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MJC congratulates Andy on his new adventure as he recently announced his candidacy for the New York State Senate!

We are delighted to announce the addition of two fabulous new artists to the MJC roster:

Pianist Mari Kodama is internationally renowned for her musical sensitivity and outstanding virtuosity in a wide range of repertoire. While we add a proper link to our website, you can visit Mari's site for more info and to hear excerpts from recordings, through the link below:

www.marikodama.com

Baritone Phillip Addis is praised for his creamy, right, bright, smooth voice as much as for his spell-binding, daring, yet sensitive interpretations. For more info. on this rising star on the international stage, please visit his website at:

www.phillipaddis.com

For this update, we're going in reverse alphabetical order!

Jan Vogler: Look for the release of Jan's newest recording for Sony Classical, JS Bach's Gambensonaten with pianist Martin Stadtfeld. The CD is released in Germany on November 13th so watch for international release dates soon!

Giovanni Reggioli: Giovanni's popularity "down under" continues to grow after conducting a "Tour de force" Rigoletto. "Giovanni Reggioli is impressive, very supportive of his singers and he coaxes some beautiful playing from Orchestra Victoria." (Sunday Herald)

Adrianne Pieczonka: Adrianne Pieczonka Sings Puccini (Orfeo) is a hit! With a highly successful launch at the COC's Four Seasons Center and superb reviews rolling in: "Radiant and powerful... This wonderful CD celebrates Puccini in every way!" (Klassik.com)

Shannon Mercer: Shannon had the time of her life in London when she performed Monty Python genius Eric Idle’s highly popular Not the Messiah at London’s famed Royal Albert Hall. Check out a clip on YouTube. And look for her new CD of works by Francesca Caccini to be released in February 2010.

Richard Margison: Richard received Lifetime Achievement Awards from both the The Giulio Gari Foundation and The Licia Albanese-Puccini Foundation in New York. The New Year sees two major debuts: title role in Tristan und Isolde in Barcelona and Walther von Stolzing in a major new production of Die Meistersinger conducted by James Levine for the Cincinnati Opera.

Mari Kodama: Mari's latest recording Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 (Analekta) with the  Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin conducted by Kent Nagano is available in stores. Look for her next recording in her Beethoven collection due out in Spring 2010!

James Ehnes: James's new recording of the Paganini Caprices is tearing through the world with accolades such as "jaw-dropping," "breath-taking," and "phenomenal". Congratulations also to James for be voted Best Solo Performance of 2009 by the readers of Australia's Limelight Magazine, the country's premiere Arts journal.

Norine Burgess: Norine returns to Toronto with the Bach Consort on December 13 before heading back to Vancouver just before the opening of the 2010 Olympics for the vocal athleticism of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with the Vancouver Symphony and Bramwell Tovey

Russell Braun: 2400 Kilometres, 10 communities in 17 days -- Russell Braun Hits the Road in BC in his own Vocal Decathlon! Russell and Carolyn Maule (piano) will give recitals in gorgeous locations such as White Rock, Pender Island, Burns Lake and many of BC other stunning communities. Check out his website for more info.

Phillip Addis: Phillip makes his New York debut as Roderick Usher in Debussy’s The Fall of the House of Usher with Opéra Français de New York and looks forward to his Paris debut with l’Opéra Comique in the title role of Pelleas et Mélisande, conducted by Sir John Eliot Gardiner.