FAREWELL TO…
Erin Wall
Born 1975
Soprano
A versatile and charismatic performer, Erin Wall maintained the career she cherished even after a cancer diagnosis in 2017. That she also found the time, and strength, to train for the New York Marathon goes to show the determination and courage of this much-loved artist. Born in Calgary, she studied piano at Vancouver Music Academy and then singing, down the coast at Western Washington University in Bellingham, Washington.
She made her debut in 2001 at Chicago’s Lyric Opera, which remained at the heart of her performing career; she performed with companies across North America, Europe and beyond, and featured on many recordings.
Jan Krenz Born 1926 Conductor and composer
One of Poland’s most notable conductors, Jan Krenz began his career with the Poznan Philharmonic, moving onto the Polish National Radio Orchestra in 1949. He took over from Grzegorz Fitelberg as the latter’s chief conductor in 1951 and remained in post until 1968. Krenz, also a composer, played his part in re-establishing Polish arts and culture in the wake of the Second World War. He enjoyed directorships at Warsaw’s Grand Theatre and in Bonn, Germany. He guest conducted the Berlin Philharmonic, Royal Concertgebouw and Staatskapelle Dresden orchestras among many others, and was awarded Poland’s Cross of Merit in 1952.
Isidora ebeljan Born 1967 Composer
Receiving international acclaim thanks to her opera Zora D, Isidora ebeljan was one of Serbia’s most celebrated contemporary composers. That 2003 opera, Serbia’s first to premiere abroad, was one of many commissions she undertook, and projects for the likes of Venice Biennale, Bregenz Festival, City of London Festival and the Genesis Foundation gave her further opportunity to take her music across Europe and beyond. ebeljan’s works include orchestral, chamber, opera and film music; she was a professor at Belgrade Music Academy. Daniele Carnovich Born 1957 Bass
Before he found his voice, Daniele Carnovich (left) studied flute at the conservatory in his hometown of Padua, Italy. After earning his degree he turned his attention to singing, becoming something of a specialist in Baroque repertoire. His timing couldn’t have been better, as Italy saw an early music boom in the 1980s and the talented bass performed regularly with the likes of Il Giardino Armonico and Hesperion XX (now XXI). A prolific recording artist, he founded the ensemble La Compagnia del Madrigale in 2009.
Paul Méfano Born 1937 Composer and conductor
Devoting his life to composing and conducting, Méfano could count Milhaud, Messiaen, Boulez and Stockhausen among his teachers and sometime mentors. Born in Basra, Iraq, he studied at the Paris Conservatory and spent a formative period at Boulez’s Domaine musique, where his music was publically performed for the first time in 1963. Spending time in both the US and Germany, Méfano returned to France in the early 1970s and was committed to writing and teaching; he served as director of the conservatories at both Versailles and Champigny-sur-marne.