 |
|
|
|
 |
 |
|
|
 |
|
||
 |
|
||
 |
|
||
 |
|
||
 |
|
||
 |
|
||
 |
|
||
 |
|
||
 |
|
||
 |
|
||
 |
|
||
 |
|
||
 |
|
||
 |
 |
|
|
Our Teachers
Julia Tchernik - piano, theory, harmony, music history
Artashes_Hovhannisyan - composition, theory, harmony, music history, analysis, counterpoint
Alina Ashurova - vocal, choir groups
Slava Daiman - violin
Sofia Felikson - piano, Orff groups, theory
Olga Shvetsova - piano
Julia Tchernik
The famous Russian piano school has a long history, with the traditions carefully passed from generation to generation, teacher to student, hands to hands. Born in St. Petersburg, the heart of Russian culture that had given rise to a whole constellation of talented musicians and inspired many Russian composers to create their most beautiful songs, Julia Tchernik was nurtured by distinguished teachers and absorbed every particle of Russian musical heritage. Julia’s brilliant education combined with her own bright personality has produced both an excellent performer and a teacher highly devoted to the best traditions of Russian music school. She has always had a lot of students who she shares her love for music with. Every lesson with Julia is a small, but unforgettable trip to the wonderful land of sound and joy.
Julia Tchernik graduated from Musorgsky
Music College in St-Petersburg, Russia, as Bachelor of Music, then got
her Master degree at the St.-Petersburg State Academy of Music as a
piano solo and chamber ensemble performer majored in piano pedagogics.
She studied piano with well-known teachers G. Minsker, O.Kurnavina,
piano ensemble with a world famous performer Lyubov
Bruk. As a pianist she performed in the famous Concert Halls of
St.-Petersburg, such as Capella
by M. I. Glinka, State Conservatory Concert Hall, Anichkov Palace,
Bosse Palace, and others. She was awarded with Diploma in Piano Competition
“Ma Cassette” in Marseille, France, in 2000. In Toronto Julia graduated
from York University as Bachelor of Education (Fine Arts).
Julia began her teaching career sixteen years ago. Since then she has
raised professional pianists and diplomants of piano competitions as
well as has nurtured and celebrated music abilities of all children
who have been lucky to learn with her. She worked as a piano teacher
in a number of Music and Art Schools in St.-Petersburg. She also was
an assistant to Professor G. Minsker at the Piano Department of State
University of Culture and Art in Russia.
When Julia Tchernik immigrated to Canada, she began her professional
business soon after arrival. In a very short time, she created a community
of true music lovers among her students and their parents. Julia's students
are participants and diplomants of Kiwanis Music Festival (2nd and 3rd
awards, 2004; 2nd award, 2005), Toronto Music Competition (1st and 3rd
awards, 2003, 2nd award, 2005, two 2nd awards, 2006), Arts Richmond
Hill Music Festival (1st and 2nd awards, 2006), Peel Music Festival.
She encourages her students to participate in RCM examinations where
they get high marks.
Julia is a possessor of many awards for her teaching practice. Among
them are:
Diploma – 2nd award in All-Russian Competition on Advanced Piano Pedagogy
(Moscow, 2002)
Diploma for many years of responsible and creative work with children
and youth (St.-Petersburg, 2001)
During the years of her professional growth, Julia Tchernik has participated
in a number of workshops and Master classes as an attendant and as a
leader. Some of them are: master classes with pianists John
Bell Young (USA), T. E. Lupikina (Russia), workshops and courses
of further training by Dr. N. A. Berger (St.-Petersburg), I. E. Safarova
(Ekaterinburg). She also led a number of workshops and was a speaker
at conferences on professional development, such as “Music for all”,
“Developing Creativity at the Piano”, and others.
Testimonials.
…I believe that nobody has taught me music better than you. After you left, I learned nothing, but what you taught me will remain with me for the rest of my life. I have not met any other teacher who would be barely comparable with you. You are the most talented teacher. I am jealous to the students who are lucky to have you now. Thanks to you, I started loving music of Chopin, you opened a wonderful world of Grieg, Prokofiev, and Mozart for me…
Dinara, age 14
…I’m looking forward impatiently to seeing Julia every week. She is a truly inspiring and influential pianist and teacher. I wouldn’t have gotten this far without her being by my side.
Sara, age 12
… We always remember about you and miss you very much. I often
think how good it was for my son that you were his first teacher.
Mother of Grisha, age 11
… Dear Julia. Dear music teacher. I really appreciate
you because you help me when I am at music class or at home practicing.
You are the best music teacher ever.
Asya, age 6
… Thank you so much for being my teacher. You are a great piano
player, I learn a lot from just watching you. It’s always fun
to play with you!
