22a Juan Maen (1883-1971) Tres piezas espaolas Joaqun Rodrigo Fandango (1901-1999)

Passacaglia Zapateado

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