Nancy Dahn
Nancy Dahn FRSC is a Canadian violinist. Alongside her husband, she co-founded the Tuckamore Festival in 2001 and is a University Research Professor of Violin and Viola at the Memorial University of Newfoundland.
Nancy Dahn | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 22nd 1968 |
| Spouse | Timothy Steeves |
| Children | 2 |
| Academic background | |
| Education | B.Mus., New England Conservatory of Music M.Mus., Juilliard School D.M.A., Cleveland Institute of Music |
| Doctoral advisor | Donald Weilerstein |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Cleveland Institute of Music Memorial University of Newfoundland |
| Website | duoconcertante |
Education Edit
Dahn studied at the New England Conservatory, the Juilliard School, and the Cleveland Institute of Music, where she earned her doctorate in violin performance.[1]
Career Edit
Dahn taught violin and chamber music at the Cleveland Institute of Music.[1] In 1995, she joined the faculty of Music at the Memorial University of Newfoundland.[2] She was the University's first professor in strings.[3] While there, she collaborated with her husband Timothy Steeves to create a musical duo named Duo Concertante. The name, which was inspired from Beethoven’s Kreutzer Sonata, was also the first piece the duo played in 1997.[4]
By 2001, Dahn and her pianist husband Steeves launched the Tuckamore Festival together,[5] which later earned the support of the Canadian government.[6] That year, the duo received the 2001 Touring Performers Award from Contact East.[7]
In 2010, Duo Concertante received the Artist of the Year Award from the Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council.[8] The next year, the duo commissioned and wrote R. Murray Schafer’s Duo for Violin and Piano, which won Best Classical Composition at the 2011 Juno Awards.[9]
In 2016, Dahn and her husband were elected Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada.[10] They were also promoted to University Research Professor, which the Memorial University of Newfoundland ranked above Full Professor.[11] The next year, Duo Concertante received the 2017 East Coast Music Award (ECMA) for Classical Recording of the Year.[12]
References Edit
- ^ a b "MUSIC FROM THE NEW WORLD" (PDF). core.ac.uk. 1997. p. 2. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
- ^ "President's Award for Outstanding Research". mun.ca. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
- ^ "Friends and Alumni Newsletter 2007–2008" (PDF). mun.ca. p. 5. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
- ^ . duoconcertante.com. 4 December 2012. Archived from the original on April 3, 2019. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
- ^ Fitzpatrick, Ashley (July 31, 2010). "Tuckamore at 10". The Telegram. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
- ^ "Government of Canada Supports Tuckamore Chamber Music Festival in St. John's". canada.ca. February 22, 2008. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
- ^ "outabout". mun.ca. October 18, 2001. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
- ^ "Classical couple tops N.L. Arts Council awards". cbc.ca. May 2, 2010. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
- ^ "Music professors record Juno-winning classical composition". mun.ca. April 7, 2011. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
- ^ Green, Jeff (September 14, 2016). "Big Thrill". mun.ca. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
- ^ "Recognizing excellence". mun.ca. December 16, 2016. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
- ^ Porter, Marcia (May 15, 2017). "'Special win'". mun.ca. Retrieved November 26, 2019.