Liya, age 8
Artashes Hovhannisyan
Hovhannisyan, Artashes (email: arthov@yahoo.com)
Composer of orchestral, chamber and piano works, teacher of all levels
of theory, founder and director of the Euterpe School of Music Creation
(Toronto, Canada), member of Armenian Composers Union since 2001.
Mr.Hovhannisyan studied composition with Edvard Mirzoyan at the Yerevan
Komitas State Conservatory from 1991-96 and from 1996-98 as a post-graduate
student. Since 2002, after obtaining the French Government Scholarship,
he did post-graduate studies in composition with Rainer Boesch at the
Académie Internationale Supérieure de Musique de Gaillard
in Annemasse (France), and later with Yoshihisa Taria at the Ecole Normale
de Musique de Paris Alfred Cortot where he earned the Higher Diploma
in Composition, in 2003. From 2003 to 2005, Artashes did Master Degree
studies in Ethnomusicology at the University Paris IV – Sorbonne
(France), under the direction of Mr. François Picard.
Artashes always carried on with his professional career as a composer,
and his works have periodically been performed in different concerts,
national and international festivals, and competitions. In 1994, his
“Akounq”, a choral suite on 3 Armenian songs earned the
3rd Prize at the Komitas International Competition for Folk and Spiritual
Compositions held in Armenia. In 1995, with his Partite for piano he
became the finalist of the Edward Grieg Memorial Competition for Composers
in Oslo – Norway. In 1998, he got the order from the “Aparek”
Ensemble of Percussionists for writing a composition dedicated to the
90th anniversary of Olivier Messiaen. Thus, he created his “Continuo”
for ensemble of percussionists, keyboards, electro-acoustic music and
phonogram, which was performed in 1999, in the concert sponsored and
held by the Embassy of France in Armenia. Soon after this order, he
obtained the French Government Scholarship and moved to Paris for post-graduate
studies. His trio “Sous le Regard du Serpent” and Symphony
“Rosée d’Amour” (N2) were created during his
studies in France, from 2001 to 2004.
Artashes’s teaching career began at the Spendiarov Yerevan Music
School in 1994, where he taught harmony and composition, successfully
preparing students for auditions and examinations for the Yerevan State
Conservatory. Later, from 1998 to 2000, he was an assistant professor
in the Choral composing techniques at the Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory.
In France, along with studies, Artashes continued his career of a teacher
and taught harmony, music theory and composition. Soon after moving
to Canada, Artashes started promoting his main dream– establishing
his own school of music. In 2007, after obtaining the Canadian Federal
Government’s financial grant, his dream became true and the Euterpe
School of Music Creation was created as a nurturing ground for music
instruction, in which students discover, develop, realize and explore
their creativity both in performance and composition.
Selected Works:
ORCHESTRAL: Symphonie 1, 1995-96; Symphonie 2 “Rosée d’amour”,
2000-04
CHAMBER MUSIC: String Quartet, 1991; Poem, cello, piano, 1993; Continuo,
piano, harpsichord, 2 synthesizers, 7 percussion, tape, 1997-98; Sous
le regard de serpent, flute, cello, piano, 2001-2002
PIANO: Partite, 1995
ARRANGEMENT: Akunk (folk songs, spirituals), mixed chorus, 1994
Alina Ashurova
Alina Ashurova graduated from State
Music College in Lugansk (Ukraine) as a Choir Conductor and Music Teacher.
She continued her education in The Rimsky-Korsakov St. Petersburg State
Conservatory in Russia. Alina studied vocal with the famous Svetlana
Burkovskaya and Elena Ustinova. She graduated from the Conservatory
with M.Music degree as an opera soprano solo vocalist.
Alina Ashurova participated in the Peter Dvorsky International Music
Festival in Prague (Czech Republic) in 2002. During the Festival Courses
she studied with Dr.Eva Bladova and professors Jaromenice and Rokytnou.
She also got training from N.Kniplova, the Dean of Music Faculty at
Academy of Musical Arts in Prague.
As a singer, Alina has been involved in many concerts and festivals.
She performed in concert halls in St. Petersburg (Russia) and in the
“King David” Theatre” in Jerusalem where she performed
with the famous opera singer E.Shapovalov. In 2005 Alina recorded the
CD “Stabat Mater by Olga Taranova”.
During the years Alina spent in Israel, she performed with the group
“Master Quartet.” Her manager V.Bordo promoted Alina as
a soloist and ensemble singer.
In Toronto, Alina continues her career of a performer and a teacher.
Alina is an energetic music teacher. She teaches vocal individually
to students of all ages and prepares students for RCM examinations and
festivals. Alina also leads choir groups of children and adults. She
teaches music to the groups using the unique method of Dr.N.Berger “Music
for everybody.”
Presently Alina is actively involved in the developing and promoting
of a unique program “Music for deaf people.”
