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Tuesday, April 8, 2008

Le fondateur de La Scena Musicale Wah Keung Chan honor par le Collge Vanier

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Le 7 avril 2008 / La Scne Musicale (LSM) est heureuse dannoncer que le fondateur et prsident de lorganisme Wah Keung Chan sera honor lors du 10e concert-bnfice Big Band annuel du Collge Vanier, qui aura lieu le lundi 14 avril 19 h 30 dans lauditorium du collge. Chaque anne, cet vnement rend hommage aux artistes musiciens qui ont laiss leur marque dans la communaut. La mission de LSM, soit la promotion de la musique classique et du jazz au Canada, allant de succs en succs, cet honneur semble particulirement mrit par Wah Keung, lui-mme un ancien de Vanier.

Cette anne, nous avons choisi Wah Keung Chan, explique Nadia Turbide, coordonnatrice du dpartement de musique de Vanier, parce que son magazine, distribu dans tout Montral, est unique. La Scena Musicale offre un calendrier mensuel exhaustif des vnements musicaux dans la ville ainsi que des entrevues et des articles de fond sur les musiciens, les chefs et les compositeurs. Cest une vritable mine dor dinformation sur la musique. Aucun autre magazine ne couvre la musique de faon aussi complte.

Wah Keung a toujours fait preuve de leadership et d'innovation : ds ses annes dtudes au Collge Vanier, il a fond le club de mathmatique et le concours de mathmatique de Vanier, pour lesquels il a reu un prix dexcellence la remise des diplmes. Je suis trs honor de recevoir cette reconnaissance, dit Wah Keung. Le mentorat que jai reu Vanier a aid former mon sens du leadership et me convaincre que mes initiatives pouvaient faire une diffrence relle. lUniversit McGill, il a reu le prix Scarlet Key pour avoir t cofondateur du Live Wire, un journal pour les tudiants en gnie lectrique, et pour son leadership sur le campus. Il a par la suite aid revigorer la Scarlet Key Society en organisant la participation annuelle de luniversit la course Terry Fox. En septembre 1996, Wah Keung a conjugu son exprience en dition, son amour de la musique classique, ses connaissances en informatique et son dvouement exceptionnel pour se lancer dans son projet le plus ambitieux, la publication dun magazine gratuit sur la musique classique, La Scena Musicale, quil continue de diriger comme diteur et rdacteur en chef. Depuis, il a largi la mission de cet organisme but non lucratif, la promotion de la musique classique, en lanant le magazine en anglais The Music Scene, La Scena Musicale Online, un site Web couronn de nombreux prix (www.scena.org) et, en septembre 2007, La SCENA, le seul magazine de Montral consacr aux arts et la culture. En 2007, Wah Keung Chan a obtenu une mention dhonneur aux Prix du magazine canadien (catgorie Arts et spectacles) pour son article Laura Nagano paru dans le numro de dcembre 2006/janvier 2007 de LSM (vol. 12, no 4).

La soire sera anime par la lgende montralaise du jazz, le pianiste Oliver Jones, et des hommages seront rendus au contretnor de renomme mondiale Daniel Taylor, au mcne montralais Noel Spinelli et la professeure de mathmatiques maintenant la retraite Carole Channer, premier mentor de Wah Keung. Parmi les artistes invits se trouveront la chanteuse Jeri Brown, qui enregistre sur ltiquette Justin Time, le Vanier Stage Band sous la direction de Jocelyn Couture et le J.L. Big Band qui compte certains des meilleurs musiciens de jazz de Montral dirig par Christopher Smith.

Les profits de la soire permettront au Collge Vanier doffrir des bourses aux meilleurs tudiants en musique de lcole; les prsentations de ces bourses aux rcipiendaires de 2008 se feront lors de lvnement. Les billets cotent 20 $. On peut se les procurer soit latelier dimprimerie du collge, soit la porte le soir du concert.

> Voir le communiqu du CGEP Vanier
> Wah Keung Chan bio at Vanier's Notable Alumni Page

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La Scena Musicale Founder Wah Keung Chan to be Honoured by Vanier College

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April 7, 2008 / La Scne Musicale (LSM) is pleased to announce that the organizations founder and president Wah Keung Chan will be honoured at Vanier Colleges 10th Annual Big Band Benefit Concert, which will take place on Monday, April 14 at 7:30 PM in the schools auditorium. Every year, this event pays tribute to musical artists who have made a lasting impact on the community at large. As LSMs mission of promoting classical music and jazz throughout Canada continues to succeed, this honour seems particularly fitting for Wah Keung, who is himself a Vanier alumnus.

Vanier Music Department coordinator Nadia Turbide explains: "This year we chose Wah Keung Chan, because his magazine which is distributed all over Montreal, is a one-of-a-kind monthly listing of musical events along interviews and articles on musicians, conductors and composers in Montreal. La Scena Musicale is a gold mine of information on musical events; no other local magazine covers music in such a comprehensive way."

Wah Keung has a history of leadership and innovation that dates back to his days at Vanier, where he founded the Vanier Math Club and the Vanier Math Competition, for which he received a Vanier Student Life Award upon graduation. I am very honoured and touched to receive this recognition, says Wah Keung. The mentorship I received at Vanier helped shape my sense of leadership and the idea that I could make a real difference through my initiatives. At McGill University, he received the Scarlet Key Award for co-founding The Live Wire, a news/journal for electrical engineering students, and for his leadership on campus. He subsequently helped reinvigorate the Scarlet Key Society by starting the universitys regular participation in the Terry Fox Run. In September 1996, Wah Keung brought his publishing experience, love of classical music, knowledge of computers and sense of volunteerism to his most ambitious project, the publication of a free classical music magazine, La Scena Musicale, which he continues to run as publisher and editor-in-chief. Since then, he has expanded the non-profit charitys mission of promoting classical music by launching the all-English The Music Scene, La Scena Musicale Online, an award-winning website which can be found at www.scena.org, and in September 2007, La SCENA, Montreals only arts and culture magazine. Recently, Wah Keung was the recipient of an Honourable Mention at the 2006 National Magazine Awards (Arts and Entertainment Category) for his critical profile The Nagano Mystique, published in the December 2006/January 2007 issue of LSM (Vol. 12.4).

The evenings festivities will be hosted by Montreal jazz piano legend Oliver Jones, while tributes will be given by internationally renowned countertenor Daniel Taylor, local philanthropist Noel Spinelli, and retired Vanier math professor Carole Channer, Wah Keung first mentor. Featured performers include Justin Time recording artist Jeri Brown, the Vanier Stage Band under the direction of Jocelyn Couture and the J.L. Big Band, led by Christopher Smith, which is comprised of some of Montreals finest jazz musicians.

Proceeds from the evenings concert allow Vanier College to give bursaries to outstanding music students at the school; presentations of these scholarships to current Vanier students will be part of the event. Tickets for the event are $20 and can be purchased either at the colleges print shop or at the door on the evening of the concert.

> See the Vanier College press release
> Wah Keung Chan bio at Vanier's Notable Alumni Page

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