Guy Few
“Flexible tone, dazzling technique and go for broke tendencies on both instruments…” The American Record Guide
Guy Few is a gold medal graduate of Wilfrid Laurier University and holds a Fellowship Diploma from Trinity College, London, England. He has appeared as a soloist with many Canadian and US orchestras including the Toronto, Vancouver, Quebec, Winnipeg, Santa Rosa, and Oregon Bach Festival Symphony Orchestras. As a chamber musician, Guy performs and records on a regular basis with Stephanie Mara, Nadina Mackie Jackson and Bellows and Brass. He has been invited as a soloist, principal, and recitalist, to many festivals including Festival of the Sound, Scotiafest, The Ottawa Chamber Festival, Takefu International Music Festival, Tanglewood, and The Oregon Bach Festival. As a clinician and in-residence teacher Guy has given master classes for many organizations and universities including Takefu International Music Festival, University of Toronto, University of Saskatchewan, Memorial University, Montreal Conservatory, Banff Centre for the Arts, Sonoma State University and the State University of New York at Fredonia. Guy has appeared on CBC-TV, CTV, Bravo, and European television broadcasts and is heard regularly on CBC Radio and NPR. His discography includes recordings for Arsis Classics, CBC Musica Viva, CBC SM5000, MSR Classics, Naxos, and the H?nssler Classics labels.
Guy Few and Nadina Mackie Jackson were recently appointed co-artistic directors of the Grand River Baroque Festival. Guy is a sessional lecturer at Wilfrid Laurier University where he conducts the WLU Brass Ensemble and teaches trumpet. He is a Yamaha artist.
Guy and Stephanie present recitals full of charm and joy. Their concerts have been described as “extroverted, eclectic and electrifying”.
Stephanie Mara
Canadian pianist, Stephanie Mara, received an Associate Diploma in Piano Performance from the Royal Conservatory of Music, and a Bachelor Degree in Piano Performance from Wilfrid Laurier University, where she studied with Garth Beckett. She is a collaborative pianist and coach for Wilfrid Laurier University where she works with performance majors in brass, bassoon, clarinet and cello, and has assisted in master classes with Alain Trudel, Joe Alessi and James Campbell. Stephanie has performed in recital and gala presentations with Canadian soloists James Campbell, Alistair Kay and Jasper Wood. She performs on a regular basis with Canadian trumpeter/pianist/singer Guy Few in Canada and the United States. Festival and series appearances include the Elora Festival, the Festival of the Sound, the Ottawa Chamber Festival, Barrie Colours of Music, and Quad City Arts (USA). Stephanie’s broadcast credits encompass Bravo, CBC radio and NPR